Looking for some new reading for fall?
Then you'll want to make your way to a little free library near you — and you're in luck, because you can find them all over New Westminster.
The little book houses have popped up in neighbourhoods all over the city, giving people a chance to donate books and take books in exchange. A few are officially registered with Little Free Library, and there are a host of others as well.
We first put together this list way back in 2018, crowd-sourcing ideas from readers on social media. It's been updated multiple times since, and we thought it was time for a refresh as we head into the fall season for 2022.
Know any libraries we've missed? Reach out to reporter Julie MacLellan on Twitter or by email, [email protected].
Happy reading!
Sapperton and Massey/Victory Heights
- 309 Nootka St. – in the alley, just up from East Columbia (This one even has a Twitter account, @NootkaStLibrary.)
- Miner Street, near the corner of Debeck
- 400 block of Fader Street, between Major and Sherbrooke (two libraries; one for kids’ books)
- Sapperton Plaza, on East Columbia Street between Knox Presbyterian Church and Starbucks
- 444 Wilson St.
- 421 Cumberland St., at Carroll Street (two libraries; one for kids and one for adults)
- 400 block of Alberta Street
- 111 Rickman Pl. (at Jackson Crescent)
- Richmond Street, between Alberta and Shiles streets
- 930 Cumberland St, on the lawn at Mount Zion Lutheran Church (the focus is on kids/youth books, but there's a shelf for adults too)
- Victory Heights triangle park, off Chilliwack Street (erected by Massey-Victory Heights Residents' Association)
- 436 Elmer St.
Victoria Hill
- The Little Library on the Hill is in the centre of the neighbourhood, just off East Royal Avenue, in the park by the duck pond, with a bench beside it for reading in good weather.
Queen's Park and Glenbrooke North
- 710 Fourth St.
- Fourth Avenue, between Fourth and Fifth streets
- 222 Princess St.
- Fourth Avenue, near Arbutus Street
- 240 Sandringham Ave.
- Foot of Colborne Street, in the roundabout
- 205 Fourth Ave.
- Fourth Street, between Regina Street and Fifth Avenue
Downtown
- 72 First St.
Uptown/Brow of the Hill
- 10th Street near Eighth Avenue (across from Joy Farm Market)
- Fifth Avenue, between 13th and 14th streets
West End
- 1407 Nanaimo St.
- 727 Bowler St.
- Eighth Avenue and 14th Street
- 2109 Seventh Ave. (across from 22nd Street station)
Queensborough
- 255 Salter St., Port Royal (It's handily located just five minutes from the bus stop and five minutes from the Q2Q ferry dock. It was funded by a Neighbourhood Small Grant from the Vancouver Foundation.)
- Star Crescent, just off Furness
- Queensborough Community Centre
- South Dyke Road, just off Pier Place
Note: This list has been sourced in part from community suggestions and is accurate to the best of our knowledge. But if we’ve made any errors or not quite explained a location correctly, please let us know. Or if we’ve missed any pop-up libraries in your neighbourhood, please tell us. Email [email protected].
