Greater Victoria Alliance for Literacy

  • TC Book Sale Drop-Off This Weekend!

    It is that time of year again! It’s the 2025 Times Colonist Book Drive and Sale! This year’s book drive is April 19–20. Drop of your books at at the Victoria Curling Club at 1952 Quadra St. This year’s TC Book Sale is on May 3–4. Proceeds support literacy programs like ours — and every…

  • Literacy Celebration at Hillside Centre Feb. 17-23, 2025

    GVAL’s members put up a fun event at Hillside Centre to celebrate literacy. There were lots of fun activities for all ages. A big thanks to Hillside Centre and Bolen Books for allowing us to use their premises! Big hits were Story Studio’s story walks, the Superheroes of Victoria’s story time in superhero gear, Victoria…

  • Salt Spring Literacy Seeking ED – 12 months

    A GVAL member organization is seeking a temporary ED to cover for a maternity leave. Deadline is June 13th, 2025. To apply, visit the following site: https://www.saltspringliteracy.org/job.html

  • 2024 Spring Summit: Final Report

    2024 Spring Summit: Final Report

    The 2024 Spring Summit Final Report, prepared by the GVAL Spring Summit Working Committee, is now available for review. Special thanks are extended to Janine Hannis of Greater Victoria Alliance for Literacy, Sean Rodman of Story Studio Writing Society, Fiona Bramble of Rep Here in Canada, Keith Jones of R. Keith Jones & Associates, and…

  • 2024 Spring Summit for Literacy 

    Welcome to our 2024 Spring Summit for Literacy! Join us for a community gathering of Literacy Champions at the 2024 Spring Summit for Literacy! This in-person event will be held at the scenic Esquimalt Gorge Park Pavillion. Mission Statement for our 2024 Spring Summit for Literacy Literacy-focused organizations in Greater Victoria all face the same…

  • Connect with Literacy at Hillside Centre

    Connect with Literacy at Hillside Centre

    Victoria, BC | February 9-11th, 2024 From February 9-11th, visitors to Hillside Centre can embark on a literary journey by following four different StoryWalk tales. In each StoryWalk, parents and children will read a story by walking (or strolling or skipping) from page to page of a book, which are set up as posters throughout…

  • GVAL Receives Prestigious Council of the Federation Literacy Award

    GVAL Receives Prestigious Council of the Federation Literacy Award

    GVAL has received the Council of the Federation Literacy Award for BC, showing their commitment to literacy. The team is grateful and determined to continue their important work.

  • Festival of Family Literacy

    Join Greater Victoria’s annual literacy tradition! Enjoy a week of fun-filled family literacy activities, including free events and story walks.