BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Read Local BC - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Read Local BC X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Read Local BC REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260926T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260926T150000 DTSTAMP:20260824T181351Z CREATED:20260824T181351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T181351Z UID:60778-1790427600-1790434800@www.readlocalbc.ca SUMMARY:The Canine Library DESCRIPTION:We’re back for the 2026 Canine Library at John Hendry Trout Lake Park. Borrow a St. John Ambulance certified therapy pup and read them poetry. Sign-ups start at 12:30 pm—spots go fast\, so don’t be late! The event takes place in the park at Victoria Drive on East 19th Ave. behind the community centre on the east side along the path. \nEnjoy books\, barks\, and fun at this rain or shine party in the park. Stop by and get a library card\, check out a book\, explore VPL’s digital library\, and ask about library related services. \n*Please note\, you can only register for The Canine Library in person at the park. Kids 14 & under must be accompanied by an adult. Once you’ve registered to receive your bark-code\, you can check out a pup for a 10 minute session. The pup lineup will be announced as soon as they calm down from all of the excitement. \n— \nThis program has been graciously funded by the Vancouver Public Library Foundation. The Vancouver Public Library Foundation was established in 1997 as a registered charity to raise funds to enhance the collections\, programs\, services and community spaces of the Vancouver Public Library beyond what is supported by municipal funding. Working cooperatively with the Library\, the Foundation helps the Library achieve a level of service that would not otherwise be possible.\n— \nPresented in partnership by Vancouver Public Library Foundation\, St. John Ambulance BC/Yukon and Trout Lake Community Centre. URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/the-canine-library-2/ LOCATION:John Hendry Park / Trout Lake\, 3300 Victoria Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4M4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/iStock-990364588-CanineLibrary.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Public Library":MAILTO:candie.tanaka@vpl.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260926T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260926T200000 DTSTAMP:20260824T181332Z CREATED:20260824T181332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T181332Z UID:60991-1790447400-1790452800@www.readlocalbc.ca SUMMARY:‘Brotherhood Is a Constant Possibility’: An Evening with Ryan Cho DESCRIPTION:Join Upstart & Crow in celebrating the launch of Brotherhood Is a Constant Possibility: Asian Masculinity in a World Made for Whiteness\, the debut from Vancouver-based author Ryan Cho. Drawing from his own experiences and interviews with other Asian men and nonbinary people\, Cho explores how culture\, sexuality and race combine to influence identity. \nAlong the way\, he meets people redefining what masculinity means to them and discusses what we can do to steward a version of masculinity that is inclusive\, progressive and authentic. \nCandid\, challenging and personal\, Brotherhood Is a Constant Possibility is part memoir\, part research and social analysis\, inviting readers to question the roles Asian men have been allowed to play and to imagine broader and more nuanced ways of thinking about masculinity and men. \nThis event is free\, but please RSVP here as capacity is limited. For every book bought at the event\, the author will donate $10 to local groups supporting masculine folk ($5 to the Dude’s Club of Vancouver and $5 to the House of Rice). Hope to see you there! URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/brotherhood-is-a-constant-possibility-an-evening-with-ryan-cho/ LOCATION:Upstart & Crow\, 1387 Railspur Alley Vancouver\, BC V6H 3R7\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Book Signing,Launch ORGANIZER;CN="Upstart &%3B Crow":MAILTO:hello@upstartandcrow.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260928T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260928T203000 DTSTAMP:20260804T200441Z CREATED:20260804T200441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T200441Z UID:59079-1790618400-1790627400@www.readlocalbc.ca SUMMARY:The Sorceress of Sky Serpents Book Launch DESCRIPTION:Join internationally acclaimed Haisla and Heiltsuk author Eden Robinson for an unforgettable evening exploring the power of Indigenous storytelling\, mythology\, and imagination. Register now and get your signed copy of The Sorceress of Sky Serpents! \nCelebrated for her award-winning novels Monkey Beach and the bestselling Trickster trilogy\, Robinson returns with a sweeping new fantasy inspired by the Indigenous cultures of the Pacific Northwest. Her newest novel\, The Sorceress of Sky Serpents\, follows Yuala\, a young woman whose unusual connection to creatures feared as monsters may hold the key to her people’s survival. \nThe evening will begin with a welcome from Manuel Axel Strain. Then\, in conversation with Secwépemc and St’at’imc writer Julian Brave NoiseCat\, Robinson will discuss the origins of her richly imagined world\, the role of Indigenous mythology in contemporary fantasy\, and the enduring importance of stories as vessels for culture\, identity\, and resilience. \nThe evening will include an engaging conversation\, an audience Q&A\, and a post-event reception and book signing with Eden Robinson. Books by both Robinson and NoiseCat will be available for purchase on-site. \nEden Robinson is one of Canada’s most celebrated literary voices. Her work has earned numerous honours\, including the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize\, the Writers’ Trust Fellowship\, and the 2024 Indspire Award for her contributions to Indigenous arts and storytelling. \nThis event is co-presented with generous support from Penguin Random House\, SFU Library\, SFU LIVE\, Capilano University Library\, and Talking Stick Festival. URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/the-sorceress-of-sky-serpents-book-launch/ LOCATION:Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre\, SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts\, 149 West Hastings Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 1H4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Launch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/The-Sorceress-of-Sky-Serpents.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="SFU Public Square":MAILTO:publicsq@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261008T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261008T210000 DTSTAMP:20260922T191731Z CREATED:20260922T191731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T191731Z UID:62262-1791486000-1791493200@www.readlocalbc.ca SUMMARY:Philip Monk book launch + conversation DESCRIPTION:Did I choose the artist or did the art choose me? Could I know that the work revealed me as much as I uncovered its hidden mechanisms? Not yet. Where writing leads cannot be anticipated. The great lesson of writing\, children\, is abandonment. No theory\, no thesis comes into play beforehand. The writer looks on while writing takes place. —PM \nGenres High and Low is not just a collection of essays; it is a book about writing on art. It follows art writing into atypical territory in experiments with genre\, fiction\, rule-based writing\, pseudonyms\, and unusual subject matter\, such as dissemblance and deception. The book includes in-depth essays from the 1990s to the present on Canadian and international artists\, on American underground culture of the 1960s and 1970s\, on the origins of the downtown Toronto art scene in the late 1970s and 1980s\, and on new ways of thinking about history\, archives\, and curating. \n6:30 – Doors\n7:00 – Presentation from Philip Monk\n7:30 – Conversation with Michael Turner \nBook signing to follow \nYour RSVP Guarantees you a seat at the event \nPhilip Monk Book Launch and Conversation \n \nAbout Philip Monk\nFrom 1977 – 1984\, Philip Monk was a writer\, and in the early 1980s a free-lance curator as well. From 2003 to the end of 2017\, he was Director of the Art Gallery of York University in Toronto. Previously he was a senior curator at The Power Plant (1994 – 2003) and the Art Gallery of Ontario (1985 – 1994). He has written fifteen books\, including Genres High and Low: Writings on Art (2026)\, Is Toronto Burning?: Three Years in the Making (and Unmaking) of the Toronto Art Scene (2016)\, and Glamour is Theft: A User’s Guide to General Idea (2012). As well as scores of articles\, reviews\, and book essays\, he has written dozens of catalogues on international and Canadian artists. In 2009\, he was the inaugural recipient of the Ontario Association of Art Galleries Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2011 he received the Hnatyshyn Award for Curatorial Excellence. In 2017\, he won the Outstanding Contribution Award in the Governor General’s Awards for Visual and Media Arts. \nAbout Michael Turner\nMichael Turner is a writer of variegated settler ancestry living on unceded Coast Salish territory. Critical writings have appeared in Art 21 (online)\, Art Papers\, Art on Paper\, Border Crossings\, Canadian Art\, Duchamp’s Socks\, Modern Painters\, Mousse … in addition to catalogues essays on Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller\, Kasper Feyrer\, Brian Jungen\, Ken Lum … Curatorial projects include “to show\, to give\, to make it be there”: Expanded Literary Practices in Vancouver: 1954-1969 (SFU Galleries\, 2010); Letters: Michael Morris and Concrete Poetry (Belkin Gallery\, 2012)\, with Scott Watson; and Mainstreeters: Taking Advantage\, 1972-1982 (grunt gallery/ Polygon Gallery\, 2015)\, with Allison Collins. URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/philip-monk-book-launch-conversation/ LOCATION:The Polygon Gallery\, 101 Carrie Cates Court\, North Vancouver\, BC\, V7M3J4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Philip_Monk_Genres_High__Low-cover_front.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Polygon Gallery":MAILTO:info@thepolygon.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261010T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261010T123000 DTSTAMP:20260824T181254Z CREATED:20260824T181254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T181254Z UID:60997-1791630000-1791635400@www.readlocalbc.ca SUMMARY:Author in store: Book signing with Ryan Cho DESCRIPTION:Originally from Vancouver Island\, meet Vancouver author Ryan Cho who will be in the store signing copies and chatting about his book Brotherhood is a Constant Possibility.\nThis is a free event. \nAbout the book:\nIn this timely and insightful memoir\, Ryan Cho unpacks ideas about masculinity and Asian men in a world of stereotypes and social expectations. Drawing from his own experiences and interviews with other Asian men and nonbinary people\, Cho explores how culture\, sexuality and race combine to influence identity. Along the way\, he meets people redefining what masculinity means to them and discusses what we can do to steward a version of masculinity that is inclusive\, progressive and authentic. \nAbout the author:\nRyan Cho (he/him) is a second-generation Chinese-Canadian teacher and writer based in Vancouver\, BC. He has a background in gender\, anti-racism and environmental justice work\, and in 2018\, was recognized for his contribution to social justice education with the B.C. Premier’s Award for Excellence in Education. URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/author-in-store-book-signing-with-ryan-cho/ LOCATION:Volume One Bookstore\, 149 Kenneth St.\, Duncan\, BC\, V9L 1N5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Book Signing ORGANIZER;CN="Volume One Bookstore":MAILTO:books@volumeone.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261027T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261027T200000 DTSTAMP:20260824T181220Z CREATED:20260824T181220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T181220Z UID:60787-1793124000-1793131200@www.readlocalbc.ca SUMMARY:Speed Friending at the Library for Newcomers DESCRIPTION:Are you new to Vancouver and finding it tough to make friends? Maybe English is your second language or one of the many languages you speak and you want a comfortable space to chat with new people. 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. \nYou’ll have six minutes with each person to chat about the item you brought and see if there is a friendship connection. At the very least you’ll have a bunch of interesting conversations with people who share similar interests. \nThis event is open to all with limited space available and takes place in the Alice MacKay room in the Lower Level of the Central Library. URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/speed-friending-at-the-library-for-newcomers/ LOCATION:VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY – CENTRAL LIBRARY CATEGORIES:Festival,Reading ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SpeedFriendingNewcomers.png ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Public Library":MAILTO:candie.tanaka@vpl.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261103T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261103T210000 DTSTAMP:20260824T181202Z CREATED:20260824T181202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T181202Z UID:61002-1793734200-1793739600@www.readlocalbc.ca SUMMARY:Author event: Ryan Cho in conversation with Georgia Sitara DESCRIPTION:Join Ryan Cho\, author of Brotherhood is a Constant Possibility\, for a reading and conversation with Dr. Georgia Sitara\, professor of History and Gender Studies at the University of Victoria. URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/author-event-ryan-cho-in-conversation-with-georgia-sitara/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Reading ORGANIZER;CN="Munro's Books":MAILTO:events@munrobooks.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261215T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261215T200000 DTSTAMP:20260922T191753Z CREATED:20260922T191753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T191753Z UID:62112-1797357600-1797364800@www.readlocalbc.ca SUMMARY:Follow Request: Speed Friending at the Library for the Holidays DESCRIPTION: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. \nYou’ll have six minutes with each person to chat about the item you brought and see if there is a friendship connection. At the very least you’ll have a bunch of interesting conversations with people who share similar interests. \nThis event is open to all with limited space available and takes place in the Alice MacKay room in the Lower Level of the Central Library. URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/follow-request-speed-friending-at-the-library-for-the-holidays/ LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 6B1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/holidayspeedfriending.png ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Public Library":MAILTO:candie.tanaka@vpl.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261222T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261222T200000 DTSTAMP:20260922T191743Z CREATED:20260922T191743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T191743Z UID:62121-1797962400-1797969600@www.readlocalbc.ca SUMMARY:Giant Silent Reading Party DESCRIPTION:Are you feeling a little lonely and finding it hard to connect with community in Vancouver? The Vancouver Public Library is hosting a giant silent reading party to get ready for Winter. 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 had the time or space to finish? Well now you can finally bring that book out of your giant TBR pile to the table! \nEnjoy the company of other book lovers with a 30 minute conversational social afterwards to discuss what you are reading. URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/giant-silent-reading-party-3/ LOCATION:VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY – CENTRAL LIBRARY CATEGORIES:Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/giantsilentreadingparty2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Public Library":MAILTO:candie.tanaka@vpl.ca END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR