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North Shore Reads: Care Of Ivan Coyote in Conversation with Shelagh Rogers
Making meaningful connections. Reaching a hand out to a stranger, or across the generational divide.
Finding healing and peace with our past, our family and friends, our grief, and with ourselves.
We need these things more than ever, and we invite you to join us for a special evening with celebrated author Ivan Coyote in conversation with CBC’s Shelagh Rogers.
Wednesday, October 19 7 – 8:30 p.m. Zoom
North Shore Reads is presented in collaboration with North Vancouver City Library, North Vancouver District Public Library, and West Vancouver Memorial Library.
We will be open on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation,Friday September 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m to facilitate reflection, education, and awareness. Visit our website to learn more about how you can observe this important day.
We will be closed on Monday, October 10, for Thanksgiving.
Chepximiya Siyam’ Chief Janice George of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) has honoured our community demonstration garden with a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim name! Join us for a traditional naming ceremony, led by Skwetsimeltxw Willard ‘Buddy’ Joseph, with refreshments on the rooftop on Tuesday, October 4.
Every four years, BC holds municipal elections. This year, on Saturday, October 15, West Vancouverites will go to the polls to elect one mayor, six councillors, and five school trustees to represent them.
Browse our 2022 Municipal Election Resources to prepare for the upcoming election and keep up-to-date on local election news.
Music Talks: History of Jazz Violin with J. Kit Eakle
Tuesdays, October 25 – November 29, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. In this series, musician and educator J. Kit Eakle will introduce participants to influential violinists in early jazz.
Friday Night Concert Double Bill: Raagaverse and Anju Bedi
Friday, October 28, 7:30 – 8:45 p.m. Raagaverse, a new collaborative Indo-jazz fusion quartet, will be joined by BC's only female sitar player, Anju Bedi, for this special double bill performance.
The West Vancouver Memorial Library's free music programs are made possible thanks to a generous bequest in support of music at the Library from the estate of Robert Leslie Welsh, through the West Vancouver Memorial Library Foundation.
Saturday, October 1, 2 – 4 p.m. Come learn about shared mobility (sharing cars, bikes, scooters, and more)! Shared mobility offers convenient access to clean transportation alternatives that are easy to use, economical and safe.
Wednesdays, October 5 – 26, 6 – 7:30 p.m. This lecture course is designed to arm you with the skills you need to combat fakes, stereotypes, and frauds within every kind of media source.
Grow Slow: Winter Food Gardening in Small Spaces with Laura Marie Neubert [VIRTUAL]
Wednesday, October 12, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. This program is for people short on space, time, or the inclination to manage a large urban garden, but who still want the benefits of growing food at home.
Fridays, October 14 – December 9, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. This is a sampler class for young children to develop very basic music skills that may serve them in future music classes.
Saturday, October 22, 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Invite your grandparents and learn about the fantasmical world of bugs and worms and the role they play in urban gardens.
On September 9, the Friends participated in the Summer Reading Club Medal Ceremony—the first one in three years! It was wonderful to celebrate with so many enthusiastic young readers.
This important program, funded by the Friends of the Library, is designed to help stop summer learning loss. We can’t wait to see the kids again next summer.
On Thursday, November 3, we’re hosting a fundraising event with Beverley McLachlin at the Kay Meek Arts Centre to support the West Vancouver Memorial Library. This major fundraising event works to fund equity-enhancing supports and educational opportunities that have a direct impact on individuals at the point of need and the social fabric of our community as a whole.
