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  • June 2022

  • Wed 8

    Pride Month Reading

    June 1, 2022 @ 8:00 am - July 31, 2022 @ 5:00 pm

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

  • September 2022

  • Mon 26

    Truth and Reconciliation Week 2022

    September 26, 2022 @ 8:00 am - September 30, 2022 @ 5:00 pm

    Click the image for additional information.

  • October 2022

  • Tue 4

    Women’s History Month

    October 4, 2022 @ 8:00 am - October 31, 2022 @ 5:00 pm

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

  • November 2022

  • Tue 8

    Veterans’ Week 2022

    November 8, 2022 @ 8:00 am - November 12, 2022 @ 5:00 pm

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

  • April 2023

  • Sat 1

    National Poetry Month

    April 1, 2023 @ 8:00 am - April 30, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
  • Fri 28

    Poem in Your Pocket Day

    April 28, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    https://poets.ca/programs/pocketpoem/

  • May 2023

  • Wed 31

    Battle of the Books – Vic High Reads 2023 Virtual Assembly

    Featured May 31, 2023 @ 8:00 am - June 2, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
  • September 2023

  • Mon 25

    Truth and Reconciliation Week

    September 25, 2023 - September 30, 2023

    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

  • October 2023

  • Mon 23

    Drop Everything and Read Day

    October 23, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • November 2023

  • Sun 5

    Veterans’ Week

    November 5, 2023 @ 8:00 am - November 11, 2023 @ 5:00 pm

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

  • June 2024

  • Fri 21

    All library books and texts due!

    June 21, 2024
  • Mon 24

    Summer Reading Sign out

    June 24, 2024 @ 8:00 am - June 27, 2024 @ 4:00 pm
  • September 2024

  • Tue 3

    Goals & Good Habits

    September 3, 2024 @ 8:00 am - September 6, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 9

    Grade 9 recommended 2023-24

    September 9, 2024 @ 8:00 am - September 13, 2024 @ 5:00 pm

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  • Mon 16

    Start a series

    September 16, 2024 @ 8:00 am - September 20, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 23

    200 pages or fewer

    September 23, 2024 @ 8:00 am - September 27, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 30

    Time Travel

    September 30, 2024 @ 8:00 am - October 4, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
  • October 2024

  • Mon 7

    Tik Tok Trending

    October 7, 2024 @ 8:00 am - October 11, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 14

    Inventions & Innovations

    October 14, 2024 @ 8:00 am - October 18, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 21

    Mysterious Disappearances

    October 21, 2024 @ 8:00 am - October 25, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 28

    The “King of Horror” trivia quiz & display

    Featured October 28, 2024 @ 8:00 am - October 31, 2024 @ 3:30 am

    Entry forms are at the library circulation desk!

  • Tue 29

    Drop Everything and Read Day

    October 29, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 3:15 pm
  • November 2024

  • Fri 1

    International Inuit Day

    November 1, 2024 @ 8:00 am - November 7, 2024 @ 5:00 pm

    What is this day all about?  Find out here.

  • Fri 8

    Indigenous Veterans’ Day

    November 8, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Mon 11

    Remembrance Day

    November 11, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Government of Canada

  • Tue 12

    Out of this World!

    November 12, 2024 @ 8:00 am - November 16, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 18

    It’s Raining Cats and Dogs — and Other Creatures!

    November 18, 2024 @ 8:00 am - November 23, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 25

    Consider a Classic!

    November 25, 2024 @ 8:00 am - November 29, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
  • December 2024

  • Mon 2

    Food for Thought

    December 2, 2024 @ 8:00 am - December 6, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
  • Fri 6

    Sinterklaas (St. Nicholas Day)

    December 6, 2024

    Learn about St. Nicholas Day HERE.

  • Sun 8

    Bodhi Day

    December 8, 2024

    Learn  more about Bodhi Day HERE.

  • Mon 9

    Myths, Legends, and Cultural Stories

    December 9, 2024 @ 8:00 am - December 13, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
  • Thu 12

    Feast Day of Our Lady Guadalupe

    December 12, 2024

    Learn about this cultural celebration HERE.

  • Fri 13

    St. Lucia Day

    December 13, 2024

    Learn more about St. Lucia day HERE.

  • Mon 16

    Feel-Good Reads: Books to Warm Your Heart and Stir Your Soul

    December 16, 2024 @ 8:00 am - December 20, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 16

    La Posadas

    December 16, 2024

    Learn about it HERE.

  • Wed 18

    World Arabic Language Day

    December 18, 2024

    Learn about Arabic Language Day HERE.

  • Sat 21

    Indigenous Winter Solstice

    December 21, 2024

    Learn about the significance of Indigenous solstice and cultural observances HERE.

  • Wed 25

    Hanukkah

    December 25, 2024 @ 8:00 am - January 2, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

    Learn more about Hanukkah HERE.

  • Wed 25

    Christmas

    December 25, 2024

    Christmas is celebrated worldwide -- both as a secular holiday and as a religious holiday. It's often hard to tell where the secular and religious traditions begin and end, since they are often intertwined in many people's celebrations. Here are 10 interesting facts about Christmas that include both!  

  • Thu 26

    Boxing Day

    December 26, 2024

    Find out about more about Boxing Day HERE.    

  • Thu 26

    Kwanzaa

    December 26, 2024 - January 1, 2025

    Learn more HERE. (off-site, students & staff -- please use the password for GALE Global Issues in Context database Learn more HERE.

  • Tue 31

    Omisoka

    December 31, 2024

    Learn about Omisoka HERE

  • January 2025

  • Mon 6

    “On the lighter side”

    January 6, 2025 @ 8:00 am - January 10, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 13

    Feeling Blue?

    January 13, 2025 @ 8:00 am - January 17, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 20

    Mindfulness & Mental Health

    January 20, 2025 @ 8:00 am - January 31, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • February 2025

  • Mon 3

    African American Authors – classic & contemporary

    February 3, 2025 @ 8:00 am - February 8, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 10

    African-Canadian authors

    February 10, 2025 @ 8:00 am - February 15, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 17

    African authors beyond Canada and the United States

    February 17, 2025 @ 8:00 am - February 21, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

    Cana

  • Mon 24

    Feb. 24 Vic High Staff Banned Books choices

    February 24, 2025 @ 8:00 am - March 1, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 24

    Feb. 25 Vic High Staff Banned Books Choices

    February 24, 2025 @ 8:00 am - March 1, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Wed 26

    Feb. 26 Vic High Staff Banned Books Choices

    February 26, 2025 @ 8:00 am - March 1, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Wed 26

    Feb. 27 Vic High Staff Banned Books Choices

    February 26, 2025 @ 8:00 am - March 1, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Thu 27

    Feb. 28 Vic High Staff Banned Books Choices

    February 27, 2025 @ 8:00 am - March 1, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • March 2025

  • Mon 3

    Classic literature by French authors

    March 3, 2025 @ 8:00 am - March 31, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 10

    “Going Green” (awesome multi-genre books with green covers)

    March 10, 2025 @ 8:00 am - March 31, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 31

    19th Century Classic Literature

    March 31, 2025 @ 8:00 am - April 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • April 2025

  • Mon 7

    Classic Canadian Literature

    April 7, 2025 @ 8:00 am - April 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 14

    Classics adapted as graphic novels

    April 14, 2025 @ 8:00 am - April 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • May 2025

  • Mon 5

    Mental Health Week: Personal Stories & Lived Experiences

    May 5, 2025 @ 8:00 am - May 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 12

    Rainbow Week — books by LGBTQIA authors

    May 12, 2025 @ 8:00 am - May 31, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 26

    Vic High Reads Battle of the Books — May 29

    Featured May 26, 2025 @ 8:00 am - May 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • September 2025

  • Mon 8

    Sept. 8-12: “Expect the Unexpected”

    September 8, 2025 @ 8:00 am - September 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 15

    Sept. 15-19: The Strange, the Mythical, and the Fantastical

    September 15, 2025 @ 8:00 am - September 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Tue 23

    Sept. 23-26: Graphic Guides to Big Subjects

    September 23, 2025 @ 8:00 am - September 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 29

    Sept. 19-Oct. 3: Truth and Reconciliation

    September 29, 2025 @ 8:00 am - October 3, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • October 2025

  • Fri 3

    Oct. 6-10: Women’s History Month — Young Women Who Made a Huge Impact

    October 3, 2025 @ 8:00 am - October 31, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 13

    Oct. 13-17: All Creatures Great and Small

    October 13, 2025 @ 8:00 am - October 31, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

     

  • Mon 20

    Oct. 20-24: National School Library Week – Stories Centered Around Libraries and Books

    October 20, 2025 @ 8:00 am - October 31, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 27

    Drop Everything and Read Day (D.E.A.R.)

    Featured October 27, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Bring a book or magazine article of your choosing  -- from  Vic High Library, the public library, classroom library, home or  friends -- and read silently for at least 20 minutes. No phones or technology -- just  the reading material in your hands! 

  • Mon 27

    Oct. 27-31: “Agent Orange”

    October 27, 2025 @ 8:00 am - October 31, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • November 2025

  • Mon 3

    Nov. 3-7: True Stories of Survival – The Holocaust

    November 3, 2025 @ 8:00 am - November 29, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 10

    Nov. 10-14: Historical Fiction Set During the World Wars

    November 10, 2025 @ 8:00 am - November 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

    WAr I or

  • Mon 17

    Nov, 17-20: The Risk Takers – True Stories of Individuals Who Fought Against Oppression

    November 17, 2025 @ 8:00 am - November 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • Sat 29

    Dec. 1-5: “The Art of the Matter” — True Stories of Artists Achieving Success Despite Setbacks

    November 29, 2025 @ 8:00 am - December 31, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
  • January 2026

  • Mon 12

    Jan. 13-17: Try Something New to Beat the January Blues!

    January 12 @ 8:00 am - January 31 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 19

    Endings: the good, the bad and in-between

    January 19 @ 8:00 am - January 31 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 26

    Jan. 26-29: Quick Reads – Short Stories Anthologies

    January 26 @ 8:00 am - January 31 @ 5:00 pm
  • February 2026

  • Mon 2

    Feb. 2-6: Must-read Books by Black Canadian Authors

    February 2 @ 8:00 am - February 28 @ 5:00 pm
  • Fri 6

    Feb. 9-13: Love is in the Air

    February 6 @ 8:00 am - February 28 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 16

    Feb. 16-20: Must Read Black Authors From Around the World

    February 16 @ 8:00 am - February 28 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 23

    Feb. 23 – Vic High teachers champion challenged books! (group 1)

    February 23 @ 8:00 am - 11:30 pm
  • Mon 23

    Freedom to Read Week 2026

    February 23 @ 8:00 am - February 28 @ 5:00 pm
  • March 2026

  • Mon 2

    March 2-6: Planes, Trains & Automobiles– stories that begin with a means of transport and go to unexpected destinations

    March 2 @ 8:00 am - March 31 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 9

    Francophone Literature: French Immersion Week

    March 9 @ 8:00 am - March 30 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 30

    March 30-April 3: Awesome Athletes!

    March 30 @ 8:00 am - April 30 @ 5:00 pm
  • April 2026

  • Tue 7

    April 6-10: All Creatures Great and Small

    April 7 @ 8:00 am - April 30 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 13

    April 13-17: Cozy Fiction

    April 13 @ 8:00 am - April 30 @ 5:00 pm
  • Wed 22

    April 20-24: All Things Shakespeare!

    April 22 @ 8:00 am - April 30 @ 5:00 pm
  • May 2026

  • Mon 4

    May 4-8: Mental Health Week

    May 4 @ 8:00 am - May 31 @ 5:00 pm
  • Fri 8

    May 11-15: Must-read Books by Asian Authors

    May 8 @ 8:00 am - May 31 @ 5:00 pm
  • Mon 18

    Vic High Reads 2026 Long List

    May 18 @ 8:00 am - May 31 @ 5:00 pm
  • Tue 26

    May 26 Block C: Vic High Reads Battle of the Books

    May 26 @ 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
  • June 2026

  • Wed 3

    Pride Month – Read LGBTQIA+ titles!

    June 3 @ 8:00 am - June 23 @ 5:00 pm

    Click this icon to access a booklist!

  • Thu 4

    Books Due June 23!

    June 4 @ 8:00 am - June 24 @ 5:00 pm

    Library books AND textbooks!   Return directly to the library!

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