Quick picks: Escape to Other Worlds/New for 2020 For a booklist and description of each title, scan the QR code or click this link:  t.ly/Coh4  

  Scan the QR code or access the following link for our Vic High booklist:  http://t.ly/3yi4

Realistic fiction: Scan the QR code for featured books or access the booklist at this URL: t.ly/M9na

For recommended reads in our library, scan the QR code or visit t.ly/eQUV

https://www.unicef.org/gender-equality/international-day-girl-2020 Twitter: #GirlsTakeover

    Scan the QR to visit the following link to access a list/description of 12 featured books: t.ly/hNlX

For 12 "quick picks" - scan the QR code or visit this URL:http://t.ly/mhya

For 12 Quick Picks, scan the URL or visit this link:  t.ly/3j6u

For 12 Quick Picks, scan the QR code above or visit this link:  http://t.ly/EC8h For information about Veteran's Week, visit https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/get-involved/veterans-week

For 12 Quick Picks, scan the QR above or visit this link: t.ly/LfM1

  For brief descriptions of this week's 12 featured books, scan the QR code at left or visit http://t.ly/X744

Scan the QR code or visit http://t.ly/ikVB for a full list of books with a movie tie-in available in Vic High Library!

To preview these appetizers, scan the QR code or go to t.ly/lOYD  

Click  the image above to access our library's best short story collections:  realistic fiction, fantasy fiction, steampunk fiction, science fiction and mystery fiction.  There's something here for all reading tastes!

To access the list of 55 "blue" books, go to the library catalog, enter blue in the search box and click the "title" icon below the search box. To beat the January blues with books, find something that suits YOUR current reading tastes/needs.  See the teacher-librarian for suggestions, or browse... Read more

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!

"The Rose that Grew from Concrete" by Tupac Shakur

Sometimes - by Shenagh Pugh  

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!    

Access the booklist at the QR code above or at t.ly/R4bE

Scan the QR code for links to books and CBC documentaries/news specials available through Vic High Library!           http://www.scienceliteracy.ca/about/

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.

Visit the display at the library entrance for books about women in Canada and abroad who are making a positive difference!

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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  

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

Click the image for additional information.

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

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

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

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

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

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What is this day all about?  Find out here.

Government of Canada

Learn about St. Nicholas Day HERE.

Learn  more about Bodhi Day HERE.