Ten golden seal bookmarks. Hundreds of Little Free Libraries. One poetic adventure. To celebrate the launch of his new poetry collection What is Broken Binds Us, local author and placemaking advocate Lorne Daniel has teamed up with the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network’s … [Read more...]
Celebrating 1,000 Little Free Libraries in the Region and the Launch of the 2025 Little Free Library Awards!
This Saturday, the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network (GVPN) and the Oaklands Community Association hosted the Beats, Bites, and Books Festival to celebrate one thousand little free libraries in the region. This event drew several hundred people from across the region to … [Read more...]
850th Little Free Library in the CRD Unveiled!
On Saturday, August 24th, at 10 am, neighbours gathered at Piedmont Gardens, to reveal the 850th little free library (LFL) in the Capital Regional District. The LFL, aptly named “Put A Bird On It”, was installed by the Honourable Lana Popham, BC Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture … [Read more...]
This Saturday: Celebrate GVPN Turns 10!
The GVPN's 10th anniversary Celebration Picnic will be on July 20 (from 12-2pm) beside the Rutledge Park Lending Library. The Pocket Places Project will reveal the 100,000th book distributed to a Little Free Library and we will acknowledge the proclamation of Placemaking Day. We … [Read more...]
Keep on sharing your ideas for the 100,000th book
We want to celebrate delivering our 100,000th book to a local LFL and need your help selecting the book. Last week, we invited our community network to submit suggestions for what should be the 100,000th book that we will distribute to a local little free library (LFL) in the … [Read more...]
