Greater Victoria Public Library

10/21/2026

🍂 Spend Your Pro-D Day at the Library 🍂

Looking for something fun to do? We've got activities for everyone who's out of school this Friday!

👶 Young children and their families
B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Baby)
Baby Time with Stay & Play
Family Play
Family Storytime with Stay & Play
Pajama Storytime
Stuffed Animal Storytime and Sleepover
Swan Lake Storytime

🧒 Children
Lego at the Library
Kids Drop-In
Stuffed Animal Storytime and Sleepover

🎮 Tweens
Social Gaming for Tweens: Nintendo Switch
Escape Room

🎨 Teens
Creative Writing and Found Word Button Making
Retro Crafternoon

For times, locations, and full event details, please visit https://events.gvpl.ca/events?d=2026-10-21&r=range&start=2026-10-23

10/20/2026

Love talking about books? Bring a book you've enjoyed (or one you're currently reading) and connect with fellow book lovers at the library! Leave with fresh recommendations and inspiration for your next great read.

This is a drop-in program recommended for adults and comes at no cost!

Find October and November dates and locations at https://tinyurl.com/35su46nt

10/19/2026

Are you an occupational health and safety professional looking to make a difference in your community? We're looking for someone to join our Facilities, Safety, Security and Risk Management team at GVPL!

Learn more and apply by November 5: https://gvpl.ca/about-gvpl/careers/external-job-postings

10/18/2026

Just when you thought your to-be-read list couldn't get any longer... we've added more books!

Browse the newest adult fiction and nonfiction titles now available in our collection.
Fiction: https://ow.ly/oqhx50ZYIZP
Non-fiction: https://ow.ly/xQs350ZYIZQ

10/17/2026

The City of Victoria is looking for its next poet laureate and youth poet laureate! Applications are open until November 19.

Learn more and apply: victoria.ca/poetlaureates

📣 Calling all poets and storytellers!

The City of Victoria is looking for its next poet laureate and youth poet laureate.

📝 Share your work.
💬 Inspire conversation.
🌟 Help bring poetry into civic and community life.

These two-year opportunities offer poets a platform to engage the community through readings, events and creative projects.

Poets living in the Capital Regional District are encouraged to apply.

🔗 Learn more and apply: victoria.ca/poetlaureates

10/16/2026

If you worked at a public library, what would be your favourite thing to do?

For Canadian Library Month, we're getting to recognize the people who make our libraries welcoming, inclusive, and informative spaces where everyone can connect, discover, and imagine!

In celebration of , meet one of our Circulation Assistants and learn more about the work they do to keep our library running smoothly.

A big thank you to all our staff whose passion and hard work have helped make GVPL one of the most-used public library systems in Canada! 🥳 📚

10/16/2026

Great news! Starting this week, you can visit four GVPL branches on Sundays.

For more information, please visit https://gvpl.ca/news/sunday-hours-return-at-four-branches

10/15/2026

Today at 10:15 am, we participated in the Great British Columbia ShakeOut, a province-wide earthquake preparedness drill that encourages people to practice the “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” response.

Practicing what to do in an emergency is an important way to help keep ourselves and our communities safe!

Learn more at https://www.shakeoutbc.ca/

10/14/2026

We host Trans ID Clinics in partnership with the Pro Bono Students Canada UVic Chapter.

These clinics offer free legal information and support for transgender and gender-diverse people updating names and gender markers in British Columbia.

For dates and locations, please visit https://gvpl.ca/programs/trans-id-clinic

10/14/2026

Join us next week at the sxʷeŋxʷəŋ təŋəxʷ James Bay Branch!

We are so excited to announce our two upcoming pop-up events! 🎉

☕ Pop-Up Conversations with the Greater Victoria Public Library at the sxʷeŋxʷəŋ təŋəxʷ James Bay Branch

Connection starts with one conversation.

Looking to meet new people, share stories, and enjoy a relaxed conversation in a welcoming space?

Join Let’s Talk Live and the Greater Victoria Public Library for two special Pop-Up Conversation events at the sxʷeŋxʷəŋ təŋəxʷ James Bay Branch!

These free, drop-in gatherings are an opportunity to sit down with people you might not otherwise meet, share stories, exchange ideas, and maybe even make a new friend. Come on your own or bring a friend, there is no need to know anyone beforehand.

We’ll have conversation prompts at the table to help get things started, but where the conversation goes is entirely up to you. No speeches, no networking, and no pressure. Just real people, real conversation, and a chance to connect.

📍 GVPL
sxʷeŋxʷəŋ təŋəxʷ James Bay Branch
385 Menzies Street, Victoria

📅 September 23 | 2:00–4:00 PM
📅 October 21 | 2:00–4:00 PM

Free • Drop-in • Everyone is welcome

Come on your own. Bring a friend. Pull up a chair and join the conversation. 💛

Building community, one conversation at a time.