We at Asian Library are excited to welcome you and your family to campus on Sunday, February 19, from 11am-5pm! Hosted by UTown@UBC and UBC Arts & Culture District, Kids Take Over UBC brings together campus partners to host family-friendly activities in their venues and across the campus. Museums, arts and cultural amenities, faculties, and student organizations participate by coordinating activities that showcase their unique talents, skills and interests.
Schedule for events at Asian Library
11am-4pm | Asian Library, Asian Centre | 1871 West MallÂ
11:00 am-4:00 pm | Pop-up Library: Enjoy reading and check out picture books from Asian Library, X̱wi7x̱wa Library and Education Library collections (with a valid UBC or Community Card). |
11:00 am-11:45 am | Get Crafty Corner: Make cute bookmarks and figures with Taran Dhillon |
11:10 am-11:30 am | Storytime in Korean and English with Saeyong Kim |
1:00 pm-2:00 pm      | Asian Crafts & Activities: Enjoy origami, games and more with Tomoko Kitayama Yen |
1:30 pm-1:50 pm | Indian classical dance and storytime in Hindi and English with Swarnali Sarkar |
2:15 pm-2:35 pm | Storytime in Japanese and English with Sherry Zhang |
3:00 pm-3:20 pm | Storytime in Chinese and English with Zijing Liu |
Bonus: Parents can check out our new display Leslie Cheung 張國榮: Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003) while accompanying their kids!
Schedule for Asian language storytime at Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre
12pm-1pm | Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre Ballroom | 6163 University Boulevard
12:05 pm-12:25 pm | Storytime in Tibetan and English with Sonam Chusang |
12:25 pm-12:35 pm | Indian classical dance with Swarnali Sarkar |
12:35 pm-12:55 pm | Storytime in Persian and English with Nima Norouzi and Ava Tabatabaei |
We acknowledge that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).
**Note: All Kids Take Over UBC tickets for 2023 are now SOLD OUT!