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A Good Read: ‘Hi-lo reading’ offers great reads – but quick

A Good Read: ‘Hi-lo reading’ offers great reads – but quick

High-interest, low-reading level (hi-lo) books are great options for readers looking for complex and mature themes while maintaining a lower reading level and required vocabulary.
Column: Seeds are effective but plant them right

Column: Seeds are effective but plant them right

Millions of Canadians are leafing through seed catalogues or browsing through seed racks in garden centres. T
Books Plus: No bull - Ferdinand is screening for pro-D

Books Plus: No bull - Ferdinand is screening for pro-D

Also at libraries in Coquitlam, PoCo and Port Moody: teen poetry slam, seed bombs, wills advice and seniors' health.
Minter: Try growing peas in your garden

Minter: Try growing peas in your garden

Peas are a cool-crop vegetable and as soon as all danger of heavy frost has passed, they can be planted, writes Brian Minter.

Volunteers: Check out these opportunities in the Tri-Cities

From eco groups to Angel Dresses, volunteers are needed for a variety of organizations in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody.

Seniors: Show off or sell stuff at bazaar at Coquitlam's Glen Pine Pavilion

Spring bazaar is Sunday, May 6 at Coquitlam’s Glen Pine Pavilion.

Seniors: Tri-City seniors, are you looking for something to do?

From bingo to drama, songs to stroke recovery in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody.
Good Read: Great middle-grade reads, from comics to poetry

Good Read: Great middle-grade reads, from comics to poetry

Middle-grade book picks from Port Moody Public Library's Corene Maret Brown.
Books Plus: Wills, spreadsheets, science and trivia, too

Books Plus: Wills, spreadsheets, science and trivia, too

Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.
In the Garden: Time to think about lawn maintenance

In the Garden: Time to think about lawn maintenance

From all the questions I have been asked over the past few weeks, it is clear there is some confusion over the various lawn care steps that need to be taken each year.