On the eve of India's 100th year of independence, 10 people are doing 10 very different things. In the next few weeks, all these people will be swept together to decide the fate of the nation – from gangsters to government advisors, from superstitious street-boys to scientists, to computer-generated soap stars. River of Gods shows a civilization in flux, a river of gods. This is an epic science-fiction novel as sprawling, vibrant and colourful as the sub-continent it describes.
Author Claudia Cornwall at McGill
Author Claudia Cornwall discusses her new book, At the World's Edge - Curt Lang's Vancouver: 1937-1998, Thursday, February 2.
More...
Study space at Bob Prittie Metrotown
Introducing a new study space for small groups, located on the second floor at Bob Prittie Metrotown.
More...
Tour the world of crime and mystery!
Join us for an evening of fast-paced reviews of crime and mystery novels from around the world, Thursday, February 9, at McGill.
More...
Looking for health information?
Salem Health provides online access to hundreds of articles on diseases, conditions, medical procedures and treatments.
More...
Welcome to Burnaby Public Library
Welcome to the Burnaby Public Library website. We hope you’ll find everything you need, whether it’s an award-winning novel, new music, today’s paper, or a wiring diagram for your 1984 Toyota Starlet. (We can help with that!)
We have resources for everyone, including kids and their parents, teens, seniors and newcomers. And we’re adding new content all the time – events and programs, recommended reads, research resources and more.
We have RSS feeds to help you stay on top of what's happening at the library, with feeds for news, events, programs and recommended titles. If you're new to RSS, then our RSS information page can help you get started.
Our vision is a vibrant community where all people are informed, literate and entertained. We hope this website is an extension of that. If you can’t find what you need, please contact us. We welcome your feedback, and will do our best to help!
News & Events
Canadian Citizenship Cultural Access Pass
Have you recently received your Canadian citizenship? Burnaby Public Library is now a pickup location for the Institute for Canadian Citizenship Cultural Access Pass.
New City of Burnaby website
The city has designed a new website to make it easier for you to access information and stay connected.
Concerned about bedbugs?
Bedbugs are a growing concern in the Lower Mainland. Find out what we're doing about them.
We Recommend...
Dave Bidini, rhythm guitarist with the Rheostatics, knows all too well what the life of a rock band in Canada involves: storied arenas one tour and bars wallpapered with photos of forgotten bands the next. Fans begging for guitar picks and angry drunks chucking pint glasses. Bidini has played all across the country many times. In 1996, when the Rheostatics opened for the Tragically Hip on their Trouble at the Henhouse tour, Bidini kept a diary. In On a Cold Road, he weaves his colourful tales about that tour with revealing and hilarious anecdotes from the pioneers of Canadian rock, including BTO, Max Webster, the Guess Who, Trooper, Bruce Cockburn and others. The result is an original picture of what it has meant, for the last 40 years, to be a rock musician in Canada.
© 2012 Burnaby Public Library