Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities' three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.
COQUITLAM
Middle Schoolers ONLY! Summer Reading Club: If you attended middle school during the year, this club is for you - literally. Members of the Middle Schoolers ONLY! Summer Reading Club can win books and other prizes by writing short reviews of the books they read during the summer.
Registration has begun and will continue until the middle of August. To join, go to the information desk at either the Poirier or the City Centre branches; a librarian will sign you up and present you with a few book review forms.
When you finish a book during the summer, write a short review of it on one of the forms. The reviews only need to be three or four sentences long: what the book was about, whether you liked it and why. After you turn in your review form at the information desk, it will be entered into weekly draws held throughout the summer. The library will contact winners.
Please note that the MSOSRC is an independent reading club. The club will not meet as a group. For more information, call Chris at 604-937-4140, Ext. 208, or email cmiller@library.coquitlam.bc.ca.
For more information about any Coquitlam Public Library programs, visit www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 3000 Burlington Dr. and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.
TERRY FOX (POCO)
Children's Art Festival: Terry Fox Library presents the Children's Art Festival through Aug. 31. Experience the enthusiasm, dedication and creativity of children from the ages of five to 16 years who created artwork with the guidance of their teacher, Evelia Espinosa, a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists who has been teaching art classes for six years. The children's exhibit showcases artwork in oil, acrylic, watercolour, pastel and charcoal. This is a chance to learn about the incredible talent of young artists from the Tri-Cities area.
GreenFILE: Do you want to learn more about the environmental issues facing the planet? You can access GreenFILE, an online resource that focuses on issues that are facing the planet. GreenFILE has a mixture of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports that will give you information on the positive and negative ways that humans affect their space and ecology. GreenFILE is free to card holders and may be used at home or in the library.
For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Terry Fox Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604-927-7999.
PORT MOODY
Baby Sing and Learn: Have some great summertime fun with your baby. There will be interactive songs and rhymes that are perfect for sharing with your wee one. This program is for babies aged birth to 18 months. Visit PMPL on Thursdays from 2 2:30 p.m. until Aug. 11 in the Storytelling Circle.
Bite into Books with a Buddy: Summer Reading Club members ages six to 10 years are invited to join with some of the Teen Buddies for reading and activities - all reading levels are welcome. This group program will happen on Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m. until Aug. 11 in the ParkLane Room. Also, check out the PoMo library website for information about the fall session of Reading Buddies.
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.
