Meet Ray Young, Ecostar Award Finalist and Amazing Placemaker who is combining his two favourite hobbies: reading and woodworking. In an interview with Teale Phelps Bondaroff, GVPN’s Pocket Places Project Lead, Ray spoke about his inspiration behind iusedtobeapallet.com. We are … [Read more...]
Bookish Scavenger Hunt and Book Launch of Up for Grabs by Michelle Mulder
A Golden Ticket Scavenger Hunt is taking place in Little Free Libraries across Greater Victoria! Award-winning local author, Michelle Mulder, is releasing a new children’s novel this spring, Up for Grabs. In honor of the book’s themes of hidden treasures and neighborhood … [Read more...]
Books featuring Little Free Libraries (LFLs) and highlight placemaking concepts
One of the most popular placemaking initiatives that the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network is involved with is Little Free Libraries (LFLs). Teale Phelps Bondaroff has been leading the GVPN’s Pocket Places Project, that has LFLs at its centre, since the early days of the … [Read more...]
Ribbon cutting for the region’s 650th Little Free Library
All are welcome to join us on Saturday, September 24th at 11:00 am, when the ribbon will be cut on the Capital Regional District's 650th Little Free Library! Neighbours will be gathering at the corner of Haultain St. and Scott. St. (1635 Haultain Street) for a short ribbon … [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...]
