Accessibility

NVDPL is for everyone!

From home delivery services to assistive technology, our friendly staff offer a wide range of services and resources to ensure that all members of our community have equal access to library materials.

Accessibility Plan | 2023-2026

We're working with the District of North Vancouver, the North Shore Advisory Commitee on Disability Issues (ACDI), and North Vancouver Recreation and Culture to identify, remove, and prevent different types of barriers for people with disabilities. The draft Accessibility Plan, 2023-2026 outlines the District's accessibility goals for the coming years, and the approach we'll take to achieve them.

View the 2023-2026 Accessibility Plan and learn more on the District of North Vancouver's website.

Accessible Services

The Accessible Services team provides specialized services to North Vancouver District residents experiencing permanent or temporary physical, visual, or perceptual disabilities.

Home Library Service

If you are unable to get to the Library because of a physical disability and you live in the District of North Vancouver, you can request deliveries of books and audiovisual materials to your home.

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Talking Books

If you are unable to handle or read print books because of a visual, physical or perceptual disability, you can take advantage of the Talking Books Service.

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Group Visits

NVDPL librarians make monthly library visits to deliver books to to homebound residents at select seniors’ apartment complexes and care facilities across the District of North Vancouver.

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A library experience that works for you.

NVDPL has options to make your library visit as helpful and comfortable as possible, both in person and online.

Wheelchair accessible computer stations are available at all NVDPL locations.
Information desks are equipped with AuraLoop devices for hearing assistance. These devices are compatible with Auracast and T-Coil, and can also be used by picking up the attached earpiece.

The Capilano Meeting Room, Parkgate's Enid Dearing Meeting Room, and the Lynn Valley Learning Lab are also equipped with an assistive listening system.

Please inform staff if you would like to make use of these systems.
Ask staff if you would like to borrow items such as headphones, sunglasses, fidgets and more from the sensory kits. Kits for adults and children are available for in-library use.
Click the UserWay icon on the bottom left of every page on nvdpl.ca for the accessibility menu. You can customize font size, contrast and more to improve your online experience.