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Big Ideas: Architect John Patkau in Conversation with Curator Pantea Haghighi
Friday, May 16, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Main Hall
The influence of Patkau Architects on Canadian architecture is unmistakable. Once you encounter their body of work across Canada, including the Audain Art Museum and the Polygon Gallery, you quickly understand why.
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Curator Pantea Haghighi of the West Vancouver Art Museum sits down with Principal Architect John Patkau to explore the guiding philosophy and inventive techniques behind this local Canadian firm’s architectural legacy.
These kits can help you with advance directives, living wills, and other documents and strategies for communicating your health- and personal-care preferences.
Come see us this spring at Gleneagles Spring Fest West on Saturday, May 3 and at the Seniors' Activity Centre on Tuesday, May 13. Drop by for a chance to win prizes and discover what’s new at the Library.
Featured Art & Music EventsÂ
Art Talks: Outsider Art with Pierre Leichner
Thursday, May 1, 6 – 7 p.m.
Join Pierre Leichner, the founder of the Vancouver Outsider Art Festival, as he explores several unique styles considered "outside" the mainstream art world.
Explore the sidewalks, beaches, and charming corners of West Vancouver through the eyes of celebrated local artist and illustrator Emma FitzGerald. Plus, join her for a sketching workshop on May 25!
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.
Explore the world of Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) with our beginner session on Ableton Live, one of the most powerful audio production software applications.
Local Voices: The Hidden Journals, Captain Vancouver, and His Mapmaker
Wednesday, May 7, 6 – 7:30 p.m. Halikium Wade Baker and Mary Tasi describe their international journey to uncover valuable documents and align this material with local ancestral knowledge of mapmaker Lieutenant Joseph Baker’s marriage into the Coast Salish Nation in 1792.
Celebrate the publication of West Vancouver Stories: The Wellness Edition. Hear stories from 25 local contributors about how they keep well physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
Join Registered Dietitian & Health Coach, Jess Pirnak, to learn how to identify common nutrition myths and find out which myths are actually worth following!
Tech Talk: Agentic AI and How They Will Shape Our World
Monday, May 26 , 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Join Issam Laradji to explore “agentic” AI, autonomous systems powered by large language models (LLMs) that make decisions and complete tasks with minimal human input.
Grades 6-7: Saturday, May 3, 4 p.m. Grades 4-5: Saturday, May 24, 3 p.m. ​Calling all doodlers: join us in The Lab as we explore using iPads to create digital art.
When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together, and Dog Man is born.Â
Bring your confidential papers (no binders or large clips) and have them shredded on the spot! Drop them off with your donation, or stick around to watch the shredding in action.
The Library has a special Read-Along collection perfect for building literacy skills: Wonderbooks and VOX™ Books come with a built-in audiobook player that allows kids to listen to a story while they see the words.Â
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Starting at just $10/month or more, any new monthly donor to the Library Foundation will receive a free limited edition 75th anniversary book bag to help fund this collection.
