COQUITLAM
• Spring Break Festival Contest: Sign up for a library card between now and March 13 and win tickets to a Spring Break Festival show at the Evergreen Cultural Centre on Tuesday, March 20. Enjoy a performance of either Cinderella or Robin Hood put on by the Dufflebag Theatre. Draw will be held on Wednesday, March 14. For details go to www.coqlibrary.ca.
• Chinese New Year: Join us on Thursday, March 8 between 7 and 8 p.m. in Room 137 at the City Centre Branch for a performance of traditional Chinese music by members of the Arts Musical Studio to welcome the arrival of spring and the Year of the Dog. Seats are limited for this free program and registration is required. Please phone Shirley Chan at 604-554-7345 to register.
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.
PORT MOODY
• Crafternoon Club: All ages and skill levels are welcome to bring their knitting, crochet, needlework or other craft projects to the library’s ParkLane Room March 10 between 2 and 3:30 p.m. to share with a friendly, informal group. Coffee and tea will be served. Meet other local crafters, share techniques or pick up a new skill. Drop-in, no registration necessary. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
• Winning job interviews: Interviews are nerve-racking but they don’t have to be. March 13 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., learn how to answer challenging interview questions and let your strength shine through with help from the experts from Port Moody’s WorkBC Employment Services. Call 604-469-4577 to register for this free program.
• SFU Philosophers’ Café — artistic outlets: Do you have an outlet for your creativity? How do you express it? How does it benefit the rest of your life? Do you share your artistic creations? Does sharing art change or increase its value to the creator? Moderator Krista Wallace will lead the discussion March 5 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in PMPL’s ParkLane Room, drop-in, no registration required.
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
• Speech and language drop-in clinic: Drop by Terry Fox Library and talk with one of Fraser Health Unit’s speech-language pathologists for five to 10 minutes. Your child will receive a brief screening of his or her communications skills and you will receive help for your child’s speech and language development. This clinic is for children who do not yet have a referral and is best suited for families who are not sure if they need a referral. This clinic from 10 to 11:30 a.m. March 6 on a drop-in basis.
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.
