YOUR LOCAL BOOK SUPPLIERS

COMPAN TYPE OF CONTACT COMMENTS

Y NAME RESOURCE INFORMATION
The Beguiling Graphic Novels, Comics, Manga 319 College St, Toronto, ON Largest comic book store in Canada,
M5T 1S2 offer personalized service, give quotes,
Joanie (416) 533-9168 can create suggested lists of titles to
compliment your collection, provide
mail@beguiling.ca advice re age appropriateness, usually
offer a 20% discount on titles, sponsor
of the Toronto Comic Festival open to
TLs, great return policy.

Kidsbooks Kids books of all genres, fiction and 2557 West Broadway, Opened in 1983 by Librarian Phyllis
nonfiction. English and French titles Vancouver BC V6K 2E9 Simon. Has won a BC achievement
Deanna Emery 604 738 5335 award. Offers accounts for schools and
general@kidsbooks.ca school libraries.
-15% discount for teachers and they can
bill your school directly. You can do
Jennifer online orders but have to pay extra for
Chapieski shipping

Chris Donegan

Mosaic Books Large selection of books for 411 Bernard Ave, Kelowna BC The largest independent bookstore in
everyone, both fiction and nonfiction. V1Y 6N8 the Okanagan. 20% off for teachers
Jennifer 1 800 663 1225 and librarians buying for their school
Chapieski libraries. Offer on-line ordering. Variety
orders@mosaicbooks.ca of First Nations titles. Large LGBTQ
selection. Bargain book section offers

Western Campus Large selection of novels and
Resources textbooks. Some other books (eg.
picture books, graphic novels) as
Emily Lauman well. WCR also buys certain used
textbooks back – email
info@WesternCampus.ca.
Some tech (eg. DVDs), but primarily
books.
Bookingham Large selection of books for all ages,
Palace fiction and non-fiction, local history
including Aboriginal stories, and
Kristi Novakowski local authors as well as a selection
of puzzles.
Nuthatch Books Fair selection of books of all types.
Jackie Plant
Munro’s Books Books for students and teachers,
Julie Spencer including fiction and nonfiction, as
well as professional resources.
1114 East 3rd Street
North Vancouver, BC
V7J 1B8
604-988-1055
wendy@WesternCampus.ca
Website:
https://onestopnovelshop.ca/
Piccadilly Mall, 225 1151 10
Avenue SW
Salmon Arm, BC
Canada, V1E 1T3
store@bookingham.com
Phone: 250-832-3948
www.bookingham.com
104, Birch Ave #100
100 Mile House
BC V0K 2E0
www.nuthatchbooks.ca
1108 Government Street
Victoria
V8W 1Y2
Phone : 250-382-2464
Toll Free : 888-243-2464
up to 80 % off new titles.
Western Campus offers 35% off most
English-language novels to schools,
including school libraries. They have a
40% off February sale if you buy 3+
copies of the same title, and they also
offer 40% off after some ProD sessions.
Add books to your cart, then select
“request a quote” at checkout. You
specify what school you work for in your
account. They have excellent customer
service and will recommend good
quality used books when you request a
quote, if there are any in stock, to save
your school additional money. Free
shipping on orders over $100.
We offer a 20% discount off almost
everything we sell to librarians and
teachers in School District 83 for use
in their classroom (excludes
magazines, newspapers, and items
already discounted).
20% off for schools and teachers.
Online store makes for easy shopping,
pricing and ordering. They will also bill
the school directly.
● 20% discount for libraries
● 20% off STA-approved Pro-D
resources
● Website has a great layout -
organizes fiction books really

Strong Nations Kids books, Teen books, Adult
Denni McDonald books, Bundles of books, classroom
posters and decor, stickers and
decals, educational toys, puppets,
rubber stamps, games and puzzles,
CDs and DVDs
Book Outlet Kids, Teen, Adult Books, Book Sets,
Catherine Toys and Activities, Puzzles,
Flamank
Email :
service@munrobooks.com
Web: munrobooks.com
Fax : 250-382-2832
Website:
https://www.strongnations.co
m/
Email:
contact@strongnations.com
Phone: 250.758.4287 or Toll
Free 1.888.278.2202
Address: 2595 McCullough
Rd Nanaimo, BC, Canada,
V9S 4M9
Website:
https://bookoutlet.ca/
67 Front St. N.
Thorold, ON L2V 1X3
well: Picture Books, Elementary,
Middle, High, Core
Competencies, SOGI,
Indigenous, French, etc.
● Staff member Kirsten Larmon
attends local Pro-D to do book
talks and hosts annual Teacher’s
Night in the Fall
● Send quotes quickly
● Cheap shipping $8
-Strong Nations is an online retailer and
a publishing house located in Nanaimo,
BC, specializing in Indigenous literature
and art.
-Many of their resources are available in
French.
-Their mission: “Strong Nations provides
an open service of information to
support, and hopefully transform, the
lives of Indigenous peoples by providing
access to, and demonstrating the use
of, Indigenous text in literacy acquisition.
It is our hope that we can bring
Indigenous content into the lives of all
peoples in order to create pathways that
support the building of strong nations
together.”
Book Outlet sells used, and new copies
of books for insane discounts. They
regularly have 25% off of their already
low prices as well.
The website is user friendly, as have
many categories such as Black

Kinder Books Indigenous literature, picture books,
YA books, puzzles, games, Yoga and
Mindfulness books, teacher resources,
Cassady Ranford
adult titles can be ordered
Literature, Buzzed About Literature, and
more.
Our school librarian regularly gets many
books from here for Book to Movie club
picks.
Location:810 Quayside A curated, independent bookstore that
specializes in featuring books by
Drive, New Westminster, BC
Indigenous and local authors. Started in
Canada V3M 6B9 2011 as a ‘traveling’ book store at local
farmer’s markets, Kinder Books now has
604 616-2653 a storefront at the River Market in New
Westminster.
info@kinderbooks.ca
“In her passionate, knowledgeable,
Website:https:// and personable manner Anne
kinderbooks.ca/ recommends beautiful stories for
every occasion that celebrate
diversity, nurture the heart, and
inspire the imagination. Kinder
Books is an invaluable resource to
our community.” (Testimonial)
Once Upon a Curates specifically for babies,
Book Store children, and teens. Also carries
adult books, cookbooks, etc…
Kayla Gardiner Includes a wide range: French
books, Aboriginal titles, graphic
novels/comics, information books,
local authors, LGBTQ+, audiobooks,
other languages and so much more.
Orca Book Kids, Middle grade, Young-adult
Publisher fiction, Hi-lo books, digital teaching
resources
Catrina Jensen
Location: 2795 Tutt Street,
Kelowna, BC, V1Y 0G1
Phone: 250-980-1130
Email:
melissa@onceuponabookstor
e.ca
https://
onceuponabookstore.ca/
Location: 1016 Balmoral Rd,
Victoria, BC V8T 1A8
Phone: +1 800-210-5277
Email: info@orcabook.com
They offer virtual and in-person book
fairs(20% of net sales go back to the
school). Special discounts if you are
purchasing for a classroom, library, or
daycare. They also sell bookmarks,
games, puzzles, stationary.
"We are a family owned bookstore
specializing in books for children and
families. With over 15 years of
bookselling under our belts, we'll help
you find that perfect read."
Independant and Canadian Owned
children’s book publisher with award
winning, best selling books in multiple
genres. They strive to represent people
of all ethnicities, those with disabilities,
and those who identify as LGBTQ+.
They also have excellent free teaching
resources online to support their
publications such as the Orca
Soundings and Orca Currents books.
Around BCTLA Conference time Orca
offers sale prices.JP
Thanks Joanie! Another edit as well, I
have a friend that works at Orca and
she was able to answer some
questions. For libraries they offer a deal
of 10% off for orders over $50 and 20%
off orders over $100 go to
www.orcabook.com/Order. They can
also provide quotes for book orders as
well as digital subscriptions. They have
a newsletter you can subscribe to to let

Black Bond Books for all ages and of all genres
Books
Tram Do Skalinski
Odin Books Consists of a huge collection of
Mandeep Johal books related to Mental Health and
Social and Emotional Development,
Educational and Indigenous
Resources, Special Needs, Sensory
Tools, Cooperative Games, and
Counseling Resources
Raincoast Books Distributes books on a wide range of
Tariq Malik topics such as food, health, kids, pop
culture, and travel. They also have
notebooks, stationary and gift
products.
you know when they are having sales.
Unit 203 - 19138 26th Ave A local bookstore that has expanded to
Surrey, BC V3Z 3V7 several locations in the Lower Mainland.
604-536-9782 They have an Educator’s section
Email: organized by genres for quick browsing.
info@blackbondbooks.com Both elementary and secondary
Website: sections as well as their regular book
https://bookwarehouse.ca/ section. They offer 20% off regular
priced titles for classroom/library use.
Registered BCTF members receive 15%
off on personal purchases.
Offer a 10% discount to schools when
ordering books. You will need to register
108 E Broadway your district or school by contacting
Vancouver, BC V5T 1V9 them, to allow for the discount to occur
on all purchases.
604 739 8874
You can also make a special request to
Email: info@odinbooks.com loan a material for a short while.
2440 Viking Way Offers comprehensive Canadian book
Richmond BC distribution to a select range of
Canada V6V 1N2 international publishers. Raincoast
604-448-7100 offers small book donations to
Email: info@raincoast.com registered charities, however not for
profit organizations who work in the
fields of education, family development
and literacy. They also provide
appropriate evaluation copies and desk
copies of their titles to professors,
teachers and instructors.
Iron Dog Books Independent bookstore 2671 East Hastings St. An independent local bookstore in
Chris Donegan Vancouver, BC V5K 1Z5 Vancouver. They sell a carefully
(604) 215-8807 selected mix of new and used books.
@irondogbooks They’ve been a significant supplier of
requests@irondogbooks.com books to my school for a couple of
years. They offer a 10% discount on all
single item purchases by educators and
librarians. Their discount on
purchases of 3 or more copies is
20%. They require up front payment on
orders up to $250. They will invoice a
school for payment within 30 days for
orders over this.