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
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 [...]
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 [...]