Our most recent reports

• Books BC announces its 2024-25 Books for Schools program and online database for K-12 educators
• Books on Screen at VIFF 2024
• Poetry in Transit 2024/25 launch at Word Vancouver

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for Librarians and Educators

Please visit BooksForSchools.ca, which hosts digital editions of the 2021/22 BC Books for Schools and Indigenous Books for Schools catalogues. The books in these catalogues have been thoughtfully reviewed by one or more BC educators in terms of connection to K–12 curriculum, appropriateness of reading level, and suitability of content for the K–12 classroom.

All the evaluators who work on the annotations in the Indigenous Books for Schools catalogue identify as Indigenous. Our Indigenous education consultant Jackie Lever, a Métis educator, has developed a special worksheet to evaluate books for authentic Indigenous Voice.

Past editions of the catalogues are available below.

BC Books for Schools:

• BC Books for BC Schools 2020/21
• BC Books for BC Schools 2019/20
• BC Books for BC Schools 2018/19
• BC Books for BC Schools 2017/18
• BC Books for BC Schools 2016/17
• BC Books for BC Schools 2015/16
• BC Books for BC Schools 2014/15
• BC Books for BC Schools 2013/14
• BC Books for BC Schools 2012/13
• BC Books for BC Schools 2011/12
• BC Books for BC Schools 2010/11
• BC Books for BC Schools 2009/10
• BC Books for BC Schools 2008/09
• BC Books for BC Schools 2007/08

Indigenous Books for Schools:

• Indigenous Book for Schools 2020/21
• Indigenous Books for Schools 2019/20
• Indigenous Books for Schools 2018/19
• Indigenous Books for Schools 2017/18
• Indigenous Books for Schools 2016/17
• Indigenous Books for Schools 2015/16
• Indigenous Books for Schools 2014/15
• Indigenous Books for Schools 2013/14
• Indigenous Book for Schools 2012/13
• Indigenous Books for Schools 2011/12
• Indigenous Books for Schools 2010/11
• Indigenous Books for Schools 2009/10
• Indigenous Books for Schools 2008/09
• Indigenous Books for Schools 2007/08

Canadian History Books for Schools:

• Canadian History Books for Schools 2017/18
• Canadian History Books for Schools 2015/16

For the past two years we have compiled BC Books for BC Libraries catalogues for display at the BC Library Association’s virtual conference:

• BC Books for BC Libraries (2022)
• BC Books for BC Libraries: BCLA Edition (2021)

In January 2021 we compiled the BC Books for Canadian Libraries: OLA Super Conference Edition for display at the OLA Super Conference:

• BC Books for Canadian Libraries: OLA Super Conference Edition (2021)

In Spring 2020 we compiled the BC Books for BC Libraries digital catalogue to support librarians in discovering recently published BC books:

• BC Books for BC Libraries (2020)

We also have a catalogue from our Check Us Out! event with publishers and librarians, which includes the latest titles from BC-publishers:

• Check Us Out (2018)
• Check Us Out Event Catalogue (2017)

In Fall 2018, we sent out the inaugural BC Book Box for Schools. All the items included in the box were reviewed by an active teacher librarian, who assessed them for suitability in a K–12 setting and assigned appropriate BC-specific curriculum links and study units, which were noted on the enclosed brochure.

• BC Book Box for Schools – Fall 2018 brochure

Read Local BC is a project to celebrates the vibrant community of authors, publishers, bookstores, and libraries that make up our province’s literary landscape. We are pleased to offer free Read Local BC promotional materials for your school or library by request. Please fill out this request following form.

To obtain print copies of any materials, please email your request to admin@books.bc.ca.

To order books from our catalogues check the following educational wholesaler sites:

CanLit for Kids
Crown Publications
Kidsbooks
Library Bound Inc.
Library Services Centre
S&B Books Ltd.
Tinlids
United Library Services
Whitehots