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Title: Carnegie Library - Interview with Carl:
Contributor(s): Carl (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-10-25
Language: English
Description: Carl talks about the value of the Carnegie Library to members of his community.
Extent: 00:00:57
Subject(s): Libraries, Vancouver Public Library - Carnegie Branch
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Earlier Days at the Dunbar Library - Interview with Jenny Wright:
Contributor(s): Wright, Jenny (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-14
Language: English
Description: Jenny Wright and her son were once regulars at the Dunbar Branch Library.
Extent: 00:02:45
Subject(s): Vancouver Public Library - Dunbar Branch, Libraries, Librarians, Storytelling
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 1980s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Episode 2 - 2013: Secrets and Celebrations
Contributor(s): Hanomansing, Ian (Speaker), Bromley, Malcolm (Interviewee), Barman, Jean (Interviewee), Atkin, John (Interviewee), Shackleton, Paula (Interviewee), Knott, Susan (Interviewee), Levy, Malcolm (Interviewee), McMillan, Tim (Speaker), Lakefield (Musical group) (Performer)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2015-06-08
Language: English
Description: In this episode of Vancouver Special, we explore the 125th anniversary of Stanley Park, stroll around Vancouver as the most walkable city in Canada and hear about the library Foundation's TOUCH fundraising event supporting the VPL Inspiration Lab. CBC's Ian Hanomansing sets the scene for 2013 as we feature interviews with Vancouver Park Board general manager Malcolm Bromley, author and historian Jean Barman, walking advocate and writer John Atkin, and VPL Foundation directors Paula Shackleton and Susan Knott along with artist and curator Malcolm Levy. Stanley Park is designated a national historic site of Canada, and it's a lush 400-hectare urban forest with a spectacular seawall and numerous famous landmarks. Park Board general manager Malcolm Bromley talks about the park, its 125th anniversary and what draws millions of visitors each year. Jean Barman is a B.C. author who has written numerous acclaimed books on the history of Canada, women and indigenous peoples. Her book Stanley Park's Secret is a City of Vancouver Book Prize winner. Jean shares some of the history of our city's first, largest, and most beloved urban park. He can wear out a pair of walking shoes in just a few months. Author John Atkin has written several books highlighting some of the best walks around Vancouver, which in 2013 was named the most walkable city in Canada, ahead of Toronto and Montreal and just behind New York, San Francisco and Boston on the international scene. He talks about the joy of walking in Vancouver. It was called TOUCH, and it was a dynamic evening of art, literature and technology to support the VPL Inspiration Lab. VPL Foundation directors Paula Shackleton and Susan Knott along with artist and curator Malcolm Levy look back at this exciting event of installations and live performances. And VPL librarian Tim McMillan brings it all together with some great reads you can find at your library about Stanley Park, walking around our city and experiencing some historic photos from VPL's Special Collections department. The theme song is "North Wind" by Vancouver band Lakefield, from the album Sounds from the Treeline.
Extent: 00:20:47
Subject(s): Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Barman, Jean, Atkin, John, Bromley, Malcolm, Shackleton, Paula, Knott, Susan, Levy, Malcolm, Walkable city, Walkability, Fund raising, Libraries, Vancouver Public Library - Central Branch - Inspiration Lab, Sound studios
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Vancouver Special

Title: Episode 5 - 2002: Vancouver's Book Club Choy(ce):
Contributor(s): Hanomansing, Ian (Speaker), Choy, Wayson (Interviewee), McMillan, Tim (Speaker), Lakefield (Musical group) (Performer)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2015-07-21
Language: English
Description: This episode of Vancouver Special we explore the year - 2002 - with a look back at the launch of Vancouver's first city-wide book club, One Book, One Vancouver. CBC's sets the scene for 2002 and award-winning author Wayson Choy visits us in studio to talk about having his highly acclaimed bestseller selected as One Book, One Vancouver's inaugural title. Popular with readers across the city and beyond, VPL's One Book, One Vancouver was created to promote and encourage a culture of reading and discussion in Vancouver. From 2002 to 2010 the program featured ten amazing books and dozens of imaginative programs – from author readings and neighbourhood walking tours to dinners in the heart of Stanley Park and boxing demonstrations in a regulation-size ring at Library Square – each designed to bring each book's theme's alive. Wayson Choy's first novel, The Jade Peony, spent six months on The Globe and Mail's national bestseller list in 1995 and won the 1996 City of Vancouver Book Award. In 2002, it chosen as the inaugural book for One Book, One Vancouver. And, VPL librarian Tim McMillan brings is back to bring it all together with some great reads you can find at your library. The theme song is “North Wind” by Vancouver band Lakefield, from the album Sounds from the Treeline.
Extent: 00:13:09
Subject(s): One Book, One Vancouver, Book clubs, Books and reading, Libraries
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Vancouver Special

Title: My Dream Job:
Contributor(s): Woo, Alan (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2018-10-04
Language: English
Description: Alan shares his story of how he found his dream job.
Extent: 00:01:03
Subject(s): Librarians, Occupations, Libraries
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: What Changes You?

Title: Strathcona Branch: Such a Special, Welcoming, and Warm Place - Interview with Sarah Slack:
Contributor(s): Slack, Sarah (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2016-06-24
Language: English
Description: Sarah is sad to say goodbye to the Strathcona Branch as she found it to be an "incredibly special, welcoming and warm place."
Extent: 00:00:35
Subject(s): Libraries, Social interaction, Neighbourhoods - Historic changes, Vancouver Public Library - Strathcona Branch
Location(s): Strathcona
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Supported by the Community - Interview with Julia Lane:
Contributor(s): Lane, Julia (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-08
Language: English
Description: Julia talks about the support she has felt from her community.
Extent: 00:01:12
Subject(s): Children, Libraries, Community
Location(s): Mount Pleasant
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City