PORT MOODY
• Book Buddies: Registration starts Tuesday, Jan. 3 for the next session of Port Moody library’s Book Buddies program. Kids in Grades 1 to 4 can practise their reading and writing skills with a teen buddy. Sessions are on Thursdays or Saturdays starting Jan. 26. Call 604-469-4577 to register.
• Audiobooks: Load up your new tablet or digital device with a downloadable eAudiobook. Check out PoMo library’s OneClickdigital service for thousands of full-length bestseller titles. Check them out under “Digital Content” at library.portmoody.ca.
• Digital magazines: PMPL’s Zinio online magazine service has some great titles, including digital versions of The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired and Bon Appétit. You can use your Port Moody Public Library card to download hundreds of U.S. and Canadian magazines to your computer or your Apple, Android, or Windows 8 mobile device. Try it out at library.portmoody.ca under Digital Content.
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
• Babytime: Make language fun and start with Babytime at Terry Fox Library. Help your baby develop speech and language skills — enjoy bouncing, singing and rhyming with stories. Babytime is a fun, social bonding activity for babies and caregivers and runs on Mondays, Jan. 9 to April 24, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.
• Storytime: Introduce kids to the love of books and language with Storytime, where children and caregivers will enjoy interactive stories, songs, rhymes, and more. Join librarians on Wednesdays, Jan. 11 to April 26; Fridays, Jan. 13 to April 28, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; and Saturdays, Jan. 21, Feb. 18, March 18 and April 15, 11 to 11:30 a.m.
• Dad Time, Library Time: This is a fun drop-in program for all dads and male caregivers with little ones from one day to five years old. Songs, stories, games and crafts with time after the program to socialize and hang out with other dads on the last Saturday of the month: Jan. 28, Feb. 25, March 25 and April 29, 2 to 2:45 p.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.
COQUITLAM
Job search success: Are you starting out in the world of work or wanting to try a new career? Avia Employment Services offers advice, specialized services and the support you need to find a meaningful and rewarding job. To register for one or more of these free workshops being hosted from noon to 1 p.m. each of the days at the City Centre branch, email [email protected]:
• resume writing: Monday, Jan. 16;
• interviews: Wednesday, Feb. 1;
• job search: Monday, Feb. 13;
• career planning: Wednesday, March 1;
• the hidden job market: Wednesday, April 5;
• and the labour market: Wednesday, April 19.
As well, you can drop in to speak with an Avia representative at their information table at City Centre branch from 3 to 5 p.m. every Wednesday through March.
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.
