PORT MOODY
• Where the wild things grow: Join city of Port Moody horticulture staff and explore the beautiful natural world in our own backyard. Kids six years of age and older can get their hands dirty with planting, scavenger hunts, and more. The program will run on July 7 and 21 as well as Aug. 11 and 18. Register for one session only by calling 604-469-5477.
• Road tripping: Get ready for that long road trip with downloadable Audiobooks. You can load up your iPod or smart phone as PMPL’s OneClickdigital service has thousands of full-length bestseller titles. Check them out under “Digital Content” at library.portmoody.ca.
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
• Emotional intelligence and meditation: You can train your brain to choose your emotions and use meditation to ride the waves of emotions with ease and nurture enriching relationships. Suman Kollipara will share practical tools and techniques to create positive emotions and relationships on Saturday, July 15, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Registration is required.
• Book a Librarian: You have questions, Terry Fox librarians have answers — on a variety of topics. If you have a question that will take a while to answer, you can book an appointment with Fox staff. Book a Librarian means you will have uninterrupted time with one of Fox’s information experts. These one-on-one appointments are meant to help you with technology or get you started on any topic and are available from 10:15 a.m. to 8:30 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
All Nations Festival — Coast Salish stories: Coquitlam Public Library is playing host to events that are part of the third biannual All Nations Festival tomorrow (Saturday) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the City Centre branch, Rooms 136 and 137. The Indigenous writers’ symposium will feature leading First Nations authors. Everyone is welcome and registration is not required — just drop in. Schedule of events includes.
• 11 a.m. — children’s stories for all ages;
• noon — slam an performance poetry showcase, including: Jaye Simpson, Valeen Jules and Tawahum Justin Bige;
• 12:40 p.m. — introductions;
• 1 p.m. — Joseph A. Dandurand, whose new play, Th’owxyia: The Hungry Feast Dish, will open the following week at the UBC Horticulture Garden. A member of Kwantlen First Nation, Dandurand is the director of the Kwantlen Cultural Centre.
• 2 p.m. — Lee Maracle of the Sto:Lo First Nation whose works include the novels Ravensong, Bobbi Lee and Sundogs; a short story collection, Sojourner’s Truth; a poetry collection, Bentbox; and a non-fiction work, I Am Woman; the award-winning author and teacher is mentor for Aboriginal students at the University of Toronto.
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.
