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- No events scheduled for April 22, 2024.
- No events scheduled for April 28, 2024.
Week of Events
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.
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.
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 […]
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, […]
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 ) […]
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.