There are many different ways to support VPL
WAYS TO GIVE

Online
Make a one-time-donation or a recurring monthly gift. Online gifts can be designated to any of our priority projects. You can make a one-time-donation or a recurring monthly gift.

Employer matching
Many companies encourage employees to contribute to charities by offering a matching gift program.

Gifts in honour & in memory
Making a donation is a wonderful way of paying tribute to a family member or friend, mentor or colleague.

Endowments
Endowments create meaningful legacies. They provide stable, dependable funding for VPL collections, programs and branches.
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sessions of Man in the Moon, Mother Goose, and Alligator Pie funded by VPLF since their inception.
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All the things that are wrong in the world seem conquered by a library’s simple unspoken promise: Here I am, please tell me your story; here is my story, please listen.
Susan Orlean
, The Library Book
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A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life-raft and a festival. They are cathedrals of the mind; hospitals of the soul; theme parks of the imagination. On a cold rainy island, they are the only sheltered public spaces where you are not a consumer, but a citizen instead.
Caitlin Moran
, 2012
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The library is incredible. It’s where everything about us is stored. The library is my home for culture. I love it.
Doug Zak
, VPL Patron
Latest Causes
Browse through the various causes we support and help us achieve our goals
E-Book and Audiobook Collections
Passionate about histories? Love a good mystery? What excites you? Consider sharing your literary love with Vancouver by providing VPL with funds to build eBook and Audio Book collections!
Digital Magazines with Flipster
Flipster’s online newsstand offers an easy, browsable reading experience from some of the top magazines in Canada for Digital Library users.
Mother Goose
Vancouver Public Library’s Mother Goose program is a targeted early literacy initiative for parents and caregivers who are facing challenges and require extra support.
Recent Posts
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The Joy of Books at VPL
Have you ever enjoyed that special rush of excitement and urgency that you get when a VPL hold notification pops up in your inbox? For six-year-old James, picking up his holds at VPL’s Kerrisdale branch is the highlight of his week. His mother Amanda compares his giddiness, enthusiasm, and concern (will they get there in […]