Central Children’s Library Revitalization
Nearly 30 years after the opening of Vancouver’s Central Library, the Children’s Library Revitalization project will expand and improve a much-loved public space, responding to the increasing number of families living downtown, and providing enhanced services based on the latest research in child development. This project will transform the lower level of Central Library into […]
Sensory Storytimes
Sensory Storytimes are small-group programs designed to create a welcoming environment for children who may not yet thrive in traditional library storytime settings. They provide early literacy experiences for children who have developmental disabilities, atypical sensory processing and/or other conditions.
Language Fun Storytimes
Language Fun Storytimes were developed in collaboration with Vancouver Coastal Health’s Speech and Language Pathologists. These programs provide opportunities for children with speech/language delays to learn and practice sounds, words, phrases and their social skills in an engaging learning environment alongside their peers and parents/caregivers.
Youth Digital Collections
The demand from young people for engaging materials that they can access from anywhere, at anytime continues increase dramatically.
Alligator Pie
The Alligator Pie Program provides valuable early literacy support from VPL librarians to daycare centres serving vulnerable children and families.
Man in the Moon
VPL’s Man in the Moon program provides opportunities for fathers and caregivers who are men and non-binary to learn ways to support early literacy and language development in their children through playing, singing, talking and reading together.
Mother Goose
Mother Goose is a referral-based program that brings families with young children together for an enriched early literacy experience over a series of sessions.
Roots of Reading Expansion
The Roots of Reading is a fun and appealing collection of YouTube videos designed to support adults with their ability to share engaging songs, rhymes, and stories with young children.
Video Streaming for Kids
Kanopy Kids is a collection of movies and shows for children ages 2 and up, available for streaming to public libraries. Kanopy Kids features a collection of films and TV series...