COQUITLAM
• Drop-in tech help: The library is hosting help sessions for your computer and technology questions. Come by with your questions (internet searching, email, eBooks, tablets, social media, etc.) or get help with practising your skills. If you have a tablet or eReader question, bring your device with you. No registration is required. Sessions are 2 to 3 p.m. Aug. 5 and 19 at the Poirier branch, Meeting Room 8; and Aug. 12 in the City Centre branch computer lab.
• English practice groups: Looking for a friendly and fun place to practise your English, meet new friends and learn more about your local community? Join this free drop-in program. There is no need to pre-register and no scheduled start date — you can join at any time. Participants must be at least 19 years old. English Practice Groups for July and August run Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the City Centre branch; go to the Ask Me desk for the meeting room number. Maximum 25 people allowed.
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
• Adult Summer Reading Club: Where will your next book take you? Join other travellers and Read Around the World in 80 Days. Get great reading suggestions for your choice destination and enter our grand summer prize draw. Come in and collect your passport to begin the journey of a lifetime! Adults 19 and older can sign up, in person, anytime up to Aug. 31.
• Summer Reading Club 2015 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 kids ages five and older and parents must stay with their children during the program. On July 29, librarians will be screening the animated movie The Incredibles.
• Summertime Baby Sing and Learn: On Tuesdays at 2 p.m., you and your child can enjoy songs, rhymes and baby games outside the library (weather permitting; the program will be held inside the library on rainy days). This drop-in program is for kids from newborn to 18 months of age.
• Share English Practice Groups for Adults (drop-in): Looking for a place to practise speaking English? All levels are welcome to drop into PMPL’s ParkLane Room on Fridays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. You can join other English learners in this free program hosted by Share Family and Community Services volunteers, and enjoy conversations with the other participants and the group leader. You will also find out more about your community in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Call Share at 604-936-3900 for more information.
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
• Join a Summer Reading Club at the Library. From babies to kids, from teens to adults, Terry Fox Library has a club for everyone — and they’re all free to join.
• Kids Summer Reading Club upcoming event: Celebrate your summer of reading with Music with Marnie. Described as one of the “best performers of her generation” by the Vancouver International Children’s Festival, Marnie Grey performs funky, educational and interactive tunes that will have kids dancing and singing along during every song. Join the fun and pick up your Summer Reading Club medal at the end of the show on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the Leigh Square band shell behind Port Coquitlam city hall.
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.
