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Posted on: August 29, 2023

Victoria Public Library card holders can receive discounts during September

A library card and application form sit on a pile of books, an audiobook and a tablet.

PHOTO: A Victoria Public Library card can be used to check out books, audiobooks, electronic devices and many other materials.

The Victoria Public Library is partnering with area businesses to offer discounts and giveaways to library card holders during Na...

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2020 - Spotlight - Library
Posted on: August 29, 2023

City seeks volunteer applicants for Victoria Public Library Advisory Board

In a crowded library, two women, one of them holding a baby, approach a table booth setup.

PHOTO #1: Residents learn about services offered by the Victoria Public Library and other local organizations during the library’s Summer Fun Fest Kickoff in June 2023.

PHOTO #2: Residents use a variety of materials to create art during the Victoria Public...

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2020 - Spotlight - Library
Posted on: July 25, 2023

Victoria Public Library receives grant for on-site material pickup lockers

A large metal locker structure with many individual lockers and a touchscreen

PHOTO #1: The Victoria Public Library has received a grant to add on-site lockers where residents will be able to pick up and drop off materials. The lockers will be customized with the library’s logo, the City of Victoria logo and acknowledgement of the ...

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2020 - Spotlight - Library
Posted on: June 27, 2023

Victoria Public Library expands patrons’ digital access with CloudLibrary

Images of phones with screens from CloudLibrary. Text: CloudLibrary, a stunning app for avid readers

PHOTO: Victoria County residents can download the CloudLibrary app to access ebooks and audiobooks from a network of 64 Texas libraries. Image contributed by CloudLibrary.

Victoria County residents can now access more than 237,000 ebooks and audiobooks fro...

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2020 - Spotlight - Library
Posted on: December 1, 2020

Victoria Public Library to host family holiday festivities

A woman and two children build gingerbread houses from graham crackers, milk cartons and candy.

PHOTO: Event attendees build a gingerbread house using graham crackers and milk cartons during the Victoria Public Library’s 2019 gingerbread house workshop.

The Victoria Public Library is inviting Victoria families to enjoy the holiday season safely durin...

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2020 - Spotlight - Library
Posted on: September 24, 2020

Library partners with VISD to provide e-book access to students

Young adult e-books and audiobooks are displayed on a webpage.

PHOTO #1: Young adult e-books and audiobooks are available through the Victoria Public Library’s digital content provider, OverDrive.

The Victoria Public Library is collaborating with its digital content provider, OverDrive, and the Victoria Independent Sc...

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2020 - Spotlight - Library
Posted on: September 22, 2020

Library partners with Meals on Wheels to deliver materials to seniors

A paper form listing genres of books, CDs and DVDs to be circled according to preference.

PHOTO #1: A form created by the Victoria Public Library allows Meals on Wheels clients to indicate materials they would like to have delivered to them.

PHOTO #2: Joshua Bonorden poses with one of the tiny libraries he helped build for the Victoria County U...

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2020 - Spotlight - Library
Posted on: August 10, 2020

Victoria Public Library shares live performances by local artists

Singer/songwriter Jerry James plays guitar in library's Bronte Room

PHOTO: Victoria singer/songwriter Jerry James plays the guitar during a performance July 31 that was livestreamed from the Victoria Public Library’s Bronte Room as part of the library’s VPL Jams series featuring local musicians.

Residents who enjoy listeni...

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2020 - Spotlight - Library
Posted on: August 3, 2020

City leaders, community members read aloud to promote literacy

Hunter Follett, CEO of Tejas Production Services, reads aloud

PHOTO: Hunter Follett, CEO of Tejas Production Services, reads aloud from a book in his office on July 30. The reading was filmed for part of a video series to promote National Book Lovers Day on Aug. 9.

The City of Victoria this week invites residents to ...

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2020 - Spotlight - Library
Posted on: June 30, 2020

Day care honors Victoria Public Library staff member for outreach efforts

Woman reads aloud from picture book

PHOTO: Rebecca Sevier, aka “Ms. Rebecca,” reads from a picture book during Story Time Live on May 20. Sevier was honored Friday at the Tiny Sprouts Academy graduation ceremony.

When COVID-19 stopped Victoria Public Library assistant Rebecca Sevier from vis...

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2020 - Spotlight - Library
Posted on: June 8, 2020

Library forgives fines during closure, begins return to normalcy

Girl decorates library window

PHOTO #1: Amelia Ripa decorates a window Wednesday during the Victoria Public Library’s Teen Area Window Painting event.

PHOTO #2: New carpeting was installed in the Victoria Public Library while the building was closed to the public.

PHOTO #3: Mary Jane Ri...

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2020 - Spotlight - Library