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Accessing the Hidden Job Market
Accessing the Hidden Job Market Register today for a free workshop on accessing the hidden job market, Thursday, May 24, at Bob Prittie Metrotown. More...
Reading buddies
Do you like to read? Do you like helping kids? Sign up to be a teen Reading Buddy this summer at the McGill Branch Library. More...
Thank you
Thank you for your participation! Burnaby Public Library is pleased to present the results of our World Book Day mini-survey. More...
Random Reader: a blog mostly about books
Introducing our new fiction blog! Mrs. Pugsley shares her thoughts weekly at Random Reader, BPL's new fiction blog. More...
Salem Health Reference Library
Looking for health information? Salem Health provides online access to hundreds of articles on diseases, conditions, medical procedures and treatments. More...

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Holiday closure

All branches of Burnaby Public Library will be closed Sunday, May 20 and Monday, May 21, for Victoria Day. Regular hours resume Tuesday, May 22.

Canadian Citizenship Cultural Access Pass

Have you recently received your Canadian citizenship? Burnaby Public Library is now a pickup location for the Institute for Canadian Citizenship Cultural Access Pass.

We Recommend...

Chronicles of the Black Company, by Glen Cook
Glen Cook

Chronicles of the Black Company collects together the first three books in the Black Company series: The Black Company, Shadows Linger, and The White Rose. The series follows the tough mercenaries of the Black Company, who risk their lives as they set out to find the White Rose, a mystical figure who embodies the very essence of good.

Readers in Wonderland, by Deborah O'Keefe
Deborah O'Keefe

In Readers in Wonderland, Deborah O'Keefe discusses the work of more than 80 fantasy fiction writers, and shows why their tales have proved to be so compelling, particularly in recent years. Readers in Wonderland covers a wide range of fantasy fiction, from William Steigs's small picture books to J.R.R. Tolkien's epic series; from utopias like L. Frank Baum's Oz to dystopias like Virginia Hamilton's Dustland; from lesser known works to the phenomenon that is Harry Potter.

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