COQUITLAM
• Tech Help with Teens: Do you need help with your laptop, tablet or phone? Are you struggling to learn the ins and outs of webmail, word processing, spreadsheet or slideshow programs? Tech-savvy teenagers at CPL will assist you. No registration is required. Just drop in to get help on Tuesdays, July 11 to Aug. 22, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., at the City Centre branch, in the computer lab. Questions? Contact librarian Chris Miller at 604-554-7339, or [email protected].
• July Tech Club: eBooks, audiobooks and eMagazines: Are you interested in using eBooks, audiobooks and eMagazines? Bring your smart phone, eReader, laptop or tablet along with your Coquitlam library card to this a one-hour class. Librarians will help you download the apps and troubleshoot any difficulties. The class starts at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 7 at the Poirier Branch, in the Nancy Bennett Room. Registration is required by phoning the registration line at 604-937-4155.
For more information about any of these programs, visit www.coqlibrary.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.
PORT MOODY
• Summer Reading and Splash the Staff: If 1,000 people sign up for the Kids’, Middle School, Teen and Adult Summer Reading Club, you will get to “Splash the Staff” on Saturday, July 8. Drop by the library between 2 and 4 p.m. for your chance to throw water balloons at the library staff at a fantastic carnival to kick off the Summer Reading Clubs.
• Board books and games: Drop into PMPL’s children’s area for personalized reading recommendations provided by expert children’s librarians. Find the perfect book for your reader, no matter what their age, interest, or reading level. Librarians love to connect kids with books that they can’t put down every Thursday from July 6 to Aug. 10 between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m.
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.
TERRY FOX
• Stories Galore and More: The Tri-Cities Literacy Committee and Terry Fox Library are hosting an outdoor family literacy series this summer. Aimed at children from birth to six years of age who will participate in storytime and arts and crafts, based on different themes every week. These drop-in events will be held at Lion’s Park in Port Coquitlam on Tuesdays, July 4 to Aug. 8, noon to 1 p.m.
• Donate your used board games: Are you wondering what to do with your old board games? Kids enjoy playing games at Terry Fox Library, which would appreciate the donation of gently used games (complete sets appreciated). Fox is accepting donations from July 4 to Sept. 5.
For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604-927-7999.
