Vancouver Public Library
Vancouver Public Library 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Library
- Description: public library system in British Columbia
- Also known as: “VPL”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include BC Place and Rogers Arena.
BC Place
Stadium
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BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of False Creek, it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation, a Crown corporation of the province. BC Place is situated 430 metres southeast of Vancouver Public Library.
Rogers Arena
Stadium
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Rogers Arena is a multi-purpose arena at 800 Griffiths Way in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place from its opening until July 6, 2010, when General Motors Canada ended its naming rights sponsorship and a new agreement for those rights was reached with Rogers Communications. Rogers Arena is situated 530 metres east of Vancouver Public Library.
Holy Rosary Cathedral
Church
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, commonly known as Holy Rosary Cathedral, is a late 19th-century French Gothic revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver. Holy Rosary Cathedral is situated 260 metres north of Vancouver Public Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include City Centre and Yaletown.
City Centre
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The City Centre, also known as the Central Business District, is the heart of Vancouver's downtown and contains the city's Financial District, the Granville Entertainment district, and many of its hotels, clubs and historical buildings.
Yaletown
Neighborhood
Yaletown is an area of Downtown Vancouver, Canada, bordered by False Creek and Robson and Homer Streets. Formerly a heavy industrial area dominated by warehouses and rail yards, since the 1986 World's Fair it has been transformed into one of the most densely populated neighbourhoods in the city.
Vancouver Public Library
- Categories: library network, public library, and education
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Vancouver Public Library” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վանկուվերի հանրային գրադարան”
- Basque: “Vancouverko Liburutegi Publikoa”
- Basque: “Vancouverreko Liburutegi Publikoa”
- Chinese: “Vancouver Public Library”
- Chinese: “温哥华公共图书馆”
- Chinese: “溫哥華公共圖書館”
- Chinese: “溫哥華公共圖書館總館”
- Dutch: “Vancouver Public Library”
- French: “bibliothèque municipale de Vancouver”
- French: “Bibliothèque publique de Vancouver”
- French: “Vancouver Public Library”
- French: “VPL”
- German: “Vancouver Public Library”
- Hebrew: “הספרייה הציבורית של ונקובר”
- Hindi: “वैंकूवर पब्लिक लाइब्रेरी”
- Japanese: “バンクーバー公共図書館”
- Japanese: “バンクーバー公立図書館”
- Korean: “밴쿠버 공공 도서관”
- Korean: “밴쿠버 공립 도서관”
- Persian: “کتابخانه عمومی ونکوور”
- Portuguese: “Biblioteca de Vancouver”
- Portuguese: “Biblioteca Pública de Vancouver”
- Russian: “Ванкуверская публичная библиотека”
- Slovenian: “Javna knjižnica v Vancouvru”
- Slovenian: “Vancouver Public Library”
- Slovenian: “VPL”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Publica de Vancouver”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Pública de Vancouver”
- Ukrainian: “Ванкуверська публічна бібліотека”
- Uzbek: “Vancouver jamoat kutubxonasi”
- Vietnamese: “Thư viện Công cộng Vancouver”
- “Vancouver Public Library”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as City Centre and Gastown-Chinatown.
Nearby Places
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