PORT MOODY
• Create a family budget using Microsoft Excel: Spreadsheets are useful not only in the office, but in our everyday lives — they can help you stay organized and keep tabs on your time, expenses, tasks and more. Join librarians next Thursday, April 12 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the library’s ParkLane Room to learn more. In this workshop, you will use Microsoft Excel to create a simple household budget spreadsheet; you will learn how to enter different types of data, format your spreadsheet and make it more readable, sort your data, create charts and more. You can bring your own laptop computer or use one of the library’s. Basic computer skills required. Call 604-469-4577 to reserve a seat.
• Wills and estates: Tuesday, April 17 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in PMPL’s ParkLane Room, join lawyer Garrett Munroe to learn what you need to plan for the future. This workshop will cover all the main documents needed for a personal estate plan (including power of attorney and representation agreements), and how one’s bank accounts, property and trusts should be structured. This program is presented in partnership with the People’s Law School. Register by calling 604-469-4577.
• SFU Philosopher’s Café — Screen Overload: This month’s café will discuss screen overload. Life today means we always have a screen available to us. How does this affect how you interact with strangers, public art pieces and intersection design? How will our society be changed by the constant presence of screens? Moderator Biljana Barichello will lead the discussion Monday, April 9 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the 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.
COQUITLAM
• April Tech Club: Learn how to customize a 3D-printed object using browser-based design software TinkerCAD. After the class, Friday, April 6 in the City Centre branch’s computer lab, you can tour the 3D printing lab at CPL’s weekly open house. Register online: www.coqlibrary.ca.
• Trivia Night 2018: Out of This World Party: Friday, April 20 at the Poirier branch, come dressed in your best out of this world or sci-fi T-shirts and enjoy a fun evening of questions with your friends and neighbours. Prizes and bragging rights for the winners, funniest wrong answer and table with the most “out of this world” spirit. Proceeds will help support the Coquitlam Public Library’s children’s STEM programming using robotics and coding. Tickets: $25 each; tables of 6 or 8, if you come as a team. Tickets include door prizes, snacks, desserts and beverages. No-host bar sponsored by the Kinsmen. Tickets available at both library branches or call 604-937-4130. Info: [email protected]. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., games begin at 7 p.m.
• Science Expo 2018: Coquitlam Public Library will host its third annual Science Expo May 10. Tri-Cities students from Grades 4 to 12 will display their experiments and innovations at the City Centre branch for a chance to win medals, trophies and some of the $2,000-plus in prize money. Deadline for participants is April 16. For more information about the expo or for registration forms, go to coqlibrary.ca.
• Tiny Stories contest and workshop: Do you like writing short stories? Send CPL your tiny stories. Contest dates are May 1 to June 15, with prizes to be announced. Also, join librarians for a Tiny Stories workshop, where local writer Rebecca Wood Barrett will lead you through a series of playful writing exercises that will help spark ideas. The workshop is scheduled for May 3, 7 to 8 p.m. at the City Centre branch, Room 136. Space is limited; register online at coqlibrary.ca for this free program or call the Help Desk at 604-554-7323.
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.
TERRY FOX
• Teen Trivia Night: Teens ages 13 to 17 years, take the ultimate trivia challenge at Terry Fox Library; up for grabs are prizes, snacks and bragging rights for a year. Call or visit the library to register individually or gather a team of six to 10 friends. Sign up early to avoid disappointment. Presented by the Friends of the Terry Fox Library with MC Mayor Greg Moore. Admission is free Saturday, April 14, 7 to 9 p.m. Registration is required.
For more info, 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.
