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  • Happy Chinese New Year Reading!

    Sign out a book by an author of Chinese ethnicity  -- our library has an excellent selection of books by renowned Chinese-Canadian and Chinese American authors!  These books are on display at the library entrance for the first half of February. Receive a special Chinese new year treat  when you... Read more

  • Freedom to Read Week

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    Learn about  the complexities surrounding challenged and censored books -- and how libraries promote intellectual freedom and your right to read.  Books that have been challenged or banned elsewhere will be displayed in our library during this week, including Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and many books in the... Read more

  • National Poetry Month

    Creative poem-creation activities every Wednesday in the library during Focus block!

  • Spine poetry creation

    Create a 4-6 line poem from the spines of books in Vic High Library!    Participation treats & prizes for entries! Meet during Focus block in the library @11:15.

  • “Found poetry” creation

    Create an original "found poem" -- found in pages of magazines and book discards from our library!  Illustrations  encouraged but optional!

  • Poem Scavenger Hunt: “Poem in Your Pocket” Day

    Poem Scavenger Hunt for "Poem in Your Pocket" Day! Find a poem that resonates with you at once of the "theme" stations. Fold it in the envelope provided and keep it for yourself -- or prepare to send it to someone on National Poem in Your Pocket Day on April... Read more

  • Asian Heritage Month

    Check out the library display of Asian Canadian authors, and books about famous and lesser-known Asian Canadians who helped to build Canada. You can see the full resource list at this link; https://collections.follettsoftware.com/collection/6273fe4164bdc1001232e649

  • Mental Health Awareness Month

    These books are excellent resources about mental health. https://collections.follettsoftware.com/collection/62744fd6a813e100118fb67f?h=24c61e09a2c019ff99edb8ee5144798861ee92cc6e0e8525d9ada34a9075bb4d  

  • Red Dress Day

    Build awareness and empathy through our library resources of non-fiction, novels, poems, graphic novels,  and films at the following resource list: https://collections.follettsoftware.com/collection/62718fe61336910011c84943  

  • Pride Month Reading

    Click the image above  to access a list of fiction and real-life stories related to gender identity and sexuality.

  • Women’s History Month

    Click the link for additional information.           https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/commemorations-celebrations/womens-history-month.html

  • Veterans’ Week 2022

    https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance Click the link for additional information.

  • Truth and Reconciliation Week

    Our library has a large collection of resources related to Truth and Reconciliation -- in addition to a newly created Indigenous authors section organized using the Indigenous-created Brian Deer classification system. These are two initiatives intended to decolonize the library and move towards Truth and Reconciliation

  • Veterans’ Week

    https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/commemorative-events/veterans-week