Victoria High School Library

"Found poetry" creation
2022-04-20 11:15 - 23:45 (America/Vancouver)
Create an original “found poem” — found in pages of magazines and book discards from our library! Illustrations encouraged but optional!

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.

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!

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

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

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.

Black History Month
2022-02-01 08:00 - 2022-03-01 17:00, 2021-02-01 08:00 - 2021-02-28 17:00

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.

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

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

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

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

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!

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.

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/

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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!

Beat the January Blues with a "blue" titled book!
2021-01-18 08:00 - 2021-01-29 17:00
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 the library displays, shelves, and catalog on your own.
