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New York-based online cultural guide Flavorpill has compiled a list of the world's 25 most beautiful public libraries and Vancouver's Central Public Library has impressed the jury all the way up to ...
The Central Library, which opened May 26, 1995, at 350 West Georgia St., was the largest capital project ever undertaken by the City of Vancouver at the time at an estimated cost of $107 million ...
A planned rooftop garden atop Vancouver Central Library is finally set to open to the public after years of delay. A greenspace has been in place since the construction of the library back in 1995 ...
The top two floors of the iconic Central Library in downtown Vancouver have now been opened to the public, featuring a new 7,400-square-foot rooftop garden, reading rooms, a theatre and meeting space.
Vancouver’s downtown library — a nine-storey “Colosseum” that holds 1.3 million items and covers a full block at Georgia and Homer — is approaching its 20th anniver… ...
Vancouver's Public Library Foundation has received a donation of $5 million to expand its children's programs, the largest private donation ever to a public library in Canada.
On Monday, the Vancouver City Council will vote whether to purchase the land next to the library for $12 million. McEnerny-Ogle is optimistic the council will approve it. Less than market value ...
Many people think of libraries as book depositories. But according to the Vancouver Public Library’s chief librarian, Sandra Singh, they are also places of learning and creation. In an interview ...
The Vancouver Public Library's central branch has held LGBT events, such as this Pride display in 2013. Charlie Smith. LGBT activists and allies, including Qmunity, expressed concerns prior to the ...
OSO’s idiosyncratic approach to the glass tower, one of Vancouver’s dominant architectural forms, consists of offset glass prisms, arranged vertically. (Courtesy OSO) Deloitte Summit straddles ...