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Holiday Hours

Monday, May 19 (Victoria Day) – Open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tuesday, July 1 (Canada Day) – Open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday, August 4 (BC Day) – Open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday, September 1 (Labour Day) – Closed
Tuesday, September 30 (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) – Open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday, October 13 (Thanksgiving) – Closed
Tuesday, November 11 (Remembrance Day) – Open 1 – 5 p.m.
Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) – Closed
Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day) – Closed
Friday, December 26 (Boxing Day) – Closed
Saturday, December 27 – Wednesday, December 31 – Open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Years Day) – Closed

Location

The Library is located in West Vancouver’s Ambleside neighbourhood, across the street from Memorial Park and just east of the Community Centre.

West Vancouver Memorial Library
1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, B.C.
V7V 1J8
604.925.7400

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Nation). We recognize and respect them as nations in this territory, as well as their connection to the lands and waters around us since time immemorial.


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Public Transportation

West Vancouver’s Blue Bus system is part of Translink and we’re right on the main route! Blue buses provide accessible service for wheelchairs and scooters, as well as bicycle racks.

Schedules can be found on westvancouver.ca or visit Translink’s main or mobile website.

Seniors’ Activity Centre Shuttle Bus Service

With an official stop at the Library, the SAC shuttle bus provides seniors with easy access between 8:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. weekdays (until 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday). Pick up a schedule at the Library, the Seniors Centre or view it online.

Bike to the Library

The North Shore has a number of bike routes to get you where you want to go. Bike racks are located at the front of the Library.

For information and routes visit bikehub.ca.

Parking

Free parking is available in the Library’s parking lots and on the street.
Time limits are in effect 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday – Saturday.

  • 15 minute parking – Marine Drive in front of the Library
  • 1 hour parking – 20th Street between Bellevue and Marine Drive
  • 2 hour parking – the upper parking lot west of 20th Street

Parking is available on the following streets: (Be sure to read street signs carefully for those times when parking is not permitted.)

  • Argyle between 21st and 22nd Streets
  • Bellevue between 19th and 21st Streets
  • Esquimalt, both East and West of 20th Street
  • 19th Street north of Marine Drive
  • 20th Street north of Marine Drive
  • 21st Street between Bellevue and Argyle

 

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