The cost to operate volunteer-run booksales is under $100 for each event, so almost all the funds are put into projects.
This is a yearly summary of recent results and projects.
Year | Total Raised | Donations to GVPL |
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2019 | $48,073 | $17,000 Summer Reading Club $10,000 E-books and audiobooks $5,000 Indigenous authors collection $13,000 Digital equipment for Esquimalt Branch |
2018 | $42,878 | $10,000 Indigenous authors collection, in support of reconciliation $5,000 digital lab for teens $15,000 Summer Reading Club for children $10,000 expansion of e-collections |
2017 | $42,271 | $8,000 circulating kits in support of Truth & Reconciliation $15,000 Summer Reading Club $10,000 digital collections $7,000 training in on-line security & web basics |
2016 | $31,658 | $20,000 improved design of GVPL website $10,000 Summer Reading Club for children |
2015 | $36,000 | $10,000 furnishing small meeting spaces $10,000 Summer Reading Club $7,000 Vehicle wrap for outreach vehicle $8,000 Set-up of phone notification system $1,000 Lego collection |