Little Free Libraries

Cordova Bay residents gathered at Piedmont Gardens for the official unveiling of Greater Victoria's 850th little free library on Saturday, Aug. 24.

Since 2017, the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network has been running the Pocket Places Project, which maps, promotes, stocks, and helps build little free libraries across the south Island. To date, the project has delivered more than 104,000 books across Greater Victoria, mapped out 850 little libraries, and helped set up over 125 of the neighbourhood book exchanges.

"It's pretty huge and mind-boggling to think there are now 850 little libraries in the region, and there's no sense in stopping," said Teale Phelps Bondaroff, Pocket Places Project lead. He told Black Press Media about starting the project with his partner in 2017, and trying to reach 150 libraries by Canada's 150th anniversary.

The region's newest library, named "Put A Bird On It" after the crow sculpture that sits under the library, was designed by local folk artist Michael Sheane.

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