Booktopia

Started in 2005, Booktopia is West Vancouver’s Literary Arts Festival for young people. Booktopia promotes literacy, celebrates language arts and cultivates creative thought amongst kids, teens and families in West Vancouver.

Booktopia is a partnership between the West Vancouver Memorial Library Foundation and West Vancouver Schools.

Thanks to the WVML Foundation’s generous support, over 1,500 West Vancouver students hear from the best and brightest speakers every year. West Vancouver Schools generously provides theatre space and technical support at the Kay Meek Centre.

Typically held in early May, Booktopia offered a series of events for preschool, elementary and secondary school students at two venues: the Kay Meek Centre and the West Vancouver Memorial Library. Events include author visits, workshops, a youth art exhibit, a puppet show and more. Past speakers have included Jacqueline Woodson, Kazu Kibuishi, Shane Koyczan and dozens of other internationally renowned authors and illustrators. Booktopia 2020 and 2021 speakers and programs will all be virtual.