Events Calendar

Please note: This program has been cancelled. Attention families! Did you know that you can tell a whole story using only pictures? Work together to create a wordless story using makebeliefscomix.com. It’s easy and fun—no drawing required. Families are expected to spend about 20 minutes learning before the program. Adult caregivers stay and play during […]

Practise your English at home! Join our English language facilitators and other language learners for a conversation using Zoom. Register here to join Monday, January 10, 17, 24, and 31. 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. An email […]

Calling all puzzle lovers! While on a vacation with your family, you take the wrong plane home and land in the Arctic! Work together and figure out clues, solve problems, and break out of the Arctic (while having lots of fun along the way!). Please plan for an adult to stay online and participate for […]

Let’s share some LOLZ together making digital comix on makebeliefscomix.com! It’s easy and fun—no drawing required. Kids are expected to spend about 20 minutes learning before the program. Booktopia  School's Out: Create a Comic is part of Booktopia, West Vancouver’s Literary Arts Festival for young people. From treasure hunts to heists to card tournaments, Varian […]

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 message […]

Are you an English language learner? Are you ready to read a longer novel? Join our ESL book club for advanced readers. We will be reading Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. Books will be available to pick up the first week of January. For this virtual program, we’ll be using Zoom. What […]

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 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.

"While taking out the recycling, you find a crumpled piece of paper that looks almost like a treasure map. Do you…?” Learn how to use Inklewriter to help you write your own Choose Your Own Adventure story. Inklewriter is a write-as-you-play tool for creating and sharing branching stories. Kids are expected to spend about 20 […]

Join Anthea for a special Storytime in celebration of Lunar New Year! Learn about this tradition through stories, rhymes, and songs. This program is being delivered through a pre-recorded video on the Library Youtube channel and launches at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 26  – rewatch as many times as you like! No registration is required. 

Join us for virtual Babytime with Youth Librarian Lise! Connect with other parents and caregivers in the community through zoom. All are welcome, even if you’ve never attended an in-person Babytime at our library before. Is your baby sleeping? Still join us! Is your baby cranky? No problem! We just want to see your faces. […]

The Library is cancelling all in-person events indefinitely. Please check out our events calendar for a full list of virtual programs.   This class is a gentle introduction to using a Windows (PC) computer. You will learn the parts of a computer and how to use a mouse and keyboard. Please note: this is a 3-part […]

Join Varian Johnson, author of the super popular graphic novel Twins.   Varian will share the journey of how he grew from a reader to engineer to author, using examples from his extensive body of work to show how he writes and revises.  He'll talk about his collaboration with Shannon Wright to create the graphic novel Twins. A Q&A […]

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 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.

Open to all high school students, TAG is the Teen Advisory Group that meets once a month to discuss teen collections and programming, and everyday issues affecting teens. Everyone is welcome. Earn volunteer hours by attending! Register for upcoming TAG meetings:  February 10 February 24  For this virtual program, we’ll be using Zoom. We will use […]

Learn how to use Scratch to code a laugh-out-loud joke! No previous coding experience required. Kids are expected to spend about 20 minutes learning before the program. We will send you instructions at least 24 hours in advance. Please plan for an adult to stay online and participate with younger kids for the whole program. This […]

Get to know our new database, Creativebug! Creativebug provides unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft classes. Discover Your Digital Library  Make the most of your WVML Library Card—learn how to use our other digital databases this January! January 5: Learn Languages with Mango January 14: Learning with LinkedIn Learning  For this virtual […]

Practise your English at home! Join our English language facilitators and other language learners for a conversation using Zoom. Register here to join Friday, January 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. An email […]

*The Library is cancelling all in-person events indefinitely. Please check out our events calendar for a full list of virtual programs* Practise your reading skills by signing up for an appointment to read with Misty, a certified Paws 4 Stories therapy dog! Research shows that reading to a dog is tremendously motivational for kids, and […]

Attention families! Work together as a team to create a short, silly stop motion animation video using items you have at home. Families are expected to spend about 20 minutes learning before the program. Adult caregivers stay and play during this program. What you'll need: An iPad, iPhone or tablet to make the movie, plus […]

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 […]