Each year VPL staff submit projects for funding. The Board of the Friends reviews the requests and make recommendations to Friends members. These recommendations are voted on at the annual general meeting. This year the following funding was approved by the membership.
Allocation of Funds for 2017:
| Branch/Department | Title | $ Request |
| Britannia | Enhancing and Refurbishing the Children’s Area | $6,000 |
| Carnegie | Carnegie Branch Revitalization with Historic Photos | $1,300 |
| Children and Teen Services | Enhancing Early Literary Spaces in Branch Children’s Areas | $7,500 |
| Dunbar | Book and Toy Storage Unit | $1,200 |
| Fraserview | Children’s Area Furniture | $2,400 |
| Special Collections | SPE Digitization, including scanner and Pauline Johnson digitization of previously unpublished work | $5,700 |
| Joe Fortes | Children’s Area – Early Literacy, Storytime Seating | $700 |
| Kitsilano | Meeting Room Improvements | $3,000 |
| Programming and Learning | Expanding digital instruction in branches | $4,400 |
| Programming and Learning | Writer in Residence – Funding for 2017 | $10,300 |
| Programming & Learning Services | Writing and Book Camp | $4,000 |
| South-East Area Branches | Community Connections – Newcomers | $2,300 |
| Oakridge & Terry Salman | Story Circle for Adults with Developmental Disabilities | $2,000 |
| VPL Foundation | Programs, services and spaces at VPL | $15,000 |
| TOTAL | $65,800 | |