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In The Gallery: The Witness Blanket
In The Gallery: The Witness Blanket
Inspired by a woven blanket, the Witness Blanket is a large-scale work of art. It contains hundreds of items reclaimed from residential schools, churches, government buildings, and traditional and cultural structures from across the country. Each piece of the Blanket tells us about a specific experience from more than 130 residential schools that operated across […]
OWN THE SHELVES
OWN THE SHELVES
Love reading? Looking for volunteer hours? Collaborate with other literature-savvy teens to create book displays and reading lists and make purchase suggestions for the teen collection. Open to all high school students. No experience is necessary.
2 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.
2 events,
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.
4 events,
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 […]
Coding Remix | Grades 4-5
Coding Remix | Grades 4-5
Play, test, and remix code! You’ll play a simple game to figure out how the code works and then remix it to make a modified game of your own. Previous experience with drag-and-drop coding is required.
3 events,
Fairy Tale Puppet Show | Ages 3+
Fairy Tale Puppet Show | Ages 3+
Join our Youth Librarians and cast of puppets for a half-hour of stories, songs, and lots of silly fun! A parent or caregiver must accompany children nine and under. Doors open at 10:20 a.m.
Fairy Tale Puppet Show | Ages 3+
Fairy Tale Puppet Show | Ages 3+
Join our Youth Librarians and cast of puppets for a half-hour of stories, songs, and lots of silly fun! A parent or caregiver must accompany children nine and under. Doors open at 3:50 p.m.
4 events,
Family Storytime | All Ages
Family Storytime | All Ages
A chance for families to hear stories, sing songs, and learn new fingerplays and rhymes. Librarians will let you know how to modify an activity for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers whenever possible. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Fun in French | All Ages
Fun in French | All Ages
A program for children of all ages to build the literacy skills used in our other storytime programs—but in French! Children will enjoy French stories, songs and more. Venez vous amuser en français avec des histoires, des marionettes, et des chansons. Children under 10 must attend with a parent or caregiver.
Orff Kodaly Music for Children | Ages 4-5
Orff Kodaly Music for Children | Ages 4-5
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 Saturday from January 13 - March 9 (no class on February 17). Children must be able […]
1 event,
1 event,
In The Gallery: The Witness Blanket
2 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.
4 events,
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.
Audio Puzzles | Grades 6-7
Audio Puzzles | Grades 6-7
Use digital waveforms and Audacity software to test your digital audio skills with fun puzzles. You may even learn some cool editing skills along the way!
Garden Talk: Growing Carrots and Radishes in Pots with Joanna Wilke [VIRTUAL]
Garden Talk: Growing Carrots and Radishes in Pots with Joanna Wilke [VIRTUAL]
Carrots and radishes are colourful, rewarding crops to grow in the spring and are perfect for apartment balconies or patios. Both often appear on “easy to grow from seed” lists, but for many gardeners, this isn’t the case, and they give up in frustration as they continually pull up underdeveloped roots or roots infested with […]
4 events,
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 […]
Coding Remix | Grades 6-7
Coding Remix | Grades 6-7
Play, test, and remix code! You’ll play a simple game to figure out how the code works and then remix it to make a modified game of your own. Previous experience with drag-and-drop coding is required.
1 event,
4 events,
Family Storytime | All Ages
Family Storytime | All Ages
A chance for families to hear stories, sing songs, and learn new fingerplays and rhymes. Librarians will let you know how to modify an activity for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers whenever possible. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Fun in French | All Ages
Fun in French | All Ages
A program for children of all ages to build the literacy skills used in our other storytime programs—but in French! Children will enjoy French stories, songs and more. Venez vous amuser en français avec des histoires, des marionettes, et des chansons. Children under 10 must attend with a parent or caregiver.
Orff Kodaly Music for Children | Ages 4-5
Orff Kodaly Music for Children | Ages 4-5
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 Saturday from January 13 - March 9 (no class on February 17). Children must be able […]
1 event,
1 event,
ROOM 14 Graphics [VIRTUAL]
ROOM 14 Graphics [VIRTUAL]
Creative? Looking for volunteer hours? Collaborate with other teens and design slides for the monitor in Room 14. Open to all high school students. No graphic design experience is necessary. If you can't make this session, sign up for the other sessions on April 15.
1 event,
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.
1 event,
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.
2 events,
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 […]
0 events,
4 events,
Family Storytime | All Ages
Family Storytime | All Ages
A chance for families to hear stories, sing songs, and learn new fingerplays and rhymes. Librarians will let you know how to modify an activity for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers whenever possible. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Seedy Saturday
Seedy Saturday
Kick off the gardening season with our Seedy Saturday event! Connect with your fellow garden-loving community members and discover some seeds to start your garden. Activities and Prizes Seed Exchange Chat with our resident bee expert about raising native mason bees and about the Library's mason bee lending program Garden-fun storytime for families of all […]
Fun in Farsi Storytime: Celebrate Norooz! | All Ages
Fun in Farsi Storytime: Celebrate Norooz! | 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. برای جشن نوروز امسال 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 […]
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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.
Radical Reptiles | Ages 5+
Radical Reptiles | Ages 5+
Lizards, snakes and turtles—oh my! Join the West Coast Reptile Education Society (WRES) to meet live reptiles and amphibians at the library native to Canada and from around the world. Learn about the conservation and restoration of their habitat and what you need to know to have a reptile as a pet. WRES is an […]
4 events,
Recording Studio Orientation
Recording Studio Orientation
The Recording Studio Orientation is your gateway to joining the Recording Studio community! You must attend one orientation session to use the studio. This one-hour seminar will cover the terms of use, how to care for equipment, booking procedures, and an overview of the studio’s capabilities and limitations.
All About Raptors | Ages 5+
All About Raptors | Ages 5+
Learn about the raptors that call British Columbia home with educators from OWL (Orphaned Wildlife). You will get to meet two live Raptor Ambassadors and ask questions! Children 9 and under must have a parent or caregiver stay and play for the whole program. Presented in partnership with
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.
3 events,
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 […]
Mason Bee Workshop | Ages 7-12
Mason Bee Workshop | Ages 7-12
Mason Bees play an essential role in our environment and help farmers grow many foods we eat. Learn how to identify these stingless pollinators and build a simple mason bee house from everyday household items. We will also investigate bee cocoons up-close and discover what makes their life cycle so fascinating! A parent or caregiver […]
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LEGO™ LiteBrite™ Creation Zone! | Grades 2-3
LEGO™ LiteBrite™ Creation Zone! | Grades 2-3
Classic toys never get old! Join us in the lab for an hour of collaborative play with LEGO™ and LiteBrite™. Registration is required and opens February 1 at 10 a.m. Are you registering more than one child? Please register each one separately.
2 events,
Family Storytime | All Ages
Family Storytime | All Ages
A chance for families to hear stories, sing songs, and learn new fingerplays and rhymes. Librarians will let you know how to modify an activity for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers whenever possible. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Family Tech Play | K-4 with Caregivers
Family Tech Play | K-4 with Caregivers
Come hang out in The Lab and play with the Library’s fantastic collection of technology and apps. We will also have fun screen-free options, like LEGO! Registration is required and opens February 1 at 10 a.m. Caregivers stay and play for this program. Please register only one name per family.
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Family Cardboard Building Fun | Ages 5+
Family Cardboard Building Fun | Ages 5+
Rocket ships and castles and robots, oh my! Families work together with Makedo (child-safe tools) and upcycled cardboard to build just about anything. Registration is required and opens February 1 at 10 a.m. Caregivers stay and play for this program. Please register only one name per family.
3 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.
Dot and Dash Games | Grades 3-4
Dot and Dash Games | Grades 3-4
Program a Dash robot to play a variety of fun games! Registration is required and opens February 1 at 10 a.m. Registering more than one child? Please register each one separately.
Cardboard Building Fun | Ages 8-10
Cardboard Building Fun | Ages 8-10
Calling all creators! Work on your own project, or collaborate with a partner to build awesome cardboard structures with Makedo (child-safe tools) and upcycled cardboard.
3 events,
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 through different obstacle courses.
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 6-7
Introduction to Drones | Grades 6-7
Join our exciting new two-part class that explores the fundamentals of drone flight using the Kids with Drones simulator software. Using a special drone controller, you'll work in pairs to learn how to fly a drone through different simulated environments and obstacle courses.
3 events,
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 […]
Movie Matinee: Wish | All Ages
Movie Matinee: Wish | All Ages
Asha makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront King Magnifico, the ruler of Rosas, to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can […]
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Family Storytime | All Ages
Family Storytime | All Ages
A chance for families to hear stories, sing songs, and learn new fingerplays and rhymes. Librarians will let you know how to modify an activity for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers whenever possible. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
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