Central Library
Located in Library Square which occupies a full city block: bounded by Homer, Hamilton, Robson and Georgia Streets.
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.
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
- Equipment – Jaws, Optelec Viewer, ZoomText
Features
Unique Spaces
Meeting Rooms
Unique Collections
World Languages
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This collection has material in Arabic for all ages.
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This collection has material in Chinese for all ages.
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The collection includes materials in French for all ages.
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This collection has material in German for all ages.
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This collection has material in Italian for all ages.
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This collection has material in Japanese for all ages.
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This collection has material in Korean for all ages.
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This collection has material in Persian/Farsi for all ages.
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This collection has material in Polish for all ages.
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This collection has material in Portuguese for all ages.
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This collection has material in Russian for all ages.
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This collection has material in Spanish for all ages.
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This collection has material in Tagalog for all ages.
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This collection has material in Vietnamese for all ages.
Upcoming Events
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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