Digital Literacy Supports
VPL is committed to offering a range of programs, resources and lifelong learning opportunities so that Vancouverites can build the new skills and literacies they need to succeed in the 21st century.
Accessible Services
Delivers reading and listening materials in a variety of formats to elderly or disabled patrons at their home or care facility.
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!
Print Collections
As the third-largest library system in Canada, VPL has over 3 million physical books available free of charge to patrons.
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.
Video Streaming
With your support, VPL can enhance the Kanopy video streaming service - enabling cardholders to find and watch over 30,000 movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos that inspire, enrich and entertain.
Branch Improvements and Safety Equipment
With over 6 million people VPL’s 21 branches in 2019, library spaces are continually refreshed and renewed to reflect the evolving role that libraries play in our community.
Central Library Digital Commons Renewal
More than 16 per cent of Vancouverites don’t have high-speed internet at home, and many others don’t have access to a computer.
Interactive Online Literacy, Social Studies and Science Resources
The Scholastic Learning Package consists of three modules (BookFlix, TrueFlix, ScienceFlix) that engage youth on a journey of education, discovery and personal growth.