COQUITLAM
• Drop-in tech help: The library is here to answer all your computer and technology questions at this drop-in session at the City Centre Branch, computer lab, on Wednesday, Aug. 26 between 2 and 3 p.m.. Ask about internet searching, email, eBooks, tablets and social media or get help practising your skills. If you have questions about your eReader or tablet, please bring the device with you. Registration is not required.
• Innovation Hub: You may already have seen CPL’s 3D printers at events around Coquitlam. Now, the library is opening Innovation Hub, a dedicated 3D printer lab at the City Centre branch. It is a project developed by Coquitlam Public Library and partner TriCelerate, a local business organization. 3D printing is a process that creates a 3D object using a plastic-like substance. The Hub contains two Replicator 3D printers and a Matter and Form 3D scanner, as well as a computer with a good graphics card and Rhino software for developing 3D designs. The Hub will generally be open Tuesdays 1 to 5 p.m. for open houses and Thursdays 1 to 5 p.m. for bookable sessions. The first open house is Tuesday, Aug. 25. Bookable sessions allow you to print something on the 3D printer. Print jobs cost 10 cents per gram plus a $1 fee to cover material costs. It takes about two hours to print a small to medium-sized item.
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
• Calling all Tri-Cities artists: PMPL is pleased to showcase the work of Tri-Cities artists. Each month, a different artist displays work on our walls or in the display case. Artists interested in displaying their work should contact Irene at [email protected] or 604-469-4692.
• Digital magazines on Zinio: The library’s Zinio online magazine service has some great titles, including digital versions of The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired and Bon Appetit. You can use your Port Moody Public Library card to download 100s 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.
• Read Around the World with the 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! Readers 19 and older can sign up, in person, anytime up to Aug. 31.
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
Terry Fox Library has several storytimes for children:
• Babytime: Make language fun and start early with Babytime. Help your baby develop speech and language skills — enjoy bouncing, singing and rhyming with stories, a fun, social bonding activity for babies and caregivers. Everyone is welcome Mondays, Sept. 14 to Oct. 5, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.
• Storytime: Children and caregivers will enjoy interactive stories, songs, rhymes and more. Storytime prepares children to learn to read. Drop by the library on Wednesdays, Sept. 9 to Oct. 7; Fridays, Sept. 11 to Oct. 9, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; or the third Saturday of each month, 11 to 11:30 a.m.
• Pyjama Storytime: Children and caregivers will be entertained with stories, songs, rhymes and more. Kids are encouraged to wear their pyjamas and bring their favourite stuffie on the first Wednesday of each month from 6:45 to 7:15 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.
