Too many flimsy paperbacks—not to mention too many tablet and phone screens—can make you forget the simple yet infinite powers of the physical book. So if you need a reminder, there’s an excellent one available this weekend (October 17 and 18) at the Vancouver Art Gallery, where the fourth annual Vancouver Art/Book Fair is taking place.

Organized as always by local art-publishing force Project Space, it wraps up a week of associated events at galleries around town, all featuring books, printed works, and zines by artists from across Canada and around the world. (Digital publishing gets a place here too—they’re not Luddites, you know.)

And there’s no need for library-quiet, either: DJs, dancing, and karaoke will light up the opening party at Fortune Sound Club on Friday (October 16) and the after-party at the Fox Cabaret on Saturday (October 17).

See 2015.vancouverartbookfair.com/ for the huge lineup of artists, exhibitors, performers, and presentations at this unique celebration.