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Central Library

Located in Library Square which occupies a full city block: bounded by Homer, Hamilton, Robson and Georgia Streets.

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Exterior of the Central Library

350 West Georgia Street
Vancouver BC V6B 6B1
Canada

Public transit

Bus

  • 17 Oak / Downtown on Robson Street at Hamilton Street
  • 20 Victoria / Downtown on Richards Street on Dunsmuir Street
  • 4 Powell / Downtown / UBC on Granville Street at West Georgia Street
  • 6 Davie / Downtown on Granville Street at West Georgia Street
  • 7 Nanaimo Station / Dunbar on Granville Street at West Georgia Street
  • 10 Granville / Downtown on Granville Street at West Georgia Street
  • 14 Hastings / UBC on Granville Street at West Georgia Street
  • 16 29th Station / Arbutus on Granville Street at West Georgia Street
  • 50 Waterfront Station / False Creek South on Granville Street at West Georgia Street
  • HandyDart drop off on Hamilton Street between Georgia Street and Robson Street. The drop off is designated "Passenger" zone

SkyTrain

  • 7 minute walk from City Centre (Canada Line) and Stadium Stations (Expo Line / Millennium Line) on Granville Street.

Translink Trip Planner

Cycling

Bike Lanes

  • Homer Street (Shared Use Lane)

Bike Racks

  • Bike racks on the left of North entrance, and on the far left of the South entrance

Parking

Pay Parking

  • The entrance to the Easy Park parking garage below the library building is on Hamilton Street (near Robson Street)
  • Specially designated handicapped parking stalls beside doors to the elevators in the parking garage
  • 2 hour meter parking is available around Library Square

Accessibility

Building

  • Street-level access grade Promenade entrance, button-enabled automatic doors
  • Entrance doors to library are open
  • Low service counter at check-in desk and information desk
  • Elevators and escalators to all floors
  • Mobility-device accessible tables
  • Height adjustable tables (one table per floor)
  • Mobility device-accessible washrooms (all floors)
  • Single unit washroom large enough to accommodate a person in a wheelchair or on a gurney with their attendant (floor 2 - key at information desk)
  • Accessible meeting rooms
  • Underground designated parking with elevator access

Transit

  • HandyDART stop on Hamilton Street with elevator access to Robson Street entrance
  • Designated parking and elevator to Promenade across from entrance
  • Bus stops on Robson Street entrance to Promenade via an elevator at Robson and Hamilton

Resources and Equipment

  • Equipment – Jaws, Optelec Viewer, ZoomText

World Languages

Hours
Monday 9:30 am – 8:30 pm
Tuesday 9:30 am – 8:30 pm
Wednesday 9:30 am – 8:30 pm
Thursday 9:30 am – 8:30 pm
Friday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Upcoming Closures
Friday, March 29, 2024 Good Friday
Monday, April 1, 2024 Easter Monday
Monday, May 20, 2024 Victoria Day

Upcoming Events

  • Explore biomes such as forests and deserts! Make a mini model and learn about plants and creatures. For Grades 3-7.

    Please contact the branch to register.

    VPL's Children's Services is working to make our programs accessible to all Vancouver kids. Please email us at childrens.teens@vpl.ca to let us know how our program facilitators can support you to participate fully and comfortably.

    2:30pm – 3:30pm

    Central Library
  • Meet our MIDI! The Inspiration Lab has FL Studio software for creating electronic music creation, and provides free access to hardware such as MIDI Keyboards and a MIDI drum pad. We'll start with an introduction to making digital music with MIDI in FL Studio, and then invite participants to try out a selection of super cool hands-on activities using MIDI keyboards to play and record MIDI sequences brought to life by virtual instruments.

    2:00pm – 3:00pm

    Central Library
  • Share your story with the world by learning how to produce your own podcast! In this 90-minute, hands-on workshop, learn basic sound editing skills with REAPER software, as well as tips and tricks that are helpful for optimizing your audio.

    2:00pm – 3:30pm

    Central Library