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Giller Prize-winning author Dr. Vincent Lam joins our distinguished 2023 Incite lineup with a novel that casts an insightful, urgent, and intimate eye upon the devastating experience of addiction.
In his practice as an emergency physician…
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Are you a new immigrant who loves libraries? Consider becoming a Library Champion!
As a Library Champion volunteer, you will connect with other immigrants and let them know what their local library offers. NewToBC provides you with training…
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Join us for lunch-time cultural drop-ins with 2023 Indigenous Storyteller Les George.
Les will be conducting two 30-minute cultural sharing sessions, one from 12:15-12:45pm and the other from 1:00-1:30pm. These shorter sessions are…
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“Mom, what are we?”
In Governor General Award winning author Norma Dunning’s new incredible work of nonfiction she shines a light on the Eskimo Disc System—a dehumanizing form of colonization that reduced Inuit identity to a mere…
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Are you looking to expand your circle of queer friends? Celebrate Pride all year round by bringing your favourite book, graphic novel, DVD, podcast, blog or zine to discuss at this fun, casual, in-person event. Lightning rounds of 6 minutes…
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Though T.S. Eliot called April the “cruelest month”, at least we have the indomitable power of poetry to carry us through. Celebrate National Poetry Month with readings and musings from poets whose new collections will provoke, console, and…
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2023 Indigenous Storyteller in Residence Les George will be joined by his brother Sam to teach about Indian Residential Schools and the truth and learning that must come before reconciliation.
Sam George Jr is the first great grandson…
Registration closes April 6 at 6:15pm (76 spots remaining)Register for eventTell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality is a collection of short stories like nothing you’ve ever read before. Lindsay Wong has written a book that defies simple categorization but “immigrant horror” manages to get the idea across. As a…
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This April, the Vancouver Public Library and Vancouver Opera are presenting the third instalment of Opera Adventures, a series that celebrates the power of the human voice.
Learn all about the upcoming Vancouver Opera production of The…
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Celebrate World Autism Awareness Day, and join comic author and illustrator Graeme Partridge-David as he introduces you to Max & friends. Max Velocity is a neurodiversity positive superhero comic for kids, with fun characters, engaging…
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Are you a white person with questions about how race affects different situations, but you feel awkward, shy, or afraid to ask the people of colour in your life? Are you a racialized person who is tired of answering the same questions over…
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Join 2023 Indigenous Storyteller in Residence Les George and Pearl George for an opportunity to learn Sla-hal, also known as “the bone game.”
This will be a fun, interactive session where participants will learn about the cultural…
The four interconnected themes of Les George’s storytelling residency are Culture, Teachings, Family, and Love.
These themes will come together in this event, as Les and his son Kalup George sit down to talk about Language Revitalization…
Registration closes May 4 at 6:00pm (148 spots remaining)Register for eventWhat happened in 1907 that led to a days long racist and violent demonstration against the Asian immigrant communities in Vancouver? How can we make sure something like it doesn’t happen again in the present? Based on his 360° Riot Walk…
Registration required (239 spots remaining)Register for eventCan telling our story help us move on from our traumas? Are the villains of our past worth giving a second look? At the crossroads of fact and fiction Kevin Chong’s The Double Life of Benson Yu is a coming of age story, an examination of…
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Come join 2023 Indigenous Storyteller in Residence Les George for an afternoon of cultural sharing in the beautiful Yosef Wosk Poets' Corner. Les is a knowledge keeper from the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, with over 20 years experience working…
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Gertie Pierre is an elder from Shíshálh Nation (Sechelt First Nation) and an Indian Residential School survivor. She works with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) to provide emotional and cultural support to Indigenous…
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Journey Through Time with Vancouver Author Angela Ahn at VPL's Summer Reading Club Launch! Her latest book, Double O Stephen and the Ghostly Realm, is full of mysterious steam clocks (sound familiar?), museum high jinks, and a long hidden…
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