Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries

My brother Eric and I have a long tradition of exchanging monkey gifts. I don’t remember how it started, but he got a monkey lamp for his wedding two years ago. Last week was his birthday, so allow me to share the monkey joy with all of you - in the context of books. A banana-load of monkey-centric books awaits you, with a little info on each to whet your ape-itite.

I was thrilled to see that June is Audiobook Appreciation Month—and for the opportunity to share some of my favorites with you. I commute about 25 minutes each way to and from work. Taking advantage of that time to listen to audiobooks really increases my ability to get through the books I want to read. And I’ve come to enjoy the audio format as much as traditional print—or m...

When school's out, lunch shouldn't be hard to find. From June 29–August 14, all kids 18 and under can get a free lunch at Vancouver Community Library and Cascade Park Community Libray. There is no need to fill out paperwork, or sign-up, simply just stop by and eat. The program is made possible through a partnership between FVRLibraries and the nonprofit

Libraries have long encouraged kids to read during the summer with incentive programs; this year’s FVRL theme is “Under the Sea”. Most of us adults don’t have the luxury of three months off, but maybe we do get a vacation and some reading time in the summer months. One way to sail through books this summer is to sign up for

In Morocco, on the northern coast of Africa, temperatures are in the high 80s, so I’m going to start my virtual trip by changing into some light, gauzy clothes. Sigh. Inhabited since Paleolithic times, the current capital city is Rabat (since 1956), but Fez, Meknes, and Marrakech have all been capitals at different times in history. Fez is home to the world’s oldest universit...