COQUITLAM
• Imagination Fair: Calling all children five years and older: Let your imagination run free at the CPL’s Imagination Fair. Taking place at the City Centre branch on Friday, July 17 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. and at the Poirier branch on July 21 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., this program will spark your ideas and creativity. See a 3-D printer in action and receive a small takeaway gift. Experiment with a hands-on circuitry kit courtesy of SFU’s Science Al!ve. Try out Joylabz Makey-Makey Kits. Discover remote-control Lego robots and robotics with Coquitlam’s Robokids and build your own paper robot or other figure using cube designs. No registration is required, the fair is drop-in and there is no charge to attend. For information, call 604-937-4142 or 604-554-7334, or go to www.coqlibrary.ca.
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
• Summer Reading Club Movie Madness: Every Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m., you can drop in for a family movie in the air-conditioned Inlet Theatre. Movies are suitable for children five years of age and older (parents must stay with their children during the program). On July 22, Port Moody librarians will screen the movie Annie.
• The Hundred-Foot Journey: In keeping with this year’s theme of “Read Around the World in 80 Days,” PoMo Public Library’s Adult Summer Reading Club is hosting a special, free viewing of the film The Hundred-Foot Journey on Thursday, July 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Inlet Theatre
• Reading Campout: On Friday, July 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., join librarians on the lawn outside the library for a reading campout. Kids can enjoy a shady tent or make their own fort, then page through books, magazines or comics, and enjoy fun games and activities for all ages. Drop in anytime during this event.
• Read It!: Looking for Kids’ Summer Reading Club titles? Are you ready to meet your new favourite book? Every Friday, kids can drop in from 2 to 4 p.m. for expert reading recommendations from our fantastic children’s librarians. We have suggestions for all reading levels, ages and interests.
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
You can join a Summer Reading Club at Terry Fox Library. From babies to kids, teens to adults, the library has a club for everyone and it’s free to join. The Kids’ Summer Reading Club will host some fun events soon, including:
• Science World on the Road presents spectacular and engaging science demonstrations with lots of audience interaction. Kids will witness and explore topics such as air pressure, electricity, chemistry and motion. Chickens may fly, marshmallows may erupt and you may have a chance to come on stage and help presenters with an experiment. Join library staff at the Port Coquitlam rec complex, 2150 Wilson Ave., on Monday, July 27, 2 to 2:40 p.m.
• Ventriloquist Kellie Haines started talking to her stuffed animals at an early age and, when she was eight years old, they started talking back. This multitalented entertainer with a background in theatre, clowning, singing and dance wows audiences of all ages with talking birds and singing frogs. Join Haines and library staff at the PoCo rec complex, 2150 Wilson Ave. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 11 to 11:45 a.m.
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.
