TERRY FOX
• Landlords and tenants: Join a senior information officer from the B.C. Residential Tenancy Branch to learn about your rights and responsibilities as a landlord and a tenant. You will learn all about rental agreements and leases as well as repairs and maintenance, rent increases, eviction and ending a tenancy. Everyone is welcome on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Registration is appreciated.
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.
COQUITLAM
• Drop-in tech help: The library is here to answer all your computer and technology questions at this drop-in session from 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays, Nov. 4 and 25 at the Poirier branch, and Nov. 18 at the City Centre branch. Ask about internet searching, email, eBooks, tablets and social media or get help practising your skills. If you have questions about your eReader or tablet, please bring the device with you. Registration is not required.
• Mammograms: The BC Cancer Agency’s Screening Mammography mobile service will be visiting the library’s program room. Mammogram screenings will be conducted by a female technologist in private and the image quality will be the same as those in a regular screening centre. Screenings will take place at the Poirier branch, Nancy Bennett Room, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Women ages 40 to 70 years can book an appointment by calling 1-800-663-9203 or visiting www.smpbc.ca.
• Children’s art contest: What will Coquitlam look like in 125 years? Attention all artists aged five to 11 years old: CPL would like your help to celebrate the city’s 125th anniversary. Winners will have their designs featured on the wall of the children’s area at the City Centre branch. Prizes of $100, $50 and $25 will also be awarded. Winners will be chosen from two age groups: five to eight years of age and nine to 11. Designs must be submitted by 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30. You can pick up an official entry form, art paper and contest rules at the information desk at the Poirier Branch, the Ask-Me Desk at the City Centre Branch, or at Library Link, the book bus.
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
• Personal finance: On Tuesday, Nov. 3, you can learn how to take control of your financial life and achieve your goals with financial planner Alireza Fadaie, author of Personal Finance Mastery: How to get your black belt in managing your money, form 7 to 8:30 p.m. in PMPL’s ParkLane Room. Call 604-469-4577 to reserve a seat.
• Social media for business: Everyone talks about blogging and using social media but how will that help my business? How do I create a blog that people will want to read? On Thursday, Nov. 5 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Dave Teixeira will facilitate a session in the ParkLane Room to give participants the basics to determine how and why to use social media as a business; how to reach your audience and how to measure success. 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.
