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Summer Reading Is Here!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Summer Reading Club (SRC) registration is open! As always, SRC is free, open to readers at all levels (including pre-readers!), and signing up takes under a minute.

Calling all students in grades K-6. We challenge you to read this summer for 15 minutes a day for 50 days or more! And the choice is yours! Participants can read anything they want:  Books, comics, non-fiction, novels, audiobooks, ebooks, magazines—in any language! 

Register now

Each registration counts towards helping your school win a Summer Reading trophy! For more information, check out the Kids SRC page or ask your teacher-librarian. 

Read-To-Me Club

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A summer reading experience for pre-readers or children who are not yet reading independently. 

Complete learning challenges as a family and keep track of the ways you read, talk, sing, write, and play.

Register at the Youth Desk.

Teen Summer Reading Club

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Open to students going into grade 7 and up, this club is all about pushing limits, getting creative, and trying something new!

Discover new books and complete challenges for a chance to win prizes.

Register now

Watch this video to learn more about the three Summer Reading Clubs.

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Bricktacular 

Calling all LEGO® fans! The Bricktacular West Coast Modern Show is in the Library May 5-July 31. Presented in partnership with the West Vancouver Art Museum.

Lucky Day Collection

The Lucky Day collection is made up of extra copies of our hottest, most in-demand titles! If you spot these titles on the Lucky Day shelf in the Library, you can take them out right away – no need to wait in the holds line! 

Wonderbooks

Does your student need extra reading practice? Wonderbooks are regular books with a twist – they come with built-in audiobook players so kids can listen to the story while they follow along with the words. We’ve got picture books, easy readers and chapter books! Check one out today.

Solaro

Looking for some learning support over the summer? Get access to practice tests and questions in many subjects for Grades 3+, aligned with the BC Curriculum. Access with your WVML card.

July Programs

See what programs we’re running this week, in August, or check out the full list of programs happening this summer.

Unless otherwise noted, all programs are in-person at the Library and require pre-registration.

SOUNDS like fun!

Experience Recording! | Ages 10 – 13
Wednesday, July 12 at 2:30–3:45 p.m.

Audio Puzzles | Ages 10 – 13
Wednesday, July 19 at 10:30–11:45 a.m.

Audio Mix Masters | Ages 11 – 14
Wednesday, July 26 at 10:30–11:45 a.m.

Reading + Literacy

Storytime with Specdrums | Ages 7 – 9
Friday, July 21 at 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Choose Your Own Adventure | Ages 9 – 12
Tuesday, July 11 at 2:30–3:45 p.m.

Writing Villains with Tanya Lloyd Kyi | Ages 9 – 12
Friday, July 28 at 11:30–12:45 p.m.

Build Your Tech Skills

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Family Tech Play | Ages 4+
Tuesday, July 11 at 10:30–11:30 a.m.

AI for the Environment | Ages 9 – 12
Thursday, July 13 at 2:30–3:45 p.m.

Coding Remix | Ages 10 – 13
Monday, July 17 at 10:30–11:45 a.m.

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Dash Robot Band | Ages 8 – 10
Wednesday, July 19 at 2:30–3:30 p.m.

Dot and Dash Games | Ages 7 – 9
Friday, July 28 at 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Wild + Wonderful

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Reptiles and Bats!

Radical Reptiles | Ages 5+
Wednesday, July 12 at 1–2 p.m.

Winged Wonders: Exploring the World of Bats | All Ages
Saturday, July 15 at 11:30–12:30 p.m.

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Parks Canada

Animal Aware with Parks Canada | All Ages
Thursday, July 27 at 2:30–3:30 p.m.

Camping 101 with Parks Canada | All Ages
Thursday, July 27 at 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Art + Design

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Family

Family Build + Play | Ages 4+
Tuesday, July 18 at 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Family Cardboard Building Fun | Ages 5+
Tuesday, July 25 at 10:30–11:45 a.m.

 

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Ages 8+

LEGO® Stop-Motion Animation | Ages 9 – 12
Tuesday, July 4 at 2:30–3:45 p.m.

Cardboard Building Fun | Ages 8 – 10
Tuesday, July 25 at 2:30–3:45 p.m.

Album Art Designer | Ages 9 – 12 
Wednesday, July 26 at 2:30–3:30 p.m.

Storytimes

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Birth – 5 years 

Beat the Heat
Drop-in Play + Storytime

 

Tuesdays until August 22, 1:30 – 3 p.m., Storyhouse

Join us for interactive free-play and a short Storytime at 2:30 p.m. 

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All Ages

Family Storytime

 

Fridays until August 25, 10:30 – 11 a.m., Swáy̓wi Temíxw (rooftop garden)

Saturdays until August 26, 10:30 – 11 a.m., Storyhouse

Hear stories, sing songs, and learn new fingerplays and rhymes.

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