COQUITLAM
Parlez-Nous Francais: Young French Immersion students can hone their language skills in Coquitlam Public Library's French club, Parlez-Nous Francais. The club pairs kids with fluent French-speaking teenagers from high school. Meetings are on Fridays from Sept. 14 through Oct. 26 in the Nancy Bennett Room at the Poirier branch, 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. Any teens or kids who would like to join should contact Chris at 604-937-4140 ext. 208, or [email protected]
Play & Learn Events at Coquitlam Centre: Join us at Coquitlam Centre mall for monthly Play & Learn storytimes, songs and crafts. Join us on the last Wednesday of each month on the lower level in front of the Bay. The theme for Aug. 29 is Back to School. No registration is required for these free programs - just drop-in. Play and Learn runs the last Wednesday of each month from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Calling all Young Bloggers: If you are aged 12 and under, we want to hear from you! Write 5 or 6 sentences telling us about your favourite book, movie or CD and send it to the Coquitlam Public Library's blog I Was Told There'd Be Cake. Explain why you liked it, and if your entry is chosen, it will be posted on our website and you will win a prize. Include your name, age and a telephone number or email address and submit it to the Information Desks of the Poirier or City Centre library or e-mail your entry to [email protected].
For more about information about any of these programs, visit www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 3000 Burlington Dr. and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.
PORT MOODY
Extra, Extra, Read All About It: Want to read free newspapers? Full e-Newspapers in full colour are available from the Port Moody Public Library on the Press Display service. There are 2,200 newspapers from 97 countries in 54 languages included in this one-stop electronic shop. All you need is your library card and a computer. Don't have a computer? Use one of ours. On our website www.library.portmoody.ca select Digital content, eNewspapers, Press Display, enter you library card number, PIN and enjoy. Need help or have questions? Please visit, call or email us.
Inlet Book Club: New members are welcome! - Drop-in. This book discussion group meets in the ParkLane Room from 1-3 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month. At the Sept. 5 meeting, the book discussed will be The Paris Wife by Paula McLain. Ever said, "Oh, how I'd love to be a fly on the wall"? Now you can. This novel about the Lost Generation and Hemingway provides a unique perceptive of that time and man, as seen through the eyes of his first wife Hadley.
Ex Libris Talking Book Club: This discussion group is primarily for print-disabled or visually impaired persons, however everyone is welcome. The next meeting will be on Friday, Sept. 7 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the ParkLane Room. The book under discussion will be The Stone Carvers by Jane Urquhart. Mostly set in the years surrounding WWI, this Canadian bestseller tells the very moving and personal stories of Klara Becker and her brother Tilman.
For more information about these and other programs or services visit library.portmoody.ca or call/drop by the library. Port Moody Public Library, 100 Newport Drive in the city hall complex (604-469-4577).
