Victoria High School Library

Black History Month
2021-02-01 08:00 - 2021-02-28 17:00, 2022-02-01 08:00 - 2022-03-01 17:00 (America/Vancouver)

Freedom to Read Week
2021-02-21 08:00 - 2021-02-28 17:00
Check out the display of banned/challenged books on display @vichighlibrary! Read the books! Find out more about book banning at the QR code or web link above!

National Poetry Month
2021-04-01 08:00 - 17:00
This is not only a timely theme for National Poetry Month, but it’s also timely for general fiction and non-fiction.
Check out Vic High Library’s display and recommended booklist!

VHReads2021: If Beale Street Could Talk
2021-04-12

VHReads2021: The Book of Negroes
2021-04-13 08:00 - 17:00

VHReads2021: The Hate U Give
2021-04-14 08:00 - 17:00

VHReads2021: The Help
2021-04-15 08:00 - 17:00

Daily Poem Feature: "The Rose That Grew From Concrete"
2021-04-19 08:00 - 17:00
“The Rose that Grew from Concrete” by Tupac Shakur

Daily Poem Feature: "Sometimes"
2021-04-20 08:00 - 17:00
Sometimes – by Shenagh Pugh

Daily Poem Feature: "Still I Rise"
2021-04-21 08:00 - 17:00

Daily Poem Feature: "Woodland Liberty"
2021-04-22 08:00 - 17:00

Daily Poem Feature: "Paint Me Like I Am"
2021-04-23 08:00 - 17:00

Asian Heritage Month
2021-05-03 08:00 - 2021-05-30 17:00
Find out more at https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/asian-heritage-month.html
Read books by Asian–Canadian authors: view Vic High’s booklist
Check out the display of Asian-Canadian history titles from our library display!

Summer-themed reading
2021-06-04 08:00 - 2021-06-24 17:00
Access the booklist at the QR code above or at t.ly/R4bE

Science Literacy Week
2021-09-20 08:00 - 2021-09-26 17:00
Scan the QR code for links to books and CBC documentaries/news specials available through Vic High Library!

http://www.scienceliteracy.ca/about/

Truth & Reconciliation Week
2021-09-27 08:00 - 2021-10-01 17:00
Check out these infomative and enlightening resources from our library! Click the QR code below to access a booklist — as well as links to podcasts, films, and documentaries.

Women's History Month
2021-10-01 08:00 - 2021-10-31 17:00
Visit the display at the library entrance for books about women in Canada and abroad who are making a positive difference!

Drop Everything and Read Day (D.E.A.R.)
2021-10-25 08:00 - 17:00

French "Salon" - French Food & Festivals!
2021-11-15 11:15 - 12:45

12 Days of Christmas Literary Trivia!
2021-12-01 08:00 - 2021-12-16 17:00

French Salon #2: Christmas & Winter traditions in French-speaking countries
2021-12-06 11:15 - 23:45

Happy Chinese New Year Reading!
2022-02-01 08:00 - 2022-02-16 17:00
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 sign out and try one of these titles between Feb. 1 and Feb. 16 (Chinese New Year celebrations typically last for 16 days) See the teacher-librarian for details.

Freedom to Read Week
2022-02-20 08:00 - 2022-02-26 17:00
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 English Curriculum that are approved by the Ministry of Education.
Find out more about these titles and others during Freedom to Read Week.

French Immersion Week/La Semaine Francophone
2022-02-28 08:00 - 2022-03-04 17:00

le Salon Francais
2022-03-02 11:45 - 12:30

National Poetry Month
2022-04-01 08:00 - 2022-04-29 17:00
Creative poem-creation activities every Wednesday in the library during Focus block!

Spine poetry creation
2022-04-13 11:15 - 23:45
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
2022-04-20 11:15 - 23:45
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
2022-04-27 11:15 - 23:45
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 29!
