On Saturday, September 24th, neighbours gathered on Haultain St. to cut the ribbon on the 650th little free library (LFL) in the CRD. It was built and installed by Marthinus and Lori de Wet, near the corner of Haultain St. and Scott St. in Victoria. The LFL, dubbed the … [Read more...]
New Road Mural on Falaise Crescent, Saanich
Almost two years ago, the Falaise Community Association (FCA) connected with the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network (GVPN) and explored the possibility of installing a road mural on Falaise Crescent. On Saturday, August 13, 2022, volunteers from the FCA, the GVPN, and … [Read more...]
75,000 Books and Counting
Since August 2017, the GVPN Pocket Places Project has been delivering books to little free libraries (LFLs) around the region. This week, project lead Teale Phelps Bondaroff delivered the 75,000th book to a LFL. A copy of Phyllis Webstad’s “The Orange Shirt Story” was delivered … [Read more...]
Our Amazing Placemakers, an interview with Sharon Lam
Earlier this year we connected with an amazing placemaker in the Greater Victoria region. Sharon Lam is a visual artist who creates drawings and paintings inspired by her favourite places. Sharon chose twelve of the 600+ Little Free Libraries for this new calendar. In an … [Read more...]
Oak Bay High Student Builds 600th Little Free Library in the CRD!
The 600th little free library (LFL) in the CRD was installed in Oak Bay this weekend. It was built and installed by Sidney Hurst, a grade 12 Oak Bay High student, as part of her final year project. Dubbed ‘Bowker Creek Books,’ this LFL can be found along the Bowker Creek Walkway, … [Read more...]
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