PORT MOODY
Out of this world puppets and stories: Blast off on Thursday, July 11 with the Summer Reading Club as kids participate in stories, songs and puppetry. Performer Elspeth Bowers will keep the audience laughing and feeling like they are walking on air. This event is for kids five years of age or older so drop in for a fun time at the Inlet Theatre at around 1:30 p.m.
Keep your language alive: Help your child stay in touch with their roots with our Links to Language Multilingual Kits. Each kit contains 10 preschool level books, a CD and a DVD in one of five languages: Chinese, Korean, Farsi, Spanish and French. A bilingual resource manual provides tips on building early literacy skills.
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
Janin the Jenius: Join Janine the Jenius in the science works lab at the Terry Fox Library and explore what makes things go up, up and away. Junior geniuses will witness the power of gases, like the power that makes rockets blast off. Watch out overhead for the amazing astrocork and acrobatic rocket balloons, count down for the rocket cannon race and cool off with an exploding space gas bubble on your head. Be on time for this uplifting science show. The event takes place on Tuesday, July 16, between 2 and 2:45 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 at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604-927-7999.
COQUITLAM
Summer food bank drive: Coquitlam Public Library is collecting food for Share's food bank. Please bring non-perishable food items to the Information desk at both Poirier and City Centre libraries. The most needed items are pasta, canned fruit and vegetables, peanut butter, larger size baby diapers, rice, canned meat, soup, fish and cereal. The next time you are buying groceries for your family, please take a moment to pick up an item for a local family in need.
Canadian citizenship cultural access pass: Have you recently received your Canadian citizenship? Starting now, the Coquitlam Public Library is a pickup location for the Institute for Canadian citizenship cultural access pass. The pass is free to new Canadians who are 18 years old or older during their first year of citizenship. The pass provides free admission to more than 600 of Canada's cultural treasures from coast to coast, with the goal of creating opportunities for Canada's newest citizens to discover Canada's rich cultural history, artworks, historical figures and parks.
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.
