Welcome to the VPL Foundation

VPL Foundation is grateful for the support of our donors – your generosity enabled over 272,430 cardholders to learn, engage and connect this year.

VPL Spaces

77%

Central Children's Library Revitalization

Goal: CA$10,000,000
Raised: CA$7,700,000

Central Library Entry Level Renewal

The revived main floor will serve as a dynamic gateway to the library.

Collections and Services

100%

Library Donations For Print Collections

As the third-largest library system in Canada, VPL has over 3 million physical books available free of charge to patrons.
Goal: CA$1
Raised: CA$1

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!

Youth Digital Collections

The demand from young people for engaging materials that they can access from anywhere, at anytime continues increase dramatically.

Programs for Children

Alligator Pie

The Alligator Pie Program provides valuable early literacy support from VPL librarians to daycare centres serving vulnerable children and families.

Language Fun Family Storytime

Enjoy Family Storytime At The Public Library Language Fun Storytimes were developed in collaboration with Vancouver Coastal Health’s Speech and Language Pathologists. These programs offer children with speech/language delays the opportunity to learn and practice sounds, words, phrases, and social skills in an engaging learning environment alongside their peers and parents/caregivers. Whether you’re attending family storytime, visiting with your child, or coming as a parent or caregiver, everyone is welcome for a story. Convenient drop-in options available. Simply arrive, settle in, and enjoy meaningful moments of play together. These storytimes are perfect for building connections, exploring books, and supporting language development through online resources and in-person experiences. It’s a wonderful way for families to learn, laugh, and grow together while enjoying all that the public library has to offer.

Parent-Child Mother Goose Program

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.

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.

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.