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 […]

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 […]

"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 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 […]

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 […]

*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 […]