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!

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!

Asian Heritage Month
2022-05-01 08:00 - 2022-05-31 17:00
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
2022-05-01 08:00 - 2022-05-31 17:00
These books are excellent resources about mental health.
https://collections.follettsoftware.com/collection/62744fd6a813e100118fb67f?h=24c61e09a2c019ff99edb8ee5144798861ee92cc6e0e8525d9ada34a9075bb4d

Red Dress Day
2022-05-05 08:00 - 17:00
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
2022-06-01 08:00 - 2022-07-31 17:00
Click the image above to access a list of fiction and real-life stories related to gender identity and sexuality.

Truth and Reconciliation Week 2022
2022-09-26 08:00 - 2022-09-30 17:00
Click the image for additional information.

Women's History Month
2022-10-04 08:00 - 2022-10-31 17:00
Click the link for additional information.

https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/commemorations-celebrations/womens-history-month.html

Veterans' Week 2022
2022-11-08 08:00 - 2022-11-12 17:00
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance
Click the link for additional information.

National Poetry Month
2023-04-01 08:00 - 2023-04-30 17:00

Poem in Your Pocket Day
2023-04-28 08:00 - 17:00
https://poets.ca/programs/pocketpoem/

Battle of the Books - Vic High Reads 2023 Virtual Assembly
2023-05-31 08:00 - 2023-06-02 17:00

Truth and Reconciliation Week
2023-09-25 - 2023-10-01
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

Drop Everything and Read Day
2023-10-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-29 09:00 - 15:15

Veterans' Week
2023-11-05 08:00 - 2023-11-11 17:00
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/commemorative-events/veterans-week

All library books and texts due!
2024-06-21 - 2024-06-22

Summer Reading Sign out
2024-06-24 08:00 - 2024-06-27 16:00

Goals & Good Habits
2024-09-03 08:00 - 2024-09-06 17:00
https://vichighlibrary.sd61.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/151/2024/06/Reading-Theme-1.mp4

Grade 9 recommended 2023-24
2024-09-09 08:00 - 2024-09-13 17:00
https://vichighlibrary.sd61.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/151/2024/06/Reading-Theme-Sept-9-13-Grade-9-picks-2.mp4
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Start a series
2024-09-16 08:00 - 2024-09-20 17:00
https://vichighlibrary.sd61.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/151/2024/06/Reading-Theme-Sept.-16-20-1.mp4

200 pages or fewer
2024-09-23 08:00 - 2024-09-27 17:00
https://vichighlibrary.sd61.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/151/2024/06/Reading-Theme-Sept.-26-30-2.mp4

Time Travel
2024-09-30 08:00 - 2024-10-04 17:00
https://vichighlibrary.sd61.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/151/2024/06/Time-Travel-Titles-1.mp4

Tik Tok Trending
2024-10-07 08:00 - 2024-10-11 17:00
https://vichighlibrary.sd61.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/151/2024/06/Add-a-heading-1.mp4

Inventions & Innovations
2024-10-14 08:00 - 2024-10-18 17:00
https://vichighlibrary.sd61.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/151/2024/06/Add-a-heading-2.mp4

Mysterious Disappearances
2024-10-21 08:00 - 2024-10-25 17:00
https://vichighlibrary.sd61.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/151/2024/06/Top-10-Titles-Oct.-21-25.mp4

The "King of Horror" trivia quiz & display
2024-10-28 08:00 - 2024-10-31 03:30
Entry forms are at the library circulation desk!
https://vichighlibrary.sd61.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/151/2024/10/The-King-of-Horror-Fiction-1.mp4

International Inuit Day
2024-11-01 08:00 - 2024-11-07 17:00
What is this day all about? Find out here.

Indigenous Veterans' Day
2024-11-08 08:00 - 17:00

Remembrance Day
2024-11-11 08:00 - 17:00
Government of Canada
