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There's still time to take part in the 2026 Adult Summer Challenge!🎬🍿 Win a private film screening for you and 20 friend...
09/01/2026

There's still time to take part in the 2026 Adult Summer Challenge!

🎬🍿 Win a private film screening for you and 20 friends! Complete any one of the four mini-challenges below and submit your entry for a chance to win:

🚲 Explore VPL with a TOUR de VPL
📖 Share your favourite literary quote
🎞️ Watch a streaming video from our collection
🎉 Play BOOK BINGO

⏰ Entry deadline: September 5

👉 Learn more: https://buff.ly/DWU4ERn

🍲✈️ Travel the world through food without leaving Vancouver. Join us for an evening of stories about searching for good ...
08/31/2026

🍲✈️ Travel the world through food without leaving Vancouver.

Join us for an evening of stories about searching for good food and a taste of home, from the Amazon to the Arctic and beyond.

Hear Cheuk Kwan (📖 Have You Eaten Yet?) and Linda Lau Anusasananan (📖 The Hakka Cookbook), in conversation with comedian, former chef, and CBC Radio host Ali Hassan (📖 Is There Bacon in Heaven?).

✨ Featuring introductory remarks by Judy Lam Maxwell.

🍜🌎 Eating Globally: Chinese Cuisine
📅 September 22 | 6-8 p.m.
📍 Central Library

👉 Register now: https://buff.ly/Dx3AfUu

Psst... Mark your Calendars! The VPL Canine Library is back this September. Join us for an afternoon of books, barks, an...
08/31/2026

Psst... Mark your Calendars! The VPL Canine Library is back this September.

Join us for an afternoon of books, barks, and fun in the park.

Sign up for a free barkcode and read poetry to a St. John Ambulance certified therapy dog, get a VPL library card, and more.

📖🐕‍🦺💕 The 2026 Canine Library
📅 Saturday, Sept. 26 | 🕐️ 1 – 3 pm
📍 John Hendry Park (Trout Lake)

👉 Learn more: https://buff.ly/GIfADRK

📖🍂 Fall storytimes are starting now! Join us at library branches across the city and online for songs, rhymes, and stori...
08/30/2026

📖🍂 Fall storytimes are starting now!

Join us at library branches across the city and online for songs, rhymes, and stories for children and families of all ages.

Many Storytimes are followed by Stay & Play sessions, offering a fun opportunity for children to play and families to connect.

📚 Upcoming Storytimes: https://buff.ly/xsOvJs1
🧸 Stay & Play Sessions: https://buff.ly/2WvA4VF

📣 Haven't made it to the Friends of the VPL Used Book Sale yet? Now's the time!Shop great deals on gently used books, DV...
08/30/2026

📣 Haven't made it to the Friends of the VPL Used Book Sale yet? Now's the time!

Shop great deals on gently used books, DVDs, CDs, and more for all ages, and help support special library programs and projects.

📚 New stock is added throughout the day, so every visit is different.

❤️ Grab a friend, stop by today, and find your next favourite book before the sale ends!

📖 🙂 Friends of the VPL: Used Book Sale
📅 Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 2026
🕙 10 am – 5:00 pm
📍 Central Library

👉 More info: https://buff.ly/f1Umsl6

Save money, eat better, and cut back on food waste with easy tips, tricks, and resources to help make meal planning easi...
08/30/2026

Save money, eat better, and cut back on food waste with easy tips, tricks, and resources to help make meal planning easier.

Learn the basics of meal planning at this FREE one-hour course.

🫕 Introduction to Meal Planning
📅 September 22 | 🕡️ 6:30 pm
💻️ Online Event

👉 Register now: https://buff.ly/0EamuMr

💻️🎨 It's Animation Month at the Inspiration Lab!Explore animation, digital art, storyboarding, music creation, and more ...
08/29/2026

💻️🎨 It's Animation Month at the Inspiration Lab!

Explore animation, digital art, storyboarding, music creation, and more all September long with FREE workshops and events:

🟦 Sept. 3: Learning 3D Animation & VFX
🟥 Sept. 10: Drawing Tablet Orientation
🟨 Sept. 17: Storyboarding Basics
🟥 Sept. 22: Create Music with FL Studio
🟦 Sept. 25: Animation Community Social

✨ Build your skills, discover free creative tools, and connect with fellow creators. No experience required!

👉 Learn more: https://buff.ly/IgWvXTS

📚🎉 You read. You bingo'd. Now don't forget the last step! The 2026 Teen Summer Challenge is almost over, but there's sti...
08/29/2026

📚🎉 You read. You bingo'd. Now don't forget the last step!

The 2026 Teen Summer Challenge is almost over, but there's still time to submit your completed BINGO entries.

🏆 Get your entry in by Sunday, August 31 for a chance to win prizes!

👉 Learn more: https://buff.ly/rRnoPKs

🎬🍿 Win a private film screening for you and 20 friends!Complete any one of the four 2026 Adult Summer Challenge mini-cha...
08/28/2026

🎬🍿 Win a private film screening for you and 20 friends!

Complete any one of the four 2026 Adult Summer Challenge mini-challenges below and submit your entry for a chance to win:

🚲 Explore VPL with a TOUR de VPL
📖 Share your favourite literary quote
🎞️ Watch a streaming video from our collection
🎉 Play BOOK BINGO

⏰ Entry deadline: September 5

👉 Learn more: https://buff.ly/DWU4ERn

Library staff origin stories ❤️ We asked VPL staff to share which books made an impact - then and now! Some patrons have...
08/28/2026

Library staff origin stories ❤️ We asked VPL staff to share which books made an impact - then and now!

Some patrons have also been using these staff favourites as mini book lists. If someone's childhood favourites resonated with you, try out some of their adult picks!

Do you see any familiar books? 📚✨

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350 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
V6B6B1

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 8:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 8:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 8:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 8:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 8:30pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

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