Events Calendar

Join us on Instagram Live for Storytime with our Youth librarians! No registration is required—anyone can tune in using the Instagram app on their smartphone or tablet. Just search for the westvanlibrary profile on Instagram and click on our profile picture (the Library logo). Want a shout out to your kids during Storytime? Send us a private […]

Encryption. What is it and why do we need it? Learn simple techniques for breaking (or creating) secret messages. Kids are expected to spend about 20 minutes learning before the program. You will receive and email with instructions and activities 24 hours before the class. This is a repeat of a program offered in March […]

Use Tinkercad to build a virtual circuit – no physical materials necessary! Learn the basics of how electric circuits work and make a circuit that turns a light on and off. Kids are expected to spend about 20 minutes learning before the program. We will send you instructions at least 24 hours before the program. […]

Meet Saadia Faruqi! She is the author of the Yasmin series. Yasmin is an eight-year-old creative thinker and curious explorer from a multi-generational Pakistani American family. Saadia Faruqi will talk about her publication journey, give some tips to aspiring writers, and read from her latest book.   Click HERE to watch live on YouTube Tuesday, […]

We are looking for keen writers and/or cartoonists who would like to create their own project and turn it into a real Library ebook! Here’s what we’ll do together: Week 1: Welcome & project plan Week 2: Workshop first drafts Week 3: Design our ebook covers Week 4: Revise and edit If you are interested in applying to be […]

Practise your English at home! Join our English language facilitators and other language learners for a conversation using Zoom. Register here to join Wednesday, July 7, 14, 21 and 28. We will send you an invitation prior to the Zoom meeting. What you’ll need: A computer with microphone (or headphones) and webcam; or your smartphone/tablet. […]

Practise your Python skills while completing a mystery code-along activity with Monique. By the end of the program, you’ll know how to make your own Guess the Number game to share with friends! Kids are expected to spend about 20 minutes learning before the program. You will receive an email with instructions and activities 24 […]

Put on your chef’s hat and join our monthly Cookbook Club! This is your chance to test out different cookbooks, share your favorite recipes and cooking adventures, and make new friends along the way! How to participate: Register using the form below. Select a cookbook of your choice from our vast collection (online or print). […]

Practise your reading skills and play literacy games from home in this 25-minute program! Kids meet virtually with teen volunteers stationed and socially distanced at the library on Zoom. Kids must be school-aged and able to read some English on their own in order to register for the program. This program is part of a […]

Practise your reading skills and play literacy games from home in this 25-minute program! Kids meet virtually with teen volunteers stationed and socially distanced at the library on Zoom. Kids must be school-aged and able to read some English on their own in order to register for the program. This program is part of a […]

Join us on Instagram Live for Storytime with our Youth librarians! No registration is required—anyone can tune in using the Instagram app on their smartphone or tablet. Just search for the westvanlibrary profile on Instagram and click on our profile picture (the Library logo). Want a shout out to your kids during Storytime? Send us a private […]

Do you want to learn how to use your iPad, Android, or other mobile device? We are here to give you individualized help! Sign-up for a 30-minute appointment and we will help you via Zoom or over the phone.

Calling all fans of Kazu Kibuishi’s AMULET series! Put your reading to the test as we challenge your knowledge of the first three books in the series:  The Stonekeeper, The Stonekeeper's Curse, and The Cloud Searchers For this virtual program, we'll be using Zoom. We will use the “waiting room” feature on Zoom to let participants […]

Get to know our new database, Creativebug! Creativebug provides unlimited access to thousands of online art, craft, and textile classes. Looking to learn a new knitting technique? Ready to try a more advanced project? Join master knitter Taren Urquhart for a morning of knitting on our beautiful Readers' Rooftop Patio. Choose from one of these […]

This is a repeat of the escape room that was held on Tuesday, July 6. Please only register for one. Someone has broken into the Museum of Really Cool Stuff and tampered with the exhibits! You and a team of investigators must work together to figure out clues, solve problems and crack the case of […]

A good story is just a phone call away. Sign up for Dial-a-Story —just call in from your phone and enjoy a short story read aloud, followed by group discussion. To register, please call the Information Desk at 604-925-7403. Generously funded by the West Vancouver Foundation

Meet Richard Van Camp! He is a Dogrib Tłı̨chǫ writer of the Dene nation from Fort Smith, Northwest. Territories. Richard Van Camp is the author of 22 books including board books for babies such as Little You and We Sang You Home, and the graphic novel Three Feathers (also a feature film). His writing has […]

Join us for stories, songs, finger plays, and rhymes outside on our Readers' Rooftop! Chairs will be provided. If your family would like to sit on the ground, please bring a blanket. There is limited shade and coverage on the Readers' Rooftop. Be sure to dress for conditions and bring your hat, sunscreen, and water! […]