MEDIA RELEASES & INQUIRIES
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Daphne Wood, Director of Communications and Development, at 250-893-7501 or 250-413-0370.
Media Releases
“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 [...]
Indigenous Reads coming to GVPL
Permanent Indigenous Reads displays coming to GVPL thanks to funding from Friends of the Library July 11, 2018 Victoria, BC – All 12 branches of the Greater Victoria Public Library will soon have dedicated [...]
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 [...]
Library subscription to PressReader gives readers access to 7,000+ newspapers and magazines
December 22, 2017 What: Greater Victoria Public Library offers access to 7,000+ digital newspapers and magazines from more than 100 countries in 60 languages through an electronic resource called PressReader. Starting in 2011, GVPL [...]
Library to host its first drag storytime
December 7, 2017 What: Greater Victoria Public Library is hosting its first drag storytime, presented by Drag Queens, Kings and Things. The storytime will have a holiday theme and includes music, a sing-along, crafts [...]