Events Calendar

Feeling crafty? Creativebug provides unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft classes to inspire and guide your creative side. From talented teachers to multipart classes to amazing eye candy, Creativebug overflows with ideas and instructions. Learn what Creativebug has to offer and how you can access it through your library card! For this […]

Are you an Advanced English Language Learner looking for a new challenge? Are you interested in reading a longer novel? Join our ELL book club for advanced readers. We will be reading the Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak. There will be a limited number of books available to borrow. Once registered, you can […]

Join us for a half hour of high-action rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and short stories designed to keep your toddler engaged and happy. They will build important pre-reading skills and learn that books are fun! Drop-in, but space is limited. For larger groups please contact youth@westvanlibrary.ca to make sure we can accommodate your group. Children must […]

Up your Word skills! Get fancy with your document layout using styles, templates, and tables. Word Essentials Series - register for each session that you want to attend. Word Getting Started: The Basics – Tuesday, January 10 Word Next Steps: Creating Graphics – Tuesday, January 24 For this in-person program: Masks are recommended. Anyone who wishes […]

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 an appointment and we will help you 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 […]

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 an appointment and we will help you 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 […]

There has been some strange activity happening at the old Navvy Jack House lately and the locals think the house might be haunted. The Mayor of West Vancouver has asked for the help of you and your fellow ghost hunters to investigate. Work together to figure out clues, solve problems, and break the Curse of […]

Let’s Talk! is a weekly, evening drop-in discussion group for English Language Learners interested in improving their listening and speaking skills. This group is recommended for those with intermediate-level English, but we are happy to welcome anyone who wants to practise their English. This is a drop-in event; however, numbers are limited to the first […]

The Parent-Child Mother Goose program is a group experience for parents and their toddlers focusing on the pleasure and power of using rhymes, songs, and stories together. Parents gain skills and confidence, which can enable them to create positive family patterns during their children's crucial early years and give their children healthy early experiences with […]

Join moderator Reema Faris on the third Wednesday of the month for a discussion on topical social issues. In the face of the climate crisis and growing fears of the potential for displacement and dislocation of climate refugees, what steps do you think are needed in 2023 to tackle this global issue, and what are the […]

The Parent-Child Mother Goose program is a group experience for parents and their infants focusing on the pleasure and power of using rhymes, songs, and stories together. Parents gain skills and confidence, which can enable them to create positive family patterns during their children's crucial early years and give their children healthy early experiences with […]

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. For this in-person program: Masks are recommended. Anyone who wishes to continue wearing a […]

In this series of classes, you'll use VexCodeVR to learn the fundamentals of Python and apply these skills to robotics. Learn about the core of a rover and a rover's “anatomy” such as a sensor, a magnet detector, and more. By the end of this 4-week course, you should be comfortable designing your own basic […]

Library Board meetings are open to the public to attend as spectators. Meetings are usually held on the third Wednesday of every month. Please email sdale@westvanlibrary.ca if you have questions about the meeting or would like to attend.

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 help build language skills. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. For this in-person program: Masks are recommended. Anyone who wishes […]

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 […]

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, January 12, 19, and 26.  We will send you a Zoom link prior to each session. What you’ll need: A computer with microphone (or headphones) and webcam, or your […]

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 an appointment and we will help you 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 […]

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 an appointment and we will help you 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 […]

Join us for some creative tech play, all centered on a fun theme. This program runs on January 12, 19, and 26, with new themes and tech featured every week. Register for one or all three! Registration is required and opens December 15 at 10 a.m. Registering more than one child? Please register each one […]

Are you new to your iPhone or iPad? Have you had your device for a while but aren't using all the features or apps? Are there things you want to do with your device but don't know how? Connect with Confidence is a series of three workshops designed for you to get to know your […]

Join us for a storytime full of books, rhymes, felt stories, and puppets for 3 – 5-year-olds. Children who have 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 […]

English Corner is an enjoyable way for intermediate-level speakers to practise English conversation skills. Registration is not required for this event. Participants are asked to arrive on time. Note: There will not be a session on Friday, April 7   Facilitated by the Baha’i Community of West Vancouver in partnership with the Library. For this in-person […]

Are you new to your iPhone or iPad? Have you had your device for a while but aren't using all the features or apps? Are there things you want to do with your device but don't know how? Connect with Confidence is a series of three workshops designed for you to get to know your […]

Understand all that is involved with the choices that exist at end of life. This is a challenging yet important topic to cover. This session is a natural progression of the first session Navigating the Health Care System. To sign up for this free session, please call the Seniors' Activity Centre at 604-925-7280 or register […]

Drop in to practise everyday French dialogue with others in person. You will work in pairs and small groups (divided by levels) to discuss a weekly topic. You will also learn comprehension and reading skills with French books. All French levels are welcome. *Note: there will not be a session on the following dates: January […]

Children will play literacy games and practise their reading skills with teen volunteers during this one-hour program. Kids must be school-aged and able to read some English on their own in order to register for the program. Book Buddies runs from 4 - 5 p.m. on Fridays, January 13 - February 3. Kids must be […]

Are you new to your iPhone or iPad? Have you had your device for a while but aren't using all the features or apps? Are there things you want to do with your device but don't know how? Connect with Confidence is a series of three workshops designed for you to get to know your […]

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. Drop-in, but space is limited. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. For this in-person program: Masks are recommended. Anyone who […]

Are you new to your Samsung, Google, OnePlus, LG, or Motorola phone or tablet? All of these brands use the Android operating system and work in similar ways. Have you had your device for a while but aren't using all the features or apps? Are there things you want to do with your device but […]

Folding origami can be a great way to celebrate Lunar New Year this month! Learn how to create four different models during this fun paper-folding workshop with Origami Canada. Origami paper can be picked up at the Library before the program. Can’t make it to the Library? All models can be created using regular paper […]

Every year, our friends at Book Riot issue a Read Harder Challenge—a set of 24 reading "tasks" that invites readers to expand their worldview through books. The list of selected titles will encourage you to explore settings, characters, formats, genres, and perspectives you might not otherwise have tried. The point of the challenge is to […]

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. Supported by a generous bequest from the estate of Robert Leslie Welsh, through the West Vancouver Memorial Library Foundation. The […]