Spotlight

Learning English? VPL offers regular conversation circles for people interested in improving their English.

Learn how to trace your ancestry using the library’s digital and print collections.

From popular feature films to documentaries that spark ideas and conversation – we’re showing the movies you want to see!

What’s the only thing that’s better than reading fresh and engaging books? Chatting about them in one of the library’s lively English or Chinese book clubs!

Established and emerging authors will draw you into their worlds as they read aloud from their written works and share their experiences.

Watch quality Canadian documentary, animation, and fiction films online.

Submit your writing and artwork and you could be featured in ink, a teen journal for writing and visual art published by Vancouver Public Library.

We are not accepting submissions to our Indie Authors collection at this time.

Please note that the digital component of the Vancouver Indie Authors Collection is moving to a new platform and is currently offline. We will be re-launching on a new platform in mid 2025. Thank you for your patience.

A collection of self-published books by local authors. 

Vehicle Safety and Inspection Standards Online provides current access to vehicle safety and inspection standards and related BC legislation from official sources.

Full text of Vancouver City Council minutes from 2001 to the present with keyword searching capability.