Featured Books and DVDS
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George Bowering captures the glory days of 1960s in this collection of ten stories each introduced with an archival photographs.
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Not much changes in Grace River. a smelter town in the interior of B.C. , but when a young environmentalist arrives in town to investigate toxin levels in the river, the locals are forced to reflect candidly on their lives.
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Great mystery and crime fiction set in the interior of British Columbia. A rookie probation officer recovering from a marriage breakdown is left to oversee the file of a hockey player who is suspected of assaulting his wife. Soon after, things get complicated
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New, Popular & Recommended
Check out VPL's recommended reads! A selection of fiction and non-fiction booklists with titles chosen and annotated by library staff.
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Books 24x7
Tech and business books, online! This collection contains thousands of digitized books, reports and articles. You can access them from home with your library card or through any VPL branch. |
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VPL Staff Fiction Picks - July For older lists of recommended titles, please see the VPL Fiction Picks Archive.
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Reading the City Series: Vancouver is for Readers A celebration of the world’s great cities and their literature, history and culture.
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Did You Know?
Planning a wedding? Get married at the library! Our Library Square Conference Centre has more than 12,000 square feet of event space suitable for events of all sizes.
News and Events
Joe Fortes Branch Closed August 1
posted on July 26, 2010
Joe Fortes Library Branch will be closed on Sunday, August 1 to accommodate Pride celebrations including the annual Pride Parade. Happy Pride!
Anne Cameron Recipient of 16th George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award
posted on July 23, 2010
Acclaimed BC writer Anne Cameron to be awarded for her outstanding literary career on July 29 at the Central Library. All are welcome to attend.
Talk Green to Us
posted on July 23, 2010
The City of Vancouver is asking residents to Talk Green to Us. Share your ideas and help inform plans to make Vancouver the greenest city in the world by 2020.
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