Friends of the VPL

We're a community of library lovers who advocate & fundraise for the @VPL. Check out book'mark, our shop at VPL's Central Branch 📚

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Interested in seeing what Friends of the VPL and book'mark are up to? Check out our Instagram account at https://t.co/GKUWEGKdpH

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Word of the day:

Pronoia: describes a state of mind that is the opposite of paranoia. Whereas a person suffering from paranoia feels that persons or entities are conspiring against them, a person experiencing pronoia believes that the world around them conspires to do them good.

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Lets bring as many of these words back as possible 😃
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Who can relate to any of these? 😉

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Announcement! We are having a book drive Aug.24th-Sept.10th at VPL Central. We are accepting any unwanted books, DVDs, and CDs in good condition. Your contributions are greatly appreciated! #bookdrive #booklovers

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Do you have a favourite outdoor spot in Vancouver to read a book? Let us know! #summerreading #booklovers #outdoorreading #vancouverbc

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Save the date(s)! After far too long, our used book sale is back, Sept.14-16 at the Central Branch. Please bring your own bags and smiles! @VPL

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Sad but true! We rely on your kind donations to fill our shelves in book'mark and are currently VERY low on English language fiction. Please spread the word and drop by our store during shop hours with your book donations. Thank you so very much!

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"Birthdays are nature’s way of telling us to eat more cake" — Edward Morykwas. Do these cards make you want to eat cake or just plain laugh out loud?

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Another sidewalk sale coming up at book'mark, The Library Store. Click the link for details!

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Read Local BC has an events calendar offering a central hub for BC literary events. Submit your readings, workshops, festivals, book launches, and other book-related events and check out what's coming up this month! https://t.co/srkKR6Rp0r

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Do you have a new baby in the family? Bring them to Renfrew Branch for a special Baby Welcoming!❤️📚👶

Get your baby a free library card, enjoy refreshments & learn about our services and programs for babies and families.

June 26 | 11am | Renfrew Branch| https://t.co/MMmf6XlT6E

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Thank you, thank you!!

#firefighters #southafrica

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Sometimes a crisis hits so hard that a country needs help from others to overcome it. That’s not one-way humanitarian saviourism, it’s international solidarity. 200 South African firefighters land in Edmonton, Canada to help fight the wildfire. Sound up 🔊

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The book quickly became a bestseller & received a 2001 Caldecott Honor. Falconer followed up with several more bestselling Olivia picture books. He died in March 2023 at age 63 of kidney failure. #ianfalconer #childrensauthor #childrensillustrator

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Author trivia:

Ian Falconer crafted a small picture book featuring a story & drawings of a pig to gift his three-year-old niece Olivia at Christmas. The present was a hit & also the inspiration for his first picture book, "Olivia the Pig", published in 2000.

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Anne, (then known as Juliet Hulme), served 5 years in prison, changed her name, became a Mormon, and moved to Scotland. She died in April 2023 of heart failure at age 83. She had published 40 novels throughout her successful career. #anneperry

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Author trivia:

In 1954, Anne Perry and her friend Pauline Parker, aged 15 and 16 respectively, brutally murdered Pauline’s mother in Christchurch, New Zealand. The crime, driven by the girls’ fear of separation due to Perry’s impending departure abroad.

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Check out the self published authors and 'zines at one of your local VPL branches today. #selfpublished #zines

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Borrow a copy of one of the Pulitzer Prize winning book titles at your local Vancouver Public Library branch!

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Find a card for the father figure in your life here at book'mark, The Library Store.