National Indigenous History Month is a time to celebrate the unique heritage, traditions, and knowledge of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. Explore ways to celebrate National Indigenous History Month at NVDPL: Indigenous Language Storytime Kits Borrow a storytime kit in a local Indigenous language: Michif, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, or Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Sníchim. Kits include a variety of resources, including books, DVDs, CDs, activities, and toys. New Murals at Lynn Valley Library

We’re excited to introduce STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) Kits! Designed to make learning coding and robotics fun, these kits are the starting point for a wide variety of creative projects and are suitable for elementary and high school students. Three types of kits are available: Micro:bit, Makey Makey, and Edison Robot. Borrow a kit from your local NVDPL for 21 days to start exploring the creative possibilities. Micro:bit Best for ages 8+ The Mic

One eRead/Un Livrel Canada is back this year from April 1 – 30. This year’s One eRead Canada pick is What I Know About You by Éric Chacour, originally published in French as «Ce que je sais de toi» and translated by Pablo Strauss. Whether you read in English or French (or both!), this is an incredible opportunity to engage with other readers from across Canada. Digital copies of the book will be available from public libraries across Canada with no holds or waitlists. Abo

Looking for fun, free ways to keep the kids engaged this spring break? We’ve got you covered! From our popular Pokémon Scavenger Hunt to Makerspace for Kids, hands-on crafts like sticker-making, suncatchers, and kaleidoscopes, plus themed parties throughout the break, there’s something for everyone! Check out all of the Spring Break events below or on our Events Calendar . Spring Break Book Bags (Grades 3 to 6) Get lost in a story over Spring Break with a personalized book ba

On Tuesday, February 3, our catalogue vendor updated the online catalogue system, changing the My Bookshelf feature to Account Portal. There have been some issues with this change, for NVDPL and other libraries using this system. We are working with our catalogue vendor and other affected libraries to fix the problems introduced by the update, including missing Holds pick-up dates. We apologize for any difficulties with using your catalogue account at this time and thank you

Books by the winners of the 2025 Teen Writing Contest are now available on shelves at NVDPL! Stop by the teen area at your local library to read these compelling stories based on the theme "the butterfly effect." The 2025 contest was open to students in grades 7–12 with original stories of up to 5,000 words. Winners were determined by a committee of library staff, teen leaders, and local authors. In addition to having their work professionally bound and added the libraries’ c