Placemakers! You are invited to a lively discussion among like-minded others at our next Annual General Meeting. This includes current members, future members, and just the plain curious! The Greater Victoria Placemaking Network (GVPN) is hosting its 2023 Annual General … [Read more...]
Celebrating Bruce More, Little Free Library Builder Extraordinaire!
Greater Victoria Placemaking Network celebrates Bruce More, Little Free Library (LFL) Builder Extraordinaire! This fall, the 50th LFL built by More was installed at 731 Macan Place, Victoria, and is being managed by Evamarie Nikelski and Chris Weicker. Since March of … [Read more...]
Call for Volunteer Painters! Falaise Crescent Road Mural Refresh
On August 20, we're looking for around 8 volunteer painters to help in an annual refresh of this road mural, a continued collaboration of the Falaise Community Association and the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network. When: Sunday, August 20, starting @ 8:30am until ~ … [Read more...]
Book Review – Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization and the Decline of Civic Life (2018)
Eric Klinenberg's book takes its title from what Andrew Carnegie said that he wanted the libraries that he funded, over 2,500 built in the late 1800s and early 1900s (mostly in the United States), to be. This sentiment was borne out in the libraries, many of which had high … [Read more...]
700 Little Free Libraries and Counting!
On Sunday, July 30th, neighbours gathered on Wilson St. in Vic West, to cut the ribbon on the 700th little free library (LFL) in the CRD. It was built and installed by Kolby Gasko and can be found at 448 Wilson St. and has been named the “Kiddo Library.” "I built this … [Read more...]
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