Events Calendar

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.

Record a personalized holiday audio postcard by learning to use a USB microphone and combining holiday music and audio with the Audacity software. Participants should bring email credentials or a USB stick to save their devices, and be prepared to work with a partner.    

A program for 12–to 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. A parent or caregiver must accompany children. Drop-in, no registration required.

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. Attending is also a great way to connect with other […]

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 Thursday, December 7, 14, and 21. We will send you a Zoom link before each session. You’ll need a computer with a microphone (or headphones), webcam, or smartphone/tablet. An email […]

Do you want to learn how to use your iPad, Android, or other mobile device? Sign up for an appointment, and we will give you individualized help in person at the Library, through Zoom, or over the phone. To book an appointment, call the Community Computing Center at 604.925.7405, or email us at tech@westvanlibrary.ca.

Join MLA Karin Kirkpatrick in our Musto Lounge for an informal chat. This is an opportunity for you to connect with Karin and discuss any questions and comments about the province of BC. This is a drop-in event, and registration is not required. MLA Karin Kirkpatrick was elected MLA for West Vancouver–Capilano in 2020. She has […]

Do you want to learn how to use your iPad, Android, or other mobile device? Sign up for an appointment, and we will give you individualized help in person at the Library, through Zoom, or over the phone. To book an appointment, call the Community Computing Center at 604.925.7405, or email us at tech@westvanlibrary.ca.

Create your stop-motion masterpiece with full video and audio like the pros! Please note: this is a four-part series. Learners must attend all sessions. By registering for Part 1, you are registering for the whole series. Thursday, November 16 Thursday, November 23 Thursday, November 30 Thursday, December 7 Registration is required and opens October 1 […]

Indigenous communities are on the frontlines of climate catastrophes worldwide and leading the movements to stop the expansion of the fossil fuel industry, the major culprits of these disasters. Brandi Morin risks her freedom to report on these protest movements and brings us the most critical stories of people pushing back against the economic status […]

Join us for a storytime full of books, rhymes felt stories, and puppets for 3–5-year-olds. Children with positive, fun experiences with language and books when they are young have an advantage when starting school. Research shows that five simple activities can help your child get ready to read, and we focus on all five in […]

English Corner is an enjoyable way for intermediate-level speakers to practise English conversation skills. Registration is not required for this event. Please arrive on time. Facilitated by the Baha’i Community of West Vancouver in partnership with the Library.

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 to discuss a weekly topic. Additionally, French books and articles will be provided to help with your comprehension and reading skills. All […]

If you have analog slides, photos, or films, you can now convert them into digital versions by joining our drop-in sessions. Bring a digital storage device like an SD card, USB stick, or external hard drive, or plan to store your files in the cloud. A notebook may be handy, too. While Community Computer Centre […]

During this one-hour program, children will play literacy games and practise their reading skills 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 Fridays, November 17–December 8. Kids must be able to attend all four sessions.

Join two award-winning powerhouses—vocalist Dawn Pemberton and bassist/bandleader Jodi Proznick—as they bring a joyful and soulful bounce to your favourite holiday classics. The evening's program includes holiday classics made famous by Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, John Legend, Donny Hathaway, Otis Redding, Darlene Love, Vince Guaraldi, and more!  Listen to Dawn and Jodi's Sextet perform […]

A chance for families to hear stories, sing songs, and learn new fingerplays and rhymes. Whenever possible, librarians will let you know how to modify an activity for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. A parent or caregiver must accompany children. Drop-in, no registration required.

Welcome to Connect with Confidence, our small group learning sessions. Bring along your device and ideas of what you would like to accomplish, and work with one of our talented staff members and each other to get to know more about what you and your device can do! We will focus on how your device works, […]

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. Drop-in, no registration required.

Join local authors JJ Lee, Joanna Baxter, and Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho as they share excerpts from Better Next Year, an anthology of diverse, disastrous, and disarming Christmas stories. For this in-person holiday event: Doors open at 2:45 p.m. Registration is required Seating is general admission JJ Lee’s debut book, The Measure of a Man: The Story […]