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Aboriginal Awareness Week

May 21st to 24th is Aboriginal Awareness Week. Check out these Canadian Aboriginal Authors and also our Aboriginal Peoples eResources. Coming in June, watch out for our display of historical photographs, when we celebrate Aboriginal History Month.

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Victoria Day closure

All GVPL branches will be closed Monday, May 20th for Victoria Day. Regular library hours will resume Tuesday, May 21st. Our website is always open!

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Armchair Travel returns

Enjoy a trip through Central Europe without spending a dime! Join us on May 23 or May 27 to hear a first-hand account of traveling through Prague, Bratislava, Budapest and Vienna.

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Lightsabers & Laser Beams Trivia - Week 3!

Our Lightsabers & Laser Beams Trivia Contest continues with new questions for Week 3! The contest is open to all ages and runs throughout May. We'll post new questions every Friday so you can enter each week for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to a local comic book store.

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Local authors this month

May has been a fabulous month for authors at GVPL and there are still more to come! Join BC members of the Crime Writers of Canada, author Jeremy Hespeler-Boultbee for his military stories, mystery writers Kay Stewart & Chris Bullock and Miles Olson to hear about living off the grid.

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Emily Carr Branch relocation

The District of Saanich has approved an agreement to relocate the Emily Carr Branch relocation to Uptown. Read more >>

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Big Library Read: an eBook book club

Big Library Read is a pilot program in which libraries worldwide offer a single eBook to their patrons. Between May 15-June 1, you will be able to use your GVPL library card to download and read The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone. There is unlimited access, so no waiting! Readers are invited to join the book discussion on Twitter using #BigLibraryRead.

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Job Opportunities

Want to work with us? We are looking for an Accounting Assistant and Auxiliary Circulation Assistants!   

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