ON Friday, November 28, Planet Earth Poetry is presenting a special evening of readings by four British Columbia Poets Laureate (presented as a sister event with Twisted Poets Reading Series in Vancouver on January 21, 2026).
Join us for an exciting Book Sale featuring the authors from the 2025/2026 North Shore Authors Collection! The North Shore Authors Collection celebrates the literary talent of North Shore authors by highlighting locally created content in all three North Shore libraries. This is your opportunity to purchase some of the titles featured in this year’s […]
Are you stressed about the holidays or feeling a little lonely? The Vancouver Public Library is hosting a giant silent reading party to combat the holiday blues. Our "silent reading party" at the library is a social space where patrons can sit together and read in silence. Do you have book that you just haven't […]
In the fifth North Shore Reads, Kara Stanley, Simon Paradis, and Marsha Lederman discuss Stanley’s new book "The Pain Project." Ten years after her husband Simon Paradis’ catastrophic injury to his brain and spinal cord, Kara Stanley and Simon decide to spend one year researching pain, interviewing experts, reading self-help books, and trying new and […]
Sintering: Making new worlds across difference In this talk, we will think alongside water as a theorist, a network and a map to making worlds beyond the one we have inherited from colonialism. –Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is one of the most compelling Indigenous voices of her generation. A Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg writer, […]
Celebrate Family Literacy Week at Parkgate Library! Join us for an exciting, engaging, and interactive program with a local author. Rachel Poliquin explores wonder and curiosity in her gorgeous book The Strangest Thing in the Sea. During this program, Rachel will share the inspiration behind the book - then invite participants to dive deep into […]
We know it is tough to make friends in Vancouver so we're here to help. Bring your favourite book, e-book, graphic novel, DVD, podcast, blog or zine to discuss at this fun, casual, in-person event at Central Library. You'll have six minutes with each person to chat about the item you brought and see if […]
In celebration of Heritage Week later this month, Bob Muckle, author of Once Upon This Land: Archaeology in British Columbia and the Stories It Tells, will talk about British Columbia’s fascinating array of famous and lesser-known archaeological sites, from footprints left in mud on Calvert Island 13,000 years ago to remnants of COVID-19 left behind […]
Meet the author of Passing in the Night by Meghan Kemp-Gee, an upcoming graphic novel published by Vancouver-based publisher Shrimp Cult Press. Passing in the Night is the story of two star-crossed lovers, Ruth and Gloria. Ruth is a busy medical resident with a sleep disorder... and Gloria transforms into a giant flying lizard every […]
Winner of the 2025 Toronto Book Award and one of CBC Books’ and the Globe and Mail’s best books of 2025, Encampment tells the story of Helwig’s life-long activism as preparation for her fight to keep her churchyard open to people needing a home.