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Heads up that in 2021 we are resuming our usual lending practices. Starting January 6, 2021 regular loan periods and overdue fines return. Please return overdue items before January 6, 2021 to avoid fines. Fines will be charged for overdue items returned on or after January 6, 2021. Details: http://ow.ly/9npK50CAKyj

Live Storytime! Join Els as she reads Clip Clop by Nicola Smee (Boxer Books)

Do your littles tune into Facebook Live Storytime or watch Virtual Storytime on YouTube? We miss your faces and love seeing them so tag us in your pictures please! vpl.ca/program/storytimes-and-babytimes

These books steal the spotlight, not surprising as they are by some of Vancouver's most celebrated & electrifying playwrights: http://ow.ly/Vds350CHqd4 You're sure to catch a play...on words with any of these titles.

Live storytime!

Happy Caturday! Meet our newest assist-cat at our Kitsilano Branch. Our feline friend helps with deep cleaning, computer registration, and demonstrating frequent paw sanitization.

In 1942 DEFENCE TRAINING : AN ELEMENTARY MANUAL FOR DEFENCE TRAINING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS advised carrying a gas mask everywhere. Fortunately no Vancouverites had to experience an air raid, but it was a real possibility. : A.R.P. [air raid precautions] students in gas masks, Province Newspaper, 194-, VPL 44965. #throwbackthursday

Live Storytime! Join Jamie as he reads Kat Writes a Song by Greg Foley (Simon and Schuster)

On this Day in 1929 Wall Street crashed, leading to the Great Depression which lasted 10 years. Only a few months earlier the Vancouver Stock Exchange Building opened at Howe and Pender. :Stock Exchange Building interior, 1929. VPL: 30547 #OTD #TBT

TOMORROW! Contemporary Asian Stories: War, Romance, and Eileen Chang's Love in a Fallen City | Thu, Nov 19, 6:30-8:00pm | Online | http://ow.ly/NOPh50CodMt Eileen Chang (Zhang, Ailing 1920-1995) is one of the most highly acclaimed writers of the twentieth century. Join UBC assistant professor Renren Yang as he explores the relationship between war and romance through a reading of her book Love in A Fallen City and adaptations for film and TV.

Live storytime! Join Alex as he reads Snappy Little Halloween by Dugald Steer and Derek Matthews (The Millbrook Press)

Live Storytime! Join Els as she reads You Are New by Lucy Knisley (Chronicle Books)

UPDATE: Sept. 29th Collingwood, Fraserview, Joe Fortes and Kensington reopen! Even more reopening news! Sept. 22nd Dunbar, Hastings & Firehall Branch reopen!... And other helpful updates: You can return your library materials 24/7 at all branches, except Carnegie and Oakridge. Loans are extended to 7 weeks & fines continue to be suspended. vpl.ca/reopening

Live Storytime! Join Francesca today as she reads What Color is Night? by Grant Snider, published by Chronicle Books.

#WhatAmIWednesday Can you identify this book from the cover art alone? If the answer comes to you on the wind write it in the comments.

Did you binge The Haunting of Bly Manor? Looking for other gothic and grim stories to satisfy your Halloween hunger? Try the book it was based on Henry James' classic short story, "The Turn of the Screw" along with these other similar tales: http://ow.ly/7XbU50C5zLz

Live Storytime! Join Jamie as he reads Peek-a-Boooo! by Marie Torres Cimarusti (Dutton, Penguin Random House)

Live Storytime! Join Els as she reads Guess What? Food, by Yusuke Yonezu (Minedition)

Live Storytime! Join Els as she reads There Was a Tree, by Rachel Isadora (Nancy Paulsen Books)

It's spooky movie season! Eerie and gripping, "Lyle" follows a couple expecting their second baby as they move into an apartment where things get very creepy. Free to stream on Kanopy with your VPL card: vpl.kanopy.com Tina's Tuesday Tip! Bringing you gems from the digital library.

#WhatAmIWednesday Can you name this book based on the cover art alone? It doesn't cost a thing to take a guess.

Live Storytime! Join Els as she reads City Animals by Simms Taback (blue Apple Books)

#WhatAmIWednesday Can you identify this book from the cover art alone? You'll want to keep your eyes closed while you write your answer.... UPDATE: This is a tough one so we will give you a hint. This book was made into a Netflix movie in 2018 and inspired a #challenge that flew around social media.

Live Storytime! Join Els today as she reads Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow by Susan A. Shea (blue apple books)

Really excited to dive into these books by Latinx authors! Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Retribution by Carmen Rodriguez... Mexican Hooker #1 And My Other Roles Since the Revolution by Carmen Aguirre It Is Wood, It Is Stone by Gabriella Burnham Psst this book is on order but you can join the holds queue now while it is short! Fun fact! Local authors Carmen Rodriguez and Carmen Aguirre, are mother and daughter respectively. #LatinAmericanHeritageMonth

We have digital magazines for kids, too! This new copy of National Geographic Kids that has a pretty great collage of pets in Halloween costumes! Find it on RB Digital with your VPL card: vpl.ca/digitalmagazines Tina’s Tuesday Tip! Bringing you gems from the digital library.

THURSDAY: Tommy Orange and Waubgeshig Rice: There There One Page: Canada's Virtual Literary Series presents Arapaho and Cheyenne writer Tommy Orange, talking with Anishinaabe author and journalist Waubgeshig Rice about There There, Orange’s best-selling novel. Oct 29 | 6pm PST | Tune in LIVE to this free online event: www.crowdcast.io/e/onepageorange

One Page: Canada's Virtual Literary Series goes live with Irish writer Anne Enright, who talks with Emily Donaldson about ACTRESS, a moving and intense exploration of celebrity and its effects on a family. Stream it live Oct 15 at 9am PST or watch the replay at: http://ow.ly/fJts50BOPYj

Still waiting in the holds line to find out what we should know about the people we don't know? Or already listened to Malcolm Gladwell's "Talking to Strangers" and want more like it? This list is for you. http://ow.ly/zfW850BEDgK

Anyone else guilty of this?

Live Storytime! Join Kelly today as she reads Go Girls Go! Beach Lane Books

Although the library is closed today, you can alway visit the digital library. vpl.ca/digital Looking for Storytime? You can find it here: http://ow.ly/pXzu50BGbnj

Live Storytime! Join Els as she reads Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (HarperCollins)

Looking for a fun, spooky thing to do on Halloween, while socially distancing? Watch this movie (in advance) and join our online discussion with horror author, Michael Slade and ghost-story writer, JJ Lee. To sign up: vpl.ca/events. Tina’s Tuesday Tip! Bringing you gems from the digital library.

I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride it where I like. ... The Velo Queen picking up books on her bicycle this #bookfacefriday.

Live Storytime! Join Els as she shares the cut-and-tell story of The Little Orange House.

Adele said this book will "shake your brain and make your soul scream." No wonder Glennon Doyle's memoir "Untamed" has a long holds list! While you are waiting check out these other raw, influential memoirs from writers: http://ow.ly/8Kl050BEUwo

It is Library Month 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. We are grateful to University of British Columbia (UBC) Xwi7xwa Library, MAIN (Manitoba Archive Information Network), Greater Victoria Public Library, Hamilton Public Library and Red River College (Manitoba) whose work helped guide us. We are excited to see more libraries join us in this important work. The Indigenous Decolonization Project is part of our ongoing commitment to Truth and Reconciliation. We know there is a lot more work to do. vpl.ca/truth-reconciliation

Celebrating seniors like George Harris of Cloverdale, age 102 in this photo (he lived to 105!) this #ThrowbackThursday. : Gordon F. Sedawie; Province Newspaper, February 5, 1960. VPL: 61013

Live Storytime! Join Elizabeth today as she reads The Doghouse by Jan Thomas (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Live Storytime! Join Alex as he reads My Cat Looks Like My Dad by Thao Lam (Owlkids)

Remember that scene in Friends when Joey puts a book in the freezer because it scared him so much? Yaa, you are going to want to do the same with any of these chilling hand-selected horror fiction : http://ow.ly/edNZ50C1jkh You've been warned.

#ThrowbackThursday to our Dolly Parton #bookface to celebrate National Seniors Day! Like many seniors, Dolly contributes an enormous amount. Did you know that her Imagination Library mails free books to kids ages 0-5?

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This #bookfacefriday we're dreaming of lunch in Paris. Where are you planning to go when it is safe to travel? #bookface #lunchinparis #armchairtravel #tripplanning #vancouverpubliclibrary

Happy International Translation Day! What's your favourite translated book that transported you to another country and exposed you to new thoughts, cultures and experiences? Here is a curated list of some of the best literary translations of 2020: http://ow.ly/qZzf50BBKdv

Feeling torn about Halloween this year? One side says play it safe and cancel while the other says nothing should stop you from having Halloween fun? We have a solution for you! Join us for a virtual discussion of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. A Dreadful Discussion: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Sat, Oct. 31 | 3-4:30pm | Zoom | Register: http://ow.ly/6sKz50BZVac

Today is Orange Shirt Day, a day we acknowledge and remember the harm that was done by the residential school system. Here are some books that might help families find ways to start or continue these conversations: vpl.ca/kids/news/2019/orange-shirt-day-september-30th www.orangeshirtday.org/

Live storytime! Join Alex as he reads Hiking Day by Anne Rockwell (Simon & Schuster)

No physical distancing here! #ThrowbackThursday to a turkey farm in the Fraser Valley. : Province Newspaper, 196-. VPL: 45411