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Fa la la la…ugh: Better Next Year

Sunday, December 10, 3 – 4:30 p.m., Welsh Hall

Join local authors JJ Lee, Joanna Baxter, and Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho as they share excerpts from Better Next Year, an anthology of diverse, disastrous, and disarming Christmas stories.

Small Acts Have Big Impacts

The Library Foundation set a goal of raising $30,000 this fall, and we've already reached 50% of it. If you can, please donate to help us reach our target.

Every dollar raised helps the Library offer programs to reduce social isolation, boost literacy, offer concerts, and buy more ebooks.

Holiday Happenings at the Library

Why not make your Library a part of your holiday plans this year? The famous holiday puppet show is returning to the Library, as are two holiday concerts and the North Shore Author Collection Book Fair. Or place a hold or two and cozy up to a great movie this holiday season or read a wintry tale.

Bookclub picks

Get ready to elevate your book club experience with our carefully curated selection of 63 books! From thrilling fiction to captivating non-fiction, our book club selections offer ten copies of each titles, reader guides, and discussion questions.

Celebrate National Cookie Day with our featured booklist

Indulge this season! These cookbooks will guide you through creating festive treats that will delight your family and friends. Share your creations to be featured on our Facebook and Instagram pages.

Featured Art & Music Events 

In the Art Gallery - Boardwalks and Byways 

On now until Friday, January 12, 2024

This exhibition showcases photographs of waterfront landmarks and thoroughfares from 1900 to 1920 that still exist today.

Afternoon Holiday Concert with the Laudate Singers

Sunday, December 3,  2 – 3 p.m.

This family friendly concert will feature selections from Handel’s Messiah, holiday gems, and singalong favourites.

Friday Night Concert: O Come All Ye Soulful

Friday, December 8, 7:30 – 8:45 p.m

Join two award-winning artists as they bring a joyful and soulful twist to your favourite holiday classics. 

Featured Events for Adults

Digitization Drop-In

Fridays, December 1 and December 8, 3 – 5 p.m.

Don't let your precious memories fade away by converting any analog slides, photos, or films into high-quality digital versions at our upcoming drop-in sessions.

Connect with Confidence: Android Phones and Tablets

Sunday, December 3 and Saturday, December 9

Our tech experts will show you how your device works, what it can do, and how it connects you with society.

North Shore Authors Collection Book Fair

Saturday, December 2 ,10 a.m. – 2 p.m, Lynn Valley Library

Tis the season to shop and read. Meet 20 talented North Shore authors, buy their books, and have them sign a copy.

Create with Canva: Greeting Cards & Invitations

Monday, December 4, 10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

Unleash your creativity with Canva  to create stunning and personalized holiday cards and invitations for free.

Meet Your MLA: Karin Kirkpatrick

Thursday, December 7, 2 – 4 p.m.

Join MLA Karin Kirkpatrick in our Musto Lounge for an informal chat.

Brandi Morin: On the Frontlines of Indigenous Land Defence

Thursday, December 7, 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Brandi Morin will discuss her memoir, Our Voice of Fire, about overcoming adversity to find her purpose as a journalist—and share her experiences reporting on Indigenous activism that is pushing towards a brighter climate future.

Movie Matinée: Sound of Music

Saturday, December 16, 2 – 5 p.m.

Experience the magic of a matinée screening of the timeless classic, “The Sound of Music.” 

Dialogues: The True North Strong and Free

Thursday, December 21, 2 – 3:30 p.m.

As the year draws to a close, in what ways do you feel Canada remains independent and free? 

Featured Events for Kids & Teens

Meet the authors

Multiple events starting the week of November 28  

Tune into six upcoming virtual events with renowned authors Samantha Beynon, Kallie George, Peter Brown, and Gordon Korman.

Record a Holiday Audio Postcard |Ages 10-13

Wednesday, December 6, 3:45 – 4:45 p.m.

Record a personalized holiday audio postcard.

Winter Puppet Show | Ages 3+

Friday, December 15, 10:30 – 11 a.m and 4 – 4:30 p.m.

Join us for a puppet show and songs to get into the holiday spirit!

To help add a warm welcome to the Library and to brighten the Holiday Season, the Friends will again be putting up and decorating a live Christmas Tree, along with a number of red poinsettias.

We will have a number of children's books for sale on our Book Cart, and our Theme Cart will feature a wide range of specially priced Persian books. Both would make wonderful Christmas gifts!

We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.

Give to the Foundation's Fall Campaign

Nelly* is one of the 178 patrons the Accessible Services team visits weekly in their homes. Seniors like Nelly often cannot leave the house because they have vision issues and are significantly cut off from the world. But now she attends the monthly Library Bound Social Tea, where she can catch up with friends over a cup of coffee and listen to a local author speak because of the transportation provided by the Library Foundation.

Help us end social isolation and provide more books and services to seniors and their families for as little as $20/month.