When: December 6, 2022, 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Where: Port Moody Fire Hall No. 1, 150 Newport Dr, Port Moody, BC
A special storytime with Port Moody Fire and Rescue to celebrate holiday safety. See the fire trucks and firefighters and enjoy a special goodie bag.
Registration required.
When: December 3, 2022, 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Where: Children's Area, Port Moody Public Library, 100 Newport Drive Port Moody, B.C. V3H 5C3
Cozy up for a story to celebrate winter's approach. We'll get into the festive spirit with songs, rhymes, and a winter-worthy craft.
Drop in. No registration required.
When: November 17, 2022, 10:45am-11:45am
Where: Online via Youtube Live
Join Christian McKay Heidicker, author of the middle-grade hit and Newbery Honor-winning Scary Stories for Young Foxes for a creative discussion about his work and life as an artist. As Christian says, "It will be a morning of whiskers and storytelling and pawprints and readings and dead mice and games. (No actual animals were harmed in the making of this presentation. The mice are voluntarily dead.)A link to join the YouTube livestream will be emailed to all registrants."
Presented by InterLink Youth Service Committee. ASL interpretation will be provided.
Registration Required
When: November 19, 2022, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Where: ParkLane Room, Port Moody Public Library, 100 Newport Drive Port Moody, BC V3H 5C3
Are you a young writer? Join us for this interactive workshop on learning how to show, not tell, in your writing.
Registration Required
When: November 22, 2022, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Where: ParkLane Room, Port Moody Public Library, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. V3H 5C3
Calling all young artists, crafters, and makers: this program is for you! Join other tweens in the Library to make arts and crafts projects together. This session, we will be using clay. Please wear suitable clothes.
Registration Required.
When: November 15, 2022, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Where: Online via Zoom
Calling all artists, crafters, and makers: this program is for you! Join other tweens on Zoom to make arts and crafts projects together. Every session, you will pick up a secret package with all the supplies and during the program we will open it up to see what we will be making that week. Writing, painting, poetry, cross stitch, felting - the sky is the limit.
Registration Required
When: Saturday, November 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Where: Coquitlam Public Library-City Centre Branch (Rooms 136 & 137 Combined)
Songs, rhymes and stories for children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Drop in. No registration required.
Stories, songs, finger plays and rhymes help children gain pre-reading skills and develop a love of reading. In Family Story Time, we will share picture books, songs and rhymes that you can enjoy with your children. This Family Story Time was created with children 0 to 5 years old in mind.
This program will be offered in person. Please note that due to current provincial safety protocols, there are limits to the number of people attending in person programs. Arrive early to ensure yourself a spot.
Where: Coquitlam Public Library-City Center Branch (Rooms 136 & 137 Combined)
Members of the Tri-Cities Local Partnership’s Immigrant Advisory Table will be talking about their journey to Canada and sharing who they are, why they decided to embark on this journey, and how this journey affected their perception of themselves. Judith Kambia Obatusa, host of the podcast, Messy Can't Stop Her, shares her stories of personal struggle, and seeks to educate and de-stigmatize immigrant acculturation challenges while empower other migrants in their promised land.
Where: Coquitlam Public Library-City Center Branch (Rooms 136 & 137 Combined)
Explore stories of Indigenous family and community with two special guests: Caren Lafontaine, a Community Roots Practioner from The Ministry of Children and Family, and Elder Maria Reed. Taking cues from the audience, this speaker event will look at how cultural connections, relationships, and permanency factor into the Indigenous experience in Canada.
Where: Coquitlam Public Library-City Centre Branch (Rooms 136 & 137 Combined)
Join Shawn Bayes, Executive Director, and Kristie Gordon, from the Elizabeth Fry Society, as they showcase how their organization continues to identify the needs of marginalized groups, through identifying gaps in the Canadian criminal justice system and creating solutions to fill those voids.