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Covers more than six decades of civil rights, education, entrepreneurship, and social topics that reflected the Black community in America and worldwide.

At Connection to Kith and Kin Online, experts help Indigenous participants search online records for family documents.

This easy-to-use, public, online portal provides access to academic research related to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, as well as community-generated research and reports.

Enjoy unlimited arts and crafts project suggestions, workshops & techniques by top designers and artists via streaming video.

Mobile app users must first create an account with an email address and password (using the browser version of Creativebug).

Read current issues of popular magazines. Back issues are available for some titles.

Read using Flipster app for iOS or Android for best small screen reading experience.

Welcome teachers and educators! Here you can find information for early childhood educators, elementary school teachers, and secondary school teachers.

VPL offers a wide variety of services and resources that facilitate access, support the curriculum, and connect students to the public library. We have workshops, programs, community service opportunities, topical booklists, databases, and extensive collections in both physical and digital formats.

Welcome, intermediate elementary educators! On this page you'll find book recommendations, information about our digital resources, and more. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We love to help!

Welcome, early elementary educators! On this page you'll find our class visit booking form, book recommendations, information about our digital resources, and more. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We love to help!

Vancouver Public Library is pleased to support your work with children and we’ve put together this quick guide to some of our services.