It’s that time of year again. You’ve got that spring cleaning bug and Friends of VPL needs your gently used books, LPs, CDs and DVDs for our Super Spring Book Sale! Have lots to donate? Bring them to the Central Branch drive-in delivery bay off Hamilton Street. Just have a few you want to get […]

Friends of the Vancouver Public Library is pleased to support the development of a community-based art installation for the entrance of the nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona library branch. The Friends previously committed $5000 to the purchase of artwork for the new branch but agreed to increase the donation to $8000 in order to hire a local […]

It’s the last Friends book sale of 2015! Pick some great reading material for the cold winter months and perhaps even a gift or two! Share your finds with us on twitter! Take a photo of your book sale purchases and tweet us with the hashtag #FriendsShelfie. During the book sale you can also follow […]

Mark your calendars! The Fall Used Book Sale runs September 17 through 19 at VPL Central Branch. Gently used books, CDs, DVDs and vinyl at great prices.

by Kasra Hassani @Kasra_Ha No one was looking down at their phone or staring at the walls. Everyone was fully captivated by Sharon Shorty, award-winning story-teller, as she was sharing the stories of the Tlingit Nation once shared with her by her grandmother. The August 25th event opened with a traditional welcoming song, highlighting the […]

by Kasra Hassani @Kasra_Ha As wildfires rage across BC and water advisories are announced by authorities, we are experiencing the impact of climate change on our daily life more than ever before. Climate change is no longer a worry of the future, or a negligible and intangible increase in average temperature; it can cause devastating […]

Exciting news! Friends of the VPL is partnering with VPL Foundation to support Readers in Motion, a team of sporty bibliophiles running the Scotiabank Charity Challenge! Representing Friends, we are proud to have Daphne Wood (VPL Staff Liaison to the Friends Board) and Zoe Beavis (Volunteer Coordinator and Friends Board member) running the half marathon […]

Many thanks to the RBC employees from the  Hastings & Nanaimo Branch who volunteered their time to help pack up the leftover books on May 23.  As part of Royal Bank of Canada’s  Day of Service program, a donation was made by the RBC Foundation to Friends of the VPL for $1000.  We’re so pleased […]

Do you enjoy the challenges of a retail environment? Are you friendly and outgoing with cash sales experience? Friends of the Vancouver Public Library is seeking new volunteers to work in book’mark, The Library Store. book’mark is a retail business located at VPL Central Branch (350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver), with profits going to support […]

A number of people shared their book sale finds on social media. Here’s what they bought: [View the story “Thanks to everyone for another successful book sale” on Storify]