PORT MOODY
• Where the wild things grow: Join city of Port Moody horticulture staff and explore the beautiful natural world in our own backyard. Kids six years of age and older can get their hands dirty with planting, scavenger hunts, and more. The program will run on July 7 and 21 as well as Aug. 11 and 18. Register for one session only by calling 604-469-5477.
• Summer Code Camps: Learn how to make your own computer games and animations using Scratch! from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, July 11, 18 and 25, and Aug. 1 and 8 in PoMo library’s ParkLane Room. These camps are for kids ages eight years and older (one class per child). Parents must attend. Call 604-469-5477 to register.
• Summer movies are back: Children five and over and their parent/guardian can join librarians on Wednesdays in the Inlet Theatre for great summer movies on the big screen. Movies start at 2 p.m. and run until about 4 p.m. Seating is first come, first served. On Wednesday, July 5, PMPL will screen the new, live action Beauty and the Beast.
For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca or call 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., at city hall.
COQUITLAM
• Advance care planning: Serious illness, injury and disability can happen at any age. Find out how to plan ahead to protect your rights and wishes on Tuesday, July 11, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the City Centre library branch. You can learn about the umbrella of advance care documents: representation agreements, advance directives, understanding hospital and residential care medical orders of intervention, no CPR orders, and medical assistance in dying. Facilitator Connie Jorsvik, an RN for 25 years, has a certificate in advance care planning and is a professional health care navigator. Registration is required for this free program; leave a message on the library’s registration line, 604-937-4155.
CPL’s Summer Learning Club, for kids ages five years and older, offers a number of drop-in programs (except for the Canadian Planetariums visit on July 11 and 12, which requires registration), including:
• The Well Worn Trail: July 4, 10:30 a.m., Poirier branch; and July 5, 1:30 p.m., City Centre branch. Join this duo for music and songs inspired by nature (45 minutes).
• Canadian Planetariums: July 11, various times, Poirier; July 12, various times, City Centre. Go inside a mobile planetarium to learn about constellations, planets and other objects in the night sky (30 minutes). Registration required: Poirier, 604-937-4142; City Centre, 604-554-7334.
• Vancouver Puppet Theatre: July 18, 10:30 a.m., Poirier; July 19, 1:30 p.m., City Centre. See and learn about different types of puppets around the world in the “Petrushka” show (60 minutes).
• Burnaby Summer Theatre: July 25, 10:30 a.m., Poirier; Aug. 9, 1:30 p.m., City Centre. Watch an original theatre performance for kids (45 minutes).
• Movie screening: Beauty and the Beast: July 26, 1:30 p.m., City Centre; Aug. 8, 10:30 a.m., Poirier. See Disney’s live action adaptation of the classic fairy tale (130 minutes, rated Parental Guidance for violent scenes; may frighten young children).
• Canada 150 Letter Exchange: Aug. 1, 10:30 a.m., Poirier; Aug. 2, 1:30 p.m., City Centre. Design an envelope and write a message to Canadian kids who live far, far away. For parents and kids (45 minutes).
Questions about any of the sessions? Contact librarian Chris Miller at [email protected] or 604-554-7339.
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.
TERRY FOX
• Pop-up Library: Hyde Creek rec centre: Terry Fox Library is on the road and will be popping up on Fridays at Hyde Creek rec centre. At Fox’s home away from home, you can borrow books and DVDs, place holds and participate in children’s storytimes. Call in advance to have your holds brought to Hyde Creek for pick-up. The pop-ups will run on Fridays from June 20 through Aug 25, 10 a.m. to noon. As well, kids and parents can drop in for storytime at 11:30 a.m.
• Dad Time: Join Terry Fox librarians for a fun drop-in program for all dads and male caregivers with little ones from one day to five years old. There will be songs, stories, games and crafts, with time after the program to socialize and hang out with other dads. These sessions run on Saturdays, July 29 and Aug. 26, 2 to 2:45 p.m.
For 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.
