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VPL staff tweet daily on library happenings. Got a question? Send us a tweet, email us at [email protected], or call 604.331.3603.
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#WhoAmIWednesday .Can you name the band or artist that has song titles matching these book titles?
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As a shout out to our girl, Arya, weβve changed up our shelving techniques. #GOT #nottoday . This book drop features Game of Thrones in Spanish. #readyourfavouritesinnewlanguages . π‘οΈβοΈ #nerdsinlibraries #demthrones #thronesyall
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You never know what might happen at the library! . A flash mob appeared on the steps of our Central Library and performed an Ode to Joy for climate action. #musiciansforclimateaction #climatestrike
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Crowds at the #ClimateStrikeVancouver march around the library. #climatestrikecanada #FridaysForFuture
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With #InstagramDown & #FacebookDown we are taking this opportunity to say that our physical books like these graphic novels won't crash and will keep you engaged and entertained. Stop by to pick some up! #ShamelessSelfPromo
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You are correct! These book titles match BTS songs. Thanks for playing! π
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THE LITTLE PRINCE TRAINING THE BEST DOG EVER THE OUTSIDERS #Thank_you_λ¨μ€μ΄κ°_λΌμ€μ.#HappyBirthdayRM.#HappyRMDay.#LoveJoonMoreThanLove.#ForeverLeaderRM.#HappyBirthdayNamjoon.@BTS_twt .@Vancouver_BTS
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πBorrow these booksπ . HOW TO VISIT AN ART MUSEUM FISH ON, FISH OFF I AM A CAT THE WORLD ATLAS OF STREET FASHION
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SERVICE NOTICE: Central Library's rooftop garden will be closed until the family of ducks is safely relocated. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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This is Ralph, our library rabbit. Ralph loves to read. If you too like to read, he recommends A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo and Dear Bunny by Katie Cotton. What are your favourite rabbit books? . #InternationalRabbitDay @iamjohnoliver
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Escape the everyday. Dance, paint, photograph or read in the rooftop garden on Level 9 of our Central Library. π· IG: @shawnkimchi @ricardjorg @luke_photograph @laalisonaraya . #gardenVPL
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A decision about Library Square Conference Centre's March 21 room rental request by GIDYVR has been made. Read the statement on our website:
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Tired of running into paywalls? Your VPL library card gives you unlimited access to The Vancouver Sun, The Globe & Mail, The New York Times, and thousands of others.
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Good thing that we no longer charge late fees!. This book was recently returned to VPL over 45 years past its due date. Just your friendly reminder that it is never too late!
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We're opening our new rooftop garden and expanded spaces on Sept. 29! Find out more via @DailyHiveVan #gardenVPL .
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The time has come to ASK ME ANYTHING. Reminder that Iβm @HarrisonMooney, the author of Invisible Boy and current writer in residence, so when I say something unusually partisan, like βlibraries are a public good, not a frickin Cactus Club,β I am only speaking for me.
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We miss you! While you are out on your essential grocery/pharmacy run or on a walk for exercise at a safe distance from others, you'll notice we left you messages in some of our branch windows.
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UPDATE: We have suspended late fees and extended due dates. No fees for holds not picked up. All events over 250 are being cancelled or postponed. Branches are open for regular hours.
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Of all the wonderful amenities offered by public libraries, one of the best is that you can come and simply exist here without any pressure to spend money. Come check out the rooftop garden. Pull up a seat and relish in meaningful conversations with great company.
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Statement regarding Feminist Current Event. This is not a VPL endorsed event. It is a room rental. While we donβt agree with the views of Feminist Current, we are committed to upholding free speech and intellectual freedom. Statement here:
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Come celebrate renowned speculative fiction author & cyberpunk subgenre pioneer, @GreatDismal. Bestselling writer of Neuromancer, The Peripheral & more, Mr. Gibson will receive the 2024 Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award. June 20 | 7 pm | Central Library.
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We are sad to hear of pioneering landscape architect Cornelia Oberlander's passing. She leaves our Central Library rooftop garden as part of her legacy, and will forever have a special place in our hearts. We will miss her impromptu visits to check up on her work.
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Happy birthday to our Central Library! π₯³ It opened 25 years ago today. Who doesn't love a good #thenandnow? This young library patron was here for our opening & continues to use the library (photo taken pre-covid). Reply with your own photos at the library over the years!
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It's never too late to return your overdue library books. One was returned to our Mount Pleasant Branch 47 years late with a funny note blaming the book. Another stack was brought back to our Kitsilano Branch 56 years late after being found in a friend's parent's estate.
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Some of the book displays at our Dunbar Branch may be a little pun-ishing. π. #MondayPunday
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Honey, weβre obsessed with the fantasy inducing holiday lights decorating the rooftop garden of our Central Library. Heartbreakers will want to take a photo up here. Even through the rain youβll get your hero shot when you believe. Happy #BookfaceFriday. β¨ . @MariahCarey
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Cheering for our health care workers with the rest of Vancouverπππ #plankthecurve.
Help us stop the spread of #COVID19 by staying home and social distancing. Thank you to the incredible Emergency Department (ED) team at VGH for sharing this message. #SocialDistancing #StayHome
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REMEMBERING: Alice Munro, the first Canadian woman to win a Nobel Prize for Literature. She worked at VPLβs Kitsilano branch in the β50s. One of the worldβs most skilled short story writers, her Literary Landmark can be found outside the branch today.
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Wondering why you canβt borrow more eAudiobooks and eBooks? So are Canadian public libraries. Weβve got a plan to improve #eContentForLibraries β but we need your help to get the multinational publishersβ attention.
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Yes it is true! You can borrow a dog from our Canine Library. πΆπ³π. Check out a @SJA_BCYT therapy dog at @ParkBoard's Emery Barnes Park on Saturday, Sept 14. Read your dog their favourite poem during your 15 minutes together.
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It's all in the details. Ever noticed our bike racks in front of our nΙΜcΜaΚmat ct Strathcona Branch are shaped to spell out "READ."
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Overdue Fines? Not Anymore! Starting June 1, 2022, we will no longer be charging overdue fines on all VPL material. Find out more at:
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It is #LibraryMonth and we are proud to share a project close to our hearts. We've been updating the Indigenous materials catalogue subject headings (about 20,000 so far!) to reflect the shift away from historical, colonial views of Indigenous people to current language.
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"Crunch, crunch, crunch, his feet sank into the snow. He walked with his toes pointing out, like this. He walked with his toes pointing in, like that." - Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowy Day β . #VancouverSnow
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Yesterday we took to Facebook and Instagram to share a book from our collection that was recently returned to us β¨slightlyβ¨overdue and asked for guesses as to when it was last checked out. There were many great guesses, but the correct year is. *drumroll* . 1937!
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Thrilled to share that @Eden_Fine_Day is our new Indigenous Storyteller in Residence! . Born on the Sweetgrass Reserve in Saskatchewan & raised in East Vancouver, Eden Fine Day is an author, musician, visual artist & proud nehiyaw iskwew (Cree woman).
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Learn about Indigenous culture, history and language at your library! @VPL celebrates #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay with a new and expanded Indigenous collection. |
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.@dudewithsign has important messages to share: . β³οΈAll due dates are extended. β³οΈLate fees are suspended. β³οΈInspiration Passes are paused. β³οΈUse the Digital Library: More updates:
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Authors protest Oxford Junior Dict replacing natural words (acorn/minnows) w/21st-cent words (analogue/cut&paste) http://t.co/gcSWZjzSnA.
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KEVIN! Don't worry, with our Digital Library you'll never feel Home Alone. Access ebooks & magazines, watch films, learn a language, or even a skill to ward off wet bandits. Check it out: Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals. ππβ¨π€£π #BookfaceFriday
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Raise your hand if you have ever been personally victimized by a paywall online
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Heeere's Johnny's. holds! Better hurry, looks like there's a lineup waiting after you for those books.π³π³. Happy #BookfaceFriday. Join the βshiningβ happy people who use the VPL website and app to add unlimited holds, pause them if youβre not ready and more! #IYDKNYK
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Give us a book title, and we'll give you a doughnut that will pair well while reading it ππ©.
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π’ Book drops are closed π’. Please continue to enjoy your borrowed materials until we reopen. Thanks @VancityReynolds for helping us get the message out. #stayhome #keepcalmandreadon #COVID19Vancouver
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Me returning my overdue book and checking out a new one knowing full well I'll take my sweet time finishing this one too.
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Wondering why you can't find that e/audiobook? It may be due to Amazon refusing to sell to libraries. "Amazon is building out its own library with an alternative set of books. And instead of a library card Amazon accepts only a credit card." #eBooksForAll.
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Looking for your next great read? Weβre recommending titles on Twitter until 4:30pm today. Name a book you liked below and weβll suggest one youβll love. #booksjustforyou
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Do you visit libraries when you travel? What is your favourite?.
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Reference Librarians, Children's Librarians, and Science Librarians.
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We're not fishing for compliments, nor are we being koi, but we've put this booklist together so you can learn more about @vangarden's furry friend @chinatownotter: #otterwatch2018
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To help limit the spread of COVID-19 virus, out of an abundance of caution, we are closing all VPL locations effective March 16th until further notice. #COVID19Vancouver.
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Great news! Now you can access thousands of movies on Kanopy via our Digital Library. Stream critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films & more. Free for @CityofVancouver residents with your VPL card. Learn more:
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Call your extroverted friends. βοΈ #stayconnectedapart #spreadjoynotgerms . π·: Stevie Berryman
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Best- selling author Eden Robinson joins acclaimed @CBC journalist @AngelaSterritt for a captivating talk about writing, art, creativity and the huge response to everyoneβs favourite Trickster's son. @VanWritersFest. Incite .Mar 17 | 7pm | Online | RSVP:
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The garden has gone to the birds! The garden on Level 9 of the Central Library is currently closed until the geese and goslings have been safely relocated. We apologize for the .inconvenience. Please enjoy the city views from the open terraces on Level 8. π¦π€π€π€π€π€π€π€
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βFor beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.β - Audrey Hepburn . #BookfaceFriday
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The 2019 @WomenDeliver conference is worldβs largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women. Come enjoy a FREE livestream of the main stage presentations, June 3 to 6. #WD2019 #WDSatelliteSessions
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We're thrilled to see that so many people got some reading done over the long weekend!. Pictured here is before and after sorting the books that were left in the Kitsilano Branch bookdrop while the branch was closed yesterday. Do you see your next read in this pile?
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Hot off the press! Whoβs that peeking out from behind his new book? VPL writer in residence @HarrisonMooney is (t)winning with his brand new memoir, Invisible Boy. See him live with @mdgmedia on Sept. 22 at the library:
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Celebrate Indigenous voices at this special author reading highlighting the Indigenous Voices Awards. Feat. SFU professor Deanna Reder & writers Brandi Bird, Selina Boan & Samantha Nock. Saturday Showcase: Indigenous Voices.Jun 8 | 1pm | Central Library |
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Joe Fortes arrived in Vancouver before there was a Vancouver (1885). He taught thousands to swim & saved numerous lives. In 1897 he became an official lifeguard. He passed Feb 4, 1922 & the city arranged the largest public funeral held to that point. π· 1910. VPL 83598. #TBT
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Real library staff on season finale of @AmazingRaceCDA yesterday with the 4 final teams at Central Library! Your VPL card is a passport to adventure so skip all road blocks and make a pit stop at a branch today. See the episode at or on CTV app.
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"There is no place more representative of humanity; where people from all walks of life congregate. where heroes and villains, both real and fictional, are neighbours, just floors and shelves apart, available any time any of us want to visit them.".
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Join us for Storytime weekdays at 10am on Facebook. We love seeing you so tag us in your pictures please! ππ
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Need help getting your vaccine card? Head to your closest branch for assistance downloading, saving, and printing your proof of vaccination card:
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We're hiring eight people for a 3 month full-time, paid digital internship. Must be aged 15-30. Apply by Nov 29: . We strongly encourage applications from candidates who identify as IBPoC, LGBTQA2+, official language minorities & people with disabilities.
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Now that the Christmas part is over and we have a breathe before New Years, we just want to check in. How you doin'?. Happy #MondayPunday! Who else finally caught up on their movies this weekend?
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The @lonelyplanet named @CityofVancouver one of the most sustainable cities in the world! They included our Central Library's green roof, explaining how it "helps manage rainwater, regulates the building temperature and provides a habitat for bees." π.
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Not only can you borrow instruments from us (like this violin!) but you can practice & record yourself in #inspirationlab #VPLinspires
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