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New & Popular
Check out our latest titles, weekly bestseller lists, and most requested items.
VPL Recommends
Fiction and non-fiction booklists with titles chosen and annotated by VPL's librarians.
Online Articles, Encyclopedias & More
Thousands of online newspaper and journal articles, audiobooks, indexes, and other resources.
Research Guides & Suggestions by Topic
A subject-based collection of research guides, annotated web links, and more.
Popular & Specialized Collections
Information about VPL's subject collections, art installations, and literacy resources.
Historical Photographs of BC and the Yukon
A collection of more than 250,000 black and white negatives and prints.
Skilled Immigrant InfoCentre
A free service that assists skilled immigrants in finding employment in Canada.
British Columbia City Directories
Digitized British Columbia City Directories dating from 1860 to 1901.
Genealogy Information
Explore your roots at VPL and beyond: resources and services for genealogists.
Auditions & Productions Lists
Lists of current and future auditions and productions scheduled by local theatre groups.
Treasures of Special Collections
Selections from the beautiful, rare and unique materials to be found in Special Collections.
First Nations Storyteller-in-Residence
Promoting First Nations storytelling and encouraging learning about Aboriginal traditions.
Writer-in-Residence
Acclaimed writer and performer Ivan E. Coyote is VPL's 2009 Writer-in-Residence.
Poet Laureate
Vancouver Verse is the official site of Vancouver's Poet Laureate.
