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BOOKS PLUS: Tech help, French help and plenty of games

COQUITLAM Drop-in tech help: The library is hosting help sessions for your computer and technology questions. Come by with your questions (internet searching, email, eBooks, tablets, social media, etc.) or get help with practising your skills.

COQUITLAM

Drop-in tech help: The library is hosting help sessions for your computer and technology questions. Come by with your questions (internet searching, email, eBooks, tablets, social media, etc.) or get help with practising your skills. If you have a tablet or eReader question, bring your device with you. No registration is required. Sessions are: April 22, 2 to 3 p.m.,

Poirier branch, Meeting Room 8; April 15 and 29, 2 to 3 p.m., City Centre branch, computer lab.

Parlez-nous Français: Fluent French-speaking teenagers are needed as volunteers for the French Club at Coquitlam Public Library. Volunteers work with young French Immersion students. Meetings every Friday from through May 15, 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. at the Poirier Branch. To register, email Chris at cmiller@coqlibrary.ca or call 604-554-7339.

For more information about any of these programs, visit www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.

PORT MOODY

International TableTop Day: Celebrate International TableTop Day on Saturday, April 11 at PMPL between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. play the library's games or bring your own to join in the fun. Suitable for all ages and no registration required. For more information about International Tabletop Day, visit tabletopday.com.

I'm the Executor: Now What?: On Tuesday, April 14 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., PMPL will present a free program in partnership with People's Law School that can help you learn what you need to know to be an effective executor of an estate. What happens if the family challenges the executor? How does marriage and separation affect a will? Who pays the probate fees? What do the documents for obtaining consent from the Public Guardian and Trustee look like? All these questions and more will be answered by local solicitor Hermann Luitingh. Call 604-469-4577 to reserve a seat.

Get Published: Calling all writers: Are you working on a manuscript and need some help with editing and query letters? Are you wondering which publication method is best for you? There are so many choices with traditional, self and e-publishing options available. On Saturday, May 2, PMPL will offer a panel discussion, workshops and opportunities to talk to published authors. For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca; call 604-469-4577 to register.

For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca or call 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.