Week of Events
In the Gallery – West Vancouver Schools: Rockridge Secondary
In the Gallery – West Vancouver Schools: Rockridge Secondary
The West Vancouver Memorial Library has partnered with the West Vancouver Art Museum to showcase a selection of 2D and 3D works by high school students from Rockridge Secondary School, taught by Art and Design Teacher Carrie Lehman. Rockridge’s creativity is also shown in its 2023 yearbook, which was fully designed by its student body. […]
Library Bound Tea Social
Library Bound Tea Social
Are you unable to get to the Library by yourself? Are you looking for a fun outing? Hop onto our shuttle bus and join us on the fourth Monday of the month for a Tea Social at the Library! You'll connect with new friends, participate in fun activities, enjoy snacks and refreshments, and more. Transportation […]
Take, Edit, and Share Photos with your iPad
Take, Edit, and Share Photos with your iPad
Learn how to take, edit, and share photos with your iPad!
Tales for Twos | 2 Year Olds
Tales for Twos | 2 Year Olds
Join us for a half hour of high-action rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and short stories designed to keep your toddler engaged and happy while building important pre-reading skills and learning that books are fun! A parent or caregiver must accompany the children. Drop-in, no registration required.
Google Workspace Part 3: Google Drawings
Google Workspace Part 3: Google Drawings
Google Workspace is a suite of cloud-based applications that can help you with storage, graphic design, and word processing. This four-part series will teach you how to integrate these digital tools into your workflow. In this session, you will learn the basics of Google Draw, including creating and editing drawings and photos, as well as […]
Connect with Confidence: iPhones and iPads
Connect with Confidence: iPhones and iPads
Welcome to Connect with Confidence, our in-group learning sessions exclusively tailored for iPhones and iPads. Bring along your Apple device and ideas of what you would like to accomplish, and collaborate with our talented staff members and fellow participants to explore the full potential of your iPhone or iPad in a classroom setting! We will […]
Movie Matinée and Talk-Back: Keys Bags Names Words
Movie Matinée and Talk-Back: Keys Bags Names Words
Join us for a panel discussion with local professionals working in the field of dementia, followed by a film screening of the documentary Keys Bags Names Words. Keys Bags Names Words shows intimate profiles of people living with dementia and their care partners. You’ll meet doctors discussing what you can do in your life to […]
Current Affairs in French!
Current Affairs in French!
Join us for a discussion group on current affairs in French. Discussion topics are planned and given to the participants before the session. The issues are created for participants with an intermediate or advanced level of French. To engage fully with the materials, participants should be able to read, listen, and understand French independently. Participants […]
Drop-in Play + Storytime | Birth–5 Years
Drop-in Play + Storytime | Birth–5 Years
Join us for interactive free-play and a short storytime at 2:30 p.m. in the Storyhouse. Come for the entire time, or drop in for a bit—whatever works for you! Drop-in, no registration required. All children must be accompanied by a parent/caregiver.
Introduction to Drones | Grades 4-5
Introduction to Drones | Grades 4-5
This exciting new program explores the fundamentals of drone flight using the Kids with Drones simulator software. Using a special drone controller, fly the drone in simulated environments and through different obstacle courses.
Art Talks: Ian Wallace in conversation with Hilary Letwin [VIRTUAL]
Art Talks: Ian Wallace in conversation with Hilary Letwin [VIRTUAL]
Join West Vancouver Art Museum Curator Hilary Letwin in a conversation with artist Ian Wallace, one of the founders of the Vancouver School of Photoconceptualism. This talk is in partnership with the West Vancouver Art Museum, presenting Home and Away: Ian Wallace on display from March 13 to May 4. At age 10, Ian Wallace moved […]
Babytime: Walkers | 12-23 Months
Babytime: Walkers | 12-23 Months
A program for 12 – 23 month-old babies on the move! Designed for wiggly, crawling, and walking little ones, this program is full of songs, bounces, action rhymes, and very short stories to build language skills. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Babytime: Pre-Walkers | Birth-12 Months
Babytime: Pre-Walkers | Birth-12 Months
Babies have incredible brains, and it’s never too early to start immersing your little one in language. A program for our youngest library lovers (0 – 12 months old), Babytime is full of songs, rhymes, and fingerplays that you can easily incorporate into your baby’s daily routine. This is also a great way to connect […]
English Conversation Online [VIRTUAL]
English Conversation Online [VIRTUAL]
Practise your English at home! Join our English language facilitators and other English language learners for a conversation using Zoom. Register here to join us on Thursdays, April 4, April 11, April 18, and April 25. We will send you a Zoom link before each session. You’ll need: A computer with a microphone (or headphones) and […]
Device Clinic
Device Clinic
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 an appointment, and we will help you in person at the Library, through Zoom, or over the phone. Book an appointment by calling the Community Computing Center at 604.925.7405 […]
Nature Exploration with the Seek App | Grades 4-5 [CANCELLED]
Nature Exploration with the Seek App | Grades 4-5 [CANCELLED]
Celebrate Earth Week and explore the world around you! Learning about our natural world can encourage us to take better care of it. In this program, you will use iNaturalist’s family-friendly Seek app to learn about species in your local environment. Participants have the option of using their own devices or using one of our […]
Conversation Circle: Let’s Talk, Learn, and Grow Together (in Farsi)
Conversation Circle: Let’s Talk, Learn, and Grow Together (in Farsi)
Making Connections: How to establish connections while respecting boundaries? This session will discuss strategies for individuals to initiate friendships, establish meaningful connections, and effectively nurture and safeguard these relationships over time. چطور با حفظ مرزها دوستی عمیق بسازیم؟ در این جلسه میخواهیم کنار هم یاد بگیریم ویژگیهای یک دوست خوب چیست؟ چطور با دیگران ارتباط […]
English Corner
English Corner
English Corner is an enjoyable way for intermediate-level speakers to practise English conversation skills. Registration is not required for this event. Participants are asked to arrive on time. Note: There will not be a session on Friday, March 29 or Friday, April 19. The Baha’i Community of West Vancouver facilitates it in partnership with the […]
Orff-Kodaly Music for Children | Ages 2-3
Orff-Kodaly Music for Children | Ages 2-3
Children experience the joy of making music through song, games, dance and instruments. This is a sampler class for young children to develop very basic music skills that may serve them in future music classes. This class runs every Friday from April 19 – June 7. Children must be able to attend all eight sessions.
Bonjour!
Bonjour!
Bonjour is a drop-in French conversation group created to help French speakers in West Vancouver practise their everyday French conversation skills with fellow language enthusiasts. You will work in pairs and small groups (divided by levels) to discuss a weekly topic. Additionally, French books and articles will be provided to help with your comprehension and […]
Digitization Basics: Slides and Photos
Digitization Basics: Slides and Photos
Get an overview of using the Library’s digitization equipment to convert slides and photos from analog to digital formats. No specific digitization experience is needed, but learners should have intermediate computer knowledge to manage files and formats. Then, with these new skills, you can use the digitization equipment in our Community Computing Centre to work […]
Paws 4 Stories | Grades 1 – 6
Paws 4 Stories | Grades 1 – 6
Practise your reading skills by signing up for an appointment to read with Elqui, a certified St. John Ambulance therapy dog! Research shows that reading to a dog is tremendously motivational for kids and provides a calming, relaxed environment for children who may feel hesitant or anxious about reading. Paws 4 Stories runs on Fridays, […]
Friday Night Concert: Blue Moon Marquee
Friday Night Concert: Blue Moon Marquee
Blue Moon Marquee is a swing blues, stomp jazz band born of the wild rose country. They currently make their home in an island shack on the coast of the Salish Sea. A.W. Cardinal (vocals/guitar) and Jasmine Colette (vocals/bass/drums) write and perform original compositions influenced by anything that swings, jumps, or grooves. Recently, their fifth […]
Connect with Confidence: Android Phones and Tablets
Connect with Confidence: Android Phones and Tablets
Welcome to Connect with Confidence: Android Edition! Join our in-group learning sessions exclusively tailored for Android mobile devices. Bring along your Android device and an idea of what you would like to accomplish. Collaborate with our talented staff members and fellow participants to explore the full potential of your Android device in a classroom setting! […]
Adopt-A-Fish: Salmon Release and Storytime
Adopt-A-Fish: Salmon Release and Storytime
Pick up your Adopt-a-Fish Certificate on the West Vancouver Memorial Library Swáy̓wi Temíxw (rooftop garden) and head to Memorial Park to release a juvenile Coho Salmon (called a smolt) into the wild! Volunteers from the West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society will be on hand to answer questions, provide information, and assist with the release of the […]
Fun in Farsi Storytime | All Ages
Fun in Farsi Storytime | All Ages
Hear stories, sing songs, and learn new fingerplays and rhymes in Persian and English. No previous language experience is necessary. All are welcome. شما را به تماشای ویژه برنامه ی قصه گویی فارسی دعوت می کنیم! داستان ها و شعر های این برنامه به زبان فارسی ( به همراه اندک لغاتی به زبان انگلیسی ) […]
Device Clinic
Device Clinic
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 an appointment, and we will help you in person at the Library, through Zoom, or over the phone. Book an appointment by calling the Community Computing Center at 604.925.7405 […]
Family Build and Play | Ages 4+
Family Build and Play | Ages 4+
Come hang out in The Lab and play together with the Library’s awesome collection of building tools and toys! Caregivers stay and play for this program.
Book Buddies | Grades 1-6
Book Buddies | Grades 1-6
Children will play literacy games and practise reading skills during this one-hour program with teen volunteers. Kids must be school-aged and able to read some English independently to register for the program. Book Buddies runs from 4–5 p.m. on Saturdays, April 6–27. Kids must be able to attend all four sessions.
Connect with Confidence: iPhones and iPads
Connect with Confidence: iPhones and iPads
Welcome to Connect with Confidence, our in-group learning sessions exclusively tailored for iPhones and iPads. Bring along your Apple device and ideas of what you would like to accomplish, and collaborate with our talented staff members and fellow participants to explore the full potential of your iPhone or iPad in a classroom setting! We will […]
Device Clinic
Device Clinic
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 an appointment, and we will help you in person at the Library, through Zoom, or over the phone. Book an appointment by calling the Community Computing Center at 604.925.7405 […]