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Britannia Branch

Location

1661 Napier Street
Vancouver, B.C. V5L 4X4
Phone: 604-665-2222


Area Branches

Hastings Branch  |  Kensington Branch  |  Mount Pleasant Branch  |  Strathcona Branch  |  Carnegie Branch

Hours

Monday:8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday:8:30am - 9pm
Wednesday:8:30am - 9pm
Thursday:8:30am - 5pm
Friday:8:30am - 5pm
Saturday:9:30am - 5pm
Sunday:1pm - 5pm

We offer limited service on Sundays. There is no telephone or email service and limited on-site professional and clerical assistance. Due to these limitations, some referrals are made to staff working on the next full service day.


Upcoming Holiday Closures:

Victoria Day - May 21, 2012
Canada Day - July 1, 2012
BC Day - August 6, 2012
Labour Day - September 3, 2012
Thanksgiving - October 8, 2012
Remembrance Day - November 11, 2012
Christmas Day - December 25, 2012
Boxing Day - December 26, 2012
New Year's Day - January 1, 2013

Contact

Phone: 604-665-2222 E-mail:  info@vpl.ca
Branch Manager: Barbara Kelly
Area Manager: Barbara Kelly : 604-665-3962

Features

Wheelchair accessible
Computers: 14 total - 4 Research; 13 with OpenOffice
13 with Internet access (12 at 60 minutes; 1 at 15 minutes)
All computers have access to a printer
Reserve your computer online and save time!
Wireless Internet (Requirements)
ESL Learning Centre
One-on-one computer training available. Contact branch for details.

Collection

  • Adult and children's fiction and non-fiction books and audiovisual materials: 70,000 volumes
  • Books in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Spanish. 
  • English as a Second Language (ESL) books, DVDs and CDs. See the Vancouver Public Library ESL Resources page.
  • The Native Resources Collection includes materials related to native peoples, especially of the North West Coast
  • The Grandview-Woodland Collection includes materials related to the history and development of the area including the Britannia Site
  • Adult Basic Education books, CDs and DVDs on the subjects of reading, writing, mathematics and life skills
  • Literacy materials. See also Vancouver Public Library Literacy Collection

Events

Upcoming Children's Events at Britannia Branch

Other Upcoming Events at Britannia Branch

Britannia Branch

Located in the Britannia Centre just off Commercial Drive at Napier.  You need to walk about half a block in from the street to see the building, which is at the South East corner of the complex.

Neighbourhood

Commercial Drive / Grandview-Woodland

Bus:

20  Commercial Drive

Translink Trip Planner

 Parking:

Parking lot off Venables Street, at Cotton Drive

Skytrain:

10 minute walk from the Broadway Skytrain Station / Commerical Drive Skytrain station

 

 

james.bond@vpl.ca