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Marking 100 Years of Girl Guiding in West Vancouver
For our next Local Voices lecture, longtime resident and Guider Daphne Hales will present historic photos and archival movie clips to accompany stories about how Guiding arrived and flourished in Canada.
Residential Schools in Canada: Recommended Resources Our librarians have curated a number of crisis resources for residential school survivors, as well as information about the impacts of the Indian Residential School system.
Summer Hours The Library will be open for Canada Day (Thursday, July 1) from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Starting July 4, the Library will be closed on Sundays. The Library will also be closed on B.C. Day (August 2) and Labour Day (September 6).
North Shore Libraries win provincial award The British Columbia Library Association Building Better Communities Award was awarded to the three libraries for their Take-Home Tech initiative, which brought 400 TELUS devices to vulnerable residents last spring.
Introducing the Kid's Lucky Day Collection Brought to you by the WVML Foundation, the Lucky Day collection is made up of extra copies of our most in-demand titles. If you spot these titles on the Lucky Day shelf in the Library, you can take them out right away!
Thursdays, July 1 – 29, 2 – 3 p.m. A good story is just a phone call away. Sign up for Dial-A-Story and enjoy a short story read aloud. To register, please call the Information Desk at 604-925-7403.
Social Media: Getting Started
Wednesday, July 7, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Learn about popular social media platforms including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, and more!
Thursday, July 15, 10 – 11 a.m. Looking for cloud-based storage for your digital files? In this program you will learn how to navigate Google Drive's homepage, upload files, and share files with others.
Creativebug: Outdoor Sketching in Watercolour with Sonia Mocnik
Saturday, July 24, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Join artist Sonia Mocnik for a morning of outdoor painting on our Readers' Rooftop patio. Follow the Creativebug tutorial at home, then join us in person! [This is an outdoor in-person program with a COVID-19 Safety Plan in place]
Wednesday, July 28, 2 – 3 p.m. Put on your chef's hat and join our monthly Cookbook Club! Register, select a cookbook from our collection, prepare a recipe, and share your results with the group!
Thursday, July 29, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Looking to learn a new knitting technique? Ready to try a more advanced project? Follow the Creativebug tutorial at home, then join us in person! [This is an outdoor in-person program with a COVID-19 Safety Plan in place]
Virtual Summer Reading Club: Registration is Still On!
It's not too late to register for the virtual Kids or Teen Summer Reading Clubs! Sign up now for this self-directed, at-home reading program to help your school get closer to winning a trophy.
Anonymouse: Art for All! with Vikki VanSickle | 6+
Tuesday, July 20, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Join Anonymouse author Vikki VanSickle for a virtual celebration of public art around the world and learn how to find—and create—beauty and mystery in your own neighbourhood.
Tell Your Story: Create Your Own Virtual Ebook | Ages 9 – 13
Wednesdays, July 21 – August 11, 11 – 11:45 a.m. We are looking for keen young creators who would like to create their own project and turn it into a real Library ebook! This is a four-part, virtual program.
Saturday, July 24, 1 – 1:40 p.m. Learn with Parks Canada how you can keep yourself and animals safe by being a wildlife detective in this interactive virtual program.
All Book Cart proceeds go towards funding our Library programs and services. Our commitment to the Library for this coming year is $15,450. Help us reach our goal!
A generous anonymous donor has come forward and will be matching the first $5,000 to the WVML Foundation's Books and Beyond campaign! Thanks to their generosity our first $5,000 will become $10,000!
Help us kick off the campaign and double your impact. Your gift ensures that the Library can meet the current demand for virtual programs and services.