{"id":72,"date":"2023-03-17T13:54:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T17:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bclaconnect.ca\/climateactionweek\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2026-07-21T22:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:33:15","slug":"participating-libraries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bclaconnect.ca\/climateactionweek\/participating-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Participating Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Libraries and other educational and cultural organizations can use Climate Action Week to coordinate action on the climate change related challenges and emergencies facing our communities. CAW encourages libraries to host climate programs, displays, and other initiatives as people all around the world prepare for the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/unfccc.int\/cop28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Nations Climate Change COP<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact the Climate Action Week planning committee to let us know you will be participating and share your ideas and plans: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:climateaction@bcla.bc.ca\"><b>climateaction@bcla.bc.ca<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 aria-label=\"List of Participating Libraries:\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><\/h3>\n<h3 aria-label=\"List of Participating Libraries:\" aria-expanded=\"true\">LIST OF PARTICIPATING LIBRARIES IN 2026:<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>B.C.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bowen Island Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Burnaby Public Library<\/li>\n<li>BCIT Library<\/li>\n<li>Capilano University Library<\/li>\n<li>Coquitlam Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Douglas College Library<\/li>\n<li>Emily Carr University of Art + Design Library<\/li>\n<li>Fraser Valley Regional Library<\/li>\n<li>Gibsons &amp; District Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Langara College Library<\/li>\n<li>Nelson Public Library<\/li>\n<li>New Westminster Public Library<\/li>\n<li>North Vancouver City Library<\/li>\n<li>North Vancouver District Public Libraries<\/li>\n<li>Penticton Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Pemberton and District Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Port Moody Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Richmond Libraries<\/li>\n<li>Royal Roads University Library<\/li>\n<li>Salmon Arm Branch, Okanagan Regional Library<\/li>\n<li>Squamish Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Surrey Libraries<\/li>\n<li>University of British Columbia Library<\/li>\n<li>University of the Fraser Valley<\/li>\n<li>University of Northern British Columbia (Geoffrey R Weller Library)<\/li>\n<li>University of Victoria Libraries<\/li>\n<li>Vancouver Island University Library<\/li>\n<li>Vancouver Public Library<\/li>\n<li>West Vancouver Memorial Library<\/li>\n<li>Whistler Public Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Alberta<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Camrose Municipal Library<\/li>\n<li>Edmonton Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Hinton Municipal Library<\/li>\n<li>Strathcona County Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Ontario<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Collingwood Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Elgin County Library<\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Halton Hills Public Library<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The John W. Graham Library &amp; Trinity College Archives<\/span><\/li>\n<li>McMaster University Libraries<\/li>\n<li>Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Library, University of Toronto Libraries<\/li>\n<li>Oshawa Public Libraries<\/li>\n<li>Ottawa Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Toronto Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Biblioth\u00e8que de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Ottawa | University of Ottawa Library<\/li>\n<li>University of Toronto Music Library<\/li>\n<li>University of Waterloo Library<\/li>\n<li>Vaughan Public Libraries<\/li>\n<li>Waterloo Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Whitby Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Wilfrid Laurier University Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Saskatchewan<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Biggar Lionel A. Jones Wheatland Regional Library<\/li>\n<li>Moose Jaw Public Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Quebec<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Biblioth\u00e8que de Candiac<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-label=\"Displays:\" aria-expanded=\"true\">***<\/h4>\n<h4 aria-label=\"Displays:\" aria-expanded=\"true\">Inspiration<\/h4>\n<h4 aria-label=\"Displays:\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><strong>Displays:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Books on the Climate Crisis along with copies of\u00a0<strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/secure-web.cisco.com\/1ztVcT5Qf_WAPG-HdlEaLo5esLcQNwyF_WDlInsSJdRqZAMHxf102YIhqb4sIbziAWOrGmMKhjEFVhr9zMsDryDbErMIp-tS_QJoc6I74T9iGSeksVCh5H-TljkQxWi-rBrLiIwAUFGGZjP2MGZ0e76oP1mnXKkmF5rJn3axNqYHwReDnuTbq3-akwowUrlmvIVSueAXMoKbVhJdocAtEeHwvDdgLNIE0vWNZiGRMxofb3fWLwGMFofMNnIF766EK0XHOKFCpBkxwwBPdj3j-dYwLi0nX0BE-gXp34MIF6jYKUs-WOp2DFhEzs1EiewFuBOz238OXeVVqJwiAZ21QnQ\/https%3A%2F%2Fwestvanlibrary.ca%2Fevents%2Fprograms%2Fclimate-future%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Action Toolkits<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in English, Farsi &amp; Simplified Chinese (West Vancouver Memorial Library)<\/li>\n<li>Books on Food Systems and Permaculture (University of British Columbia\u2019s Woodward Science Library)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 aria-label=\"Booklists:\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><strong>Booklists:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/fvrl.bibliocommons.com\/list\/share\/165891032_fvrl_picks\/2142138209_climate_action_week_reading_list-september_2022-_fvrl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Action Week Reading List<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fraser Valley Regional Library)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/fvrl.bibliocommons.com\/list\/share\/165891032_fvrl_picks\/2142137029_climate_action_week_reading_list-kids-_september_2022-fvrl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Action Week Reading List \u2013 Kids<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fraser Valley Regional Library)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/westvanlibrary.bibliocommons.com\/list\/show\/161291571\/1560305620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Future Recommended Reading<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(West Vancouver Memorial Library)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/westvanlibrary.bibliocommons.com\/list\/show\/161291571\/2088402739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recommended Reads by Kat\u0142\u012f\u00e0 Lafferty, Climate Writer in Residence<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(West Vancouver Memorial Library)<\/li>\n<li>Climate crisis reading podcast to be added to our ReadRadio channel during CAW (Fraser Valley Regional Library)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 aria-label=\"Subject guides:\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><strong>Subject guides:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/westvanlibrary.ca\/research-learn\/recommended-resources-by-topic\/environment-sustainability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environment &amp; Sustainability<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(West Vancouver Memorial Library)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/westvanlibrary.ca\/research-learn\/recommended-resources-by-topic\/emergency-preparedness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emergency Preparedness<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(West Vancouver Memorial Library)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/westvanlibrary.ca\/research-learn\/recommended-resources-by-topic\/extreme-heat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Extreme Heat<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(West Vancouver Memorial Library)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/westvanlibrary.ca\/research-learn\/recommended-resources-by-topic\/sea-level-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sea Level Rise<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(West Vancouver Memorial Library)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/westvanlibrary.ca\/research-learn\/recommended-resources-by-topic\/wildfire-smoke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildfire Smoke<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(West Vancouver Memorial Library)<\/li>\n<li><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.ubc.ca\/ClimateActionWeek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UBC Climate Action Week<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(University of British Columbia Library)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.ubc.ca\/climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Change Research Guide<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(University of British Columbia Library)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.ubc.ca\/climatechangeokanagan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Change in the Okanagan Research Guide<\/a><\/strong> (University of British Columbia Library)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Libraries and other educational and cultural organizations can use Climate Action Week to coordinate action on the climate change related challenges and emergencies facing our communities. 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