MEDIA RELEASES & INQUIRIES
For media inquiries or to schedule an interview with a librarian or staff member, please contact
Daphne Wood, Director of Communications and Development, at 250-893-7501 or 250-413-0370.
Media Releases
Lifelong learning at GVPL receives $45,000 boost from Friends of the Library
June 13, 2019 Victoria, BC – The Friends of the Greater Victoria Public Library announced last night at their Annual General Meeting that the volunteer group will provide the library with $45,000 of funding [...]
Library’s “Change Your Mind” campaign wins top international award
Greater Victoria Public Library awarded prestigious John Cotton Dana Award for outstanding library marketing and public relations May 15, 2019 Victoria, BC – The American Library Association announced today Greater Victoria Public Library has [...]
Meet Victoria’s New Poet Laureate John Barton and Youth Poet Laureate Aziza Moqia Sealey-Qaylow
January 11, 2019 Victoria, BC – The City of Victoria and the Greater Victoria Public Library are pleased to announce John Barton as Victoria’s new Poet Laureate and Aziza Moqia Sealey-Qaylow (pronounced Ah-zee-zah Moe-kia [...]
“Transformational” learning: GVPL partners with Victoria Butterfly Gardens
October 3, 2018 Victoria, BC – Libraries are life changing. To celebrate BC Library Month, the Greater Victoria Public Library is announcing a new partnership program that embodies the magic of transformation: the Victoria [...]
Public library’s French collection gets $15,000 boost
February 20, 2018 Provincial grant adds extra French-language materials to Greater Victoria Public Library collection (French version follows) The Greater Victoria Public Library’s French-language materials are getting an extra boost of $15,000 thanks to [...]
New partnership with Pacific Opera Victoria spreads love of learning
February 14, 2018 Pacific Opera Victoria and the Greater Victoria Public Library announced on Valentine’s Day they are partnering to give newcomers the opportunity to attend opera performances free of charge. POV will provide [...]