The most exciting summer reading program is back! Starts on July 6th and will run until September 1st, you can adventure and read at your own pace. Part reading program, part scavenger hunt– the most fun reading you’ll have all year. You can find the complete reading list when you …
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The most exciting summer reading program is back! If you are new or returning, Welcome!!!Starting on July 7th and running until September 1st, you can adventure and read at your own pace. Part reading program, part scavenger hunt– the most fun reading you’ll have all year. Locations to unlock: Munday …
Read moreA Book Is A Door
“A book is a series of pages held together at one edge, and these pages can be moved on their hinges like a swinging door. They could also be half-doors, doors with windows, double doors, like fold-outs, doors with attachments, pop-ups, textures or moving parts, and shaped doors.”- Remy Charlip …
Read moreShiny New Books We’re Anticipating in 2026
“The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.”― Melody Beattie, The Language of Letting Go It’s a new year, and it’s still the same me. Like many, I have adapted to the mindset that January is still wintering. Some things are new, …
Read moreA Paper Chain Moment
“The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don’t.” — Joshua Becker Paper chains are having a moment for this holiday season. These nostalgic beauties have been a simple craft you can make with young kids for ages. I’ve read opinions that …
Read more8 Books To Cozy Up With For Fall
“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” ~ Lauren DeStefano The cold weather crept in slowly this year in our little patch of the world. The leaves are …
Read moreMeet Artist Dawn Lo: Big-Hearted Magic
“Dawn aims to create works that are high-spirited and whimsical while retaining a certain degree of simplicity and humor. Most of her work is inspired by little, everyday moments and personal multicultural experiences.” I first encountered Dawn Lo’s artwork in the windows of the Marpole Library. I didn’t know her …
Read moreThe Enchanting Emily Hughes
The Bookmobile is an invitation—tender and mischievous all at once. When the Bookmobile transformed from vision to reality, its purpose was clear: it would be more than just a traveling bookshop. It would be an experience, a space that children would delight in visiting, a place they’d want to linger, …
Read moreGet Out and Read 2025
The most exciting summer reading program is back! (For 2026 please go HERE.) Starts on July 7th and will run until September 1st, you can adventure and read at your own pace. Part reading program, part scavenger hunt– the most fun reading you’ll have all year. Locations to unlock:Granville IslandBoundary …
Read moreDragon Books and Quotes
“No, I would not want to live in a world without dragons, as I would not want to live in a world without magic, for that is a world without mystery, and that is a world without faith.”― R.A. Salvatore What would a world be like without dragons? When my …
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