Libraries in Vancouver

285 libraries are mapped in Vancouver, from the main city library to branch libraries, mobile library stops and the street bookcases where books are swapped for free. Where the data says so, you also get opening hours and whether the building is step free.

Named libraries in Vancouver

  1. VPL: Central LibraryWest Georgia Street 350 · Mo-Th 09:30-20:30; Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-18:00 · Step free
  2. Samuel and Frances Belzberg LibraryWest Hastings Street 515 · Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00
  3. Little Free Library
  4. VPL: Joe Fortes BranchDenman Street 870 · Sa,Su 09:30-17:00; Mo,Fr 09:30-18:00; Tu-Th 09:30-20:00 · Step free
  5. VPL: Carnegie BranchMain Street 401 · Mo-Th 09:30-20:00; Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa-Su 09:30-17:00
  6. Creek Book Exchange
  7. Birch Book Exchange
  8. VPL: nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona BranchEast Hastings Street 730 · Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa,Su 09:00-18:00
  9. VPL: Firehall BranchWest 10th Avenue 1455 · Tu-We 09:30-19:00; Th-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa-Su 09:30-17:00
  10. VPL: Mount Pleasant BranchKingsway 1 · Mo-Fr 09:30-20:00; Sa-Su 09:30-17:00 · Step free
  11. Emily Carr University Library
  12. Free Little Library
  13. VPL: Britannia BranchNapier Street 1661 · Mo-We 09:30-20:00; Sa-Su 09:30-17:00; Th-Fr 09:30-18:00 · Step free
  14. VPL: Kitsilano BranchMacdonald Street 2425 · Mo-Th 09:30-20:00; Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa-Su 09:30-17:00
  15. Neighbourhood Book Exchange
  16. Ladybug Community Little Library
  17. VPL: Terry Salman BranchClancy Loranger Way 4575 · Mo-Fr 09:30-20:00; Sa-Su 09:30-17:00 · Step free
  18. Book exchange box
  19. Mrs. Evans' Library
  20. Templeton Treehouse Library
  21. Fleming Street Little Free Library
  22. Little Library
  23. Findlay Street book exchange
  24. Six Ave Branch
  25. VPL: Kensington BranchCedar Cottage Mews 1428 · Tu, Fr 09:30-18:00; We-Th 09:30-19:00; Sa-Su 09:30-17:00

Showing 25 of the 30 named points. The map has all 285, including the 255 that carry no name in OpenStreetMap.

Questions

Where is the nearest library in Vancouver?
Allow location access and the map centres on you with the closest of the 285 mapped libraries around it, or pan to any area and search there. Tap a marker for its position, opening hours when known, and walking directions.
Are the libraries in Vancouver free to use?
Public libraries normally are, both for reading on site and for using the toilets, wifi and workspace. Borrowing usually needs a library card, which is typically free for residents.
Are opening hours shown?
Where OpenStreetMap has them. Branch libraries often keep shorter and more variable hours than the main library, and some have self service hours outside staffed times, so confirm before a special trip.
What is a public bookcase?
A street cabinet or shelf where anyone can take a book and leave one, sometimes called a little free library. They are included here alongside proper libraries, and they are the kind of small fixture only OpenStreetMap bothers to map.
Where does this libraries data come from?
From OpenStreetMap, a map built by volunteer surveyors and maintained continuously. It is the best available source for small fixtures like this one, because they are the things commercial map providers do not bother collecting.
Something is missing or wrong. Can I fix it?
Yes, and it is the fastest way to get it corrected. Edit the point on openstreetmap.org and the change flows through to this page on the next refresh. There is no separate database here to correct.
Is the list of libraries in Vancouver complete?
It is as complete as the local survey effort. Densely mapped cities are close to exhaustive; elsewhere expect gaps. The map is always the fuller view, since the list on this page only names the points that have a name.

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