| Vancouver Public Library | |
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| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Established | 1869 |
| Architect(s) | Moshe Safdie / DA Architects + Planners[4]: 262 |
| Branches | 21 |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | business directories, phone books, maps, government publications, books, periodicals, genealogy, local history |
| Size | 9.5 million (physical and digital)[1] |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 10.4 million[2] |
| Population served | 675,000 (2024) |
| Members | 236,068 (2023)[3] |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $59,331,613 (2023)[2] |
| Employees | 900 |
| Website | www |
Vancouver Public Library (VPL) is the public library system for the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2023, VPL had more than 4.6 million visits with patrons borrowing nearly 10.4 million items including: books, ebooks, CDs, DVDs, video games, newspapers and magazines. Across 21 locations and online, VPL serves over 236,000 active members and is the largest public library system in British Columbia.
- ^ "About Vancouver Public Library". Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Vancouver Public Library Annual Report 2023" (PDF). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "VPL Annual Statistics 2023 FINAL" (PDF). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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