May 22nd to 25th is Aboriginal Awareness Week. Check out our Aboriginal Peoples page for links to Aboriginal authors and artists in our catalogue and our Aboriginal Peoples eResources where you will find many websites of interest.

All GVPL branches will be closed Monday, May 21st for Victoria Day. Regular library hours will resume Tuesday, May 22nd. Our website is always open!

Sunny weather is here and we're preparing for GVPL’s annual Summer Reading Club for kids aged 12 and under! Register for special programs starting June 15th and drop by any GVPL branch on or after June 28 to pick up your reading record. For more information see our SRC page.

Asian Heritage Month is celebrated each May to acknowledge the long and rich history of Asian Canadians and their contributions to the growth and prosperity of Canada. In celebration of 2012 Asian Heritage Month, Greater Victoria Public Library compiled this booklist of recent fiction and non-fiction by Asian authors, or on topics of interest from this vast area.