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  • February 2026

  • Sat 28

    “The Librarians” Film Screening at the Rio Theatre

    February 28 | 3:30 am - 5:30 pm

    Celebrate Freedom to Read by joining local libraries for a screening of the 2025 documentary The Librarians, a documentary film about how Librarians unite to combat book banning, defending intellectual […]

    $16
  • March 2026

  • Sun 8

    Poetry Reading: Steven Seidenberg & Danielle LaFrance

    March 8 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    People's Co-op Bookstore 1391 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Poets Steven Seidenberg and Danielle LaFrance will be reading at People's Co-op Bookstore on Sunday, March 8th (7-9 PM). This is a free event and all are welcome - no […]

    Free
  • Tue 10

    FREE Celebration of Outdoor Learning Books!

    March 10 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    https://outdoorlearning.com/event/spring-celebration-2026/ Virtual Event

    Free 1 Hour Virtual Event on Tues, March 10 at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern Time. Sign-up: https://outdoorlearning.com/event/spring-celebration-2026/ This is a chance to connect virtually with the incredible authors of […]

    Free
  • Sat 14

    Nowruz Celebration: The Seven Trials of Esfandiyar

    March 14 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY – CENTRAL LIBRARY

    Hear the story of the Seven Trials of the hero Esfandiyar from the famous The Persian Book of Kings! In true heroic fashion, Esfandiyar fights beasts, a dragon, and a […]

    Free
  • Tue 17

    Giant Silent Reading Party

    March 17 | 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC, Canada

    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 […]

    Free
  • Wed 25

    Somatic Writing Workshop

    March 25 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    wildfires bookshop 712 A 12th Street, New Westminster, BC, Canada

    Join us for a Somatic Writing Workshop with poet, spoken word artist, playwright, and somatic psychotherapist, Mercedes Baines. Somatics refers to a practice of listening to and dialoguing with the […]

    $30
  • Wed 25

    Somatic Writing Workshop

    March 25 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    wildfires bookshop 712 A 12th Street, New Westminster, BC, Canada

    Join us for a Somatic Writing Workshop with poet, spoken word artist, playwright, and somatic psychotherapist, Mercedes Baines. Somatics refers to a practice of listening to and dialoguing with the […]

  • Fri 27

    Off the Shelf Poetry Reading Series: Joanne Leow, Garth Martens, Fenn Stewart

    March 27 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    SFU Harbour Centre 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Please join Simon Fraser University’s Department of English and Poetry in Canada for a poetry reading featuring our own Professor Joanne Leow and Garth Martens and Fenn Stewart. Details: Date/Time: […]

    Free
  • Tue 31

    Introducing Cee Peal: 2026 Indigenous Storyteller in Residence

    March 31 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY – CENTRAL LIBRARY

    Vancouver Public Library is honoured to introduce Cee Peal as the 2026 Indigenous Storyteller in Residence. Cee Peal is a theatre artist from the Nisga’a First Nation of Northern B.C. […]

    Free
  • April 2026

  • Thu 2

    A Reading of the Play El Terremoto by Christine Quintana

    April 2 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Touchstone Theatre and Neworld Theatre present a reading of Christine Quintana's play El Terremoto (directed by Daniela Atiencia). Twenty years have passed since the three Jurado sisters lost their parents, […]

    Free
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