At Your Library - June to August 2012

At Your Library programs, events and services • June – August 2012

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SUMMER reading clubs • entertainment • activities • and more!

Find fun this summer! FVRL has the information and resources to make it happen!

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Welcome to the Fraser Valley Regional Library (FVRL) summer program guide.

This guide provides a comprehensive look at programs and services offered by FVRL and features season highlights.

Discover the many reading, learning and playing opportunities available at the library — all free.

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Our Welcome Brochure, available at any FVRL location or online at www.fvrl.ca/learn/world_languages.htm, has been translated into 14 languages and provides information about FVRL’s available resources. See page 60 for more information.

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We have what you’re looking for! Information on all topics, online resources, and great staff to help you at every step along the way. Looking for a Strange... But True book to read? Here are some great ideas to get you started!

FVRL encourages you to investigate great reading this summer! You will be forced to wonder whether what you read is Strange… But True? when you join the 2012 Kids Summer Reading Club.

Sign up at your local library and receive a fabulous free Reading Record and bookmark. Check us out for fun free programs, contests and displays all summer. Kids who complete their Reading Record will be eligible to receive a special Summer Reading Club medal!

Registration begins mid June at most libraries — please contact your favourate FVRL location for exact dates.

Biggest Bugs Life-Size George Beccaloni

Big Questions: The Answers to Life’s Most Perplexing Puzzles Laura Buller

Bat Spit, Maggots, and Other Amazing Medical Wonders Kristi Lew

Is There Life on Other Planets?: And Other Questions About Space Gregory Vogt

Onion Juice, Poop, and Other Surprising Sources of Alternative Energy Mark Weakland

Top 10 Fastest Ruth Owen Record Breakers Daniel Gilpin Far Out!: Animals That do Amazing Things Ginjer L. Clarke Animal Snoops: The Wondrous World of Wildlife Spies Peter Christie

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Stand-up Magic and Optical Illusions Nicholas Einhorn The World In Your Lunch Box: The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods Claire Eamer

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Top 10 Biggest Ben Hubbard

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Artwork by Mike Deas

TEEN SUMMER READING CLUB This summer, teens in grades seven to 12 are invited to discover lots of strange but true things at Fraser Valley Regional Library. Drop by any FVRL location beginning mid-June to register and pick up your free Teen Reading Record and bookmark.

Connect with other local teen readers when you share your thoughts and experiences on the Teen App on the FVRL Facebook page. Post reviews of your favourite summer reads, get reading lists and more! Post now when you scan the code:

For every seven days that you read this summer, you become eligible to win one of several amazing FVRL prizes, including netbooks, digital camcorders and $100 Chapters gift cards.

ADULT SUMMER READING CLUB Read books and win fabulous prizes! Adults can uncover lots of strange but true things this summer at Fraser Valley Regional Library! For example, did you know that the only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is “uncopyrightable”...strange, but true!

Make sure to visit your favourite FVRL location beginning mid-June to pick up your Reading Record. Here’s how it works – read or listen to a book and mark off a calendar square in your reading record. When you have seven days of reading, visit FVRL and complete a prize contest ballot and enter to win prizes.

Not sure what to read? Check out these resources at www.fvrl.ca: FVRL’s Catalogue — Our catalogue allows you to contribute ratings and reviews, create lists to share with others, comment on books, get recommendations and more.

Nextreads — Choose from 22 eNewsletters containing book suggestions and reviews of new releases and those not-so-new but really good reads.

Novelist — Looking for read-alikes? Novelist is a fiction databse that provides thousands of reviews, annotations and lists.

Mobile Catalogue — Access FVRL’s catalogue from any mobile device that is connected to the Internet at www.fvrlhp.fvrl.bc.ca/airpac.

eBooks by Overdrive — Download the latest best selling fiction and non-fiction eAudiobooks or eBooks

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program listings Library Agassiz Library Aldergrove Library Boston Bar Library Brookswood Library Chilliwack Library City of Langley Library Clearbrook Library Fort Langley Library George Mackie Library Hope Library Ladner Pioneer Library Maple Ridge Public Library Mission Library MSA Centennial Library Mount Lehman Library Muriel Arnason Library Murrayville Library Pitt Meadows Public Library Terry Fox Library Tsawwassen Library Walnut Grove Library White Rock Library Yale Library Yarrow Library

Region Agassiz The Langleys Boston Bar The Langleys Chilliwack The Langleys Abbotsford The Langleys Delta Hope Delta Maple Ridge Mission Abbotsford Abbotsford The Langleys The Langleys Pitt Meadows Port Coquitlam Delta The Langleys White Rock Yale Chilliwack

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HOW TO REGISTER

FVRL programs are offered free of charge.

Please refer to program listings. Unless otherwise noted, programs are offered on a drop-in basis. For other programs, registration is appreciated. To reserve your place for a registered program, please contact the library where the program is taking place. Visit the library in person, or contact us by phone.

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summer reading club Mad Science — Fire and Ice Always a big hit, Mad Science is back to wow you with their incredible Fire and Ice show. Discover the cool chemistry behind the states of matter, and learn the intriguing basics of air pressure.

Scissors will unexpectedly sizzle and carbon dioxide will bubble as the chilling properties of dry ice are revealed. Be amazed when a ball is suspended over the audience, and marvel at the strength of your own lungs with radical air pressure experiments. One hour of pure family entertainment. Please call your local library for more details.

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Muriel Arnason Library: Tuesday, July 31 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Mission Library: Friday, Aug 3 2 pm – 3 pm

Murrayville Library: Friday, Aug 10 2 pm – 3 pm

MSA Centennial Library: Tuesday, July 31 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

White Rock Library: Tuesday, Aug 7 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Yarrow Library: Saturday, Aug 11 11 am – 12 pm

Walnut Grove Library: Tuesday, July 31 4 pm – 5 pm

Pitt Meadows Public Library: Tuesday, Aug 7 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

George Mackie Library: Wednesday, Aug 1 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Maple Ridge Public Library: Wednesday, Aug 8 11 am – 12 pm

Tsawwassen Library: Wednesday, Aug 1 1 pm – 2 pm

City of Langley Library: Wednesday, Aug 8 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Ladner Pioneer Library: Wednesday, Aug 1 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Chilliwack Library: Thursday, Aug 9 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Brookswood Library: Thursday, Aug 2 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Hope Library: Thursday, Aug 9 1 pm – 2 pm

Aldergrove Library: Thursday, Aug 2 2 pm – 3 pm

Agassiz Library: Thursday, Aug 9 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Clearbrook Library: Friday, Aug 3 11 am – 12 pm

Terry Fox Library: Friday, Aug 10 10:30 am – 11:30 am

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summer reading club Stories on Wheels — Pangaea Arts Stories on Wheels is a unique street theatre storytelling act for the whole family. Tales are brought to life by a highenergy comic performer using beautifully illustrated picture cards displayed in a magnificent miniature wooden stage attached to a vintage bicycle. Captivating short stories are presented with music, dramatic action and audience interaction during this 45 minute show. You’ve never been told a story like this before! Please call your local library for more details.

Terry Fox Library: Monday, July 16 11 am – 11:45 am

Murrayville Library: Friday, July 20 2 pm – 2:45 pm

Yarrow Library: Tuesday, July 24 2 pm – 2:45 pm

Walnut Grove Library: Monday, July 16 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm

MSA Centennial Library: Saturday, July 21 11 am – 11:45 am

Aldergrove Library: Wednesday, July 25 10:30 am – 11:15 am

City of Langley Library: Tuesday, July 17 10:30 am – 11:45 am

Mission Library: Saturday, July 21 2 pm – 2:45 pm

Maple Ridge Public Library: Wednesday, July 25 2 pm – 2:45 pm

Pitt Meadows Public Library: Tuesday, July 17 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm

George Mackie Library: Monday, July 23 10:30 am – 11:15 am

Chilliwack Library: Thursday, July 26 11 am – 11:45 am

Agassiz Library: Wednesday, July 18 11 am – 11:45 pm

Tsawwassen Library: Monday, July 23 1 pm – 1:45 pm

Mount Lehman Library: Thursday, July 26 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm

Hope Library: Wednesday, July 18 2 pm – 2:45 pm

Ladner Pioneer Library: Monday, July 23 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

Clearbrook Library: Thursday, July 19 11 am – 11:45 am

Muriel Arnason Library: Tuesday, July 24 10:30 am – 11:15 am

Brookswood Library: Thursday, July 19 2 pm – 2:45 pm White Rock Library: Friday, July 20 10:30 am – 11:15 am

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summer reading club Norden the Magician He’s back! Six time winner of the Children’s Magician of the Year award, Norden brings his unique approach to magic to the smiling faces of kids and adults alike. The entire family will love his wacky antics, amazing tricks and silly jokes — and of course, his bunny rabbit Q-Tip will join in the fun. Join Norden the Magician as he kick-starts Summer Reading Club 2012 in this 45 minute performance. Please call your local library for more details.

Hope Library Tuesday, July 3 11 am – 11:45 am

Brookswood Library: Thursday, July 5 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

Maple Ridge Public Library: Monday, July 9 2 pm – 2:45 pm

Agassiz Library: Tuesday, July 3 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm

Murrayville Library: Friday, July 6 2 pm – 2:45 pm

Muriel Arnason Library: Tuesday, July 10 10:30 am – 11:45 am

White Rock Library: Wednesday, July 4 1 pm – 1:45 pm

Terry Fox Library: Saturday, July 7 10:30 am – 11:15 am

Pitt Meadows Public Library: Tuesday, July 10 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm

Walnut Grove Library: Wednesday, July 4 4 pm – 4:45 pm

Clearbrook Library: Saturday, July 7 2 pm – 2:45 pm

George Mackie Library: Wednesday, July 11 10:30 am – 11:15 am

Fort Langley Library: Thursday, July 5 10:30 am – 11:15 am

City of Langley Library: Monday, July 9 10:30 am – 11:15 am

Tsawwassen Library: Wednesday, July 11 1 pm – 1:45 pm

MSA Centennial Library: Thursday, July 5 1 pm – 1:45 pm

Ladner Pioneer Library: Wednesday, July 11 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Mission Library: Thursday, July 12 10:30 am – 11:15 am Aldergrove Library: Thursday, July 12 2 pm – 2:45 pm Chilliwack Library: Saturday, July 14 11 am – 11:45 am Yarrow Library: Saturday, July 14 1 pm – 1:45 pm

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Summer Reading Club Musician Chris Hamilton Get ready to jump, move, dance and groove! Musician Chris Hamilton is in a party mood. Chris’ lively songs for kids are often strange tales and occasionally (mostly) true stories. In addition to some of his favourites from his critically acclaimed CDs, Chris will debut a new song written especially for Summer Reading Club 2012. Please join us for this one-hour fun-filled musical extravaganza!

City of Langley Library: Tuesday, Aug 14 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Maple Ridge Public Library: Monday, Aug 20 11 am – 12 pm

Clearbrook Library: Tuesday, Aug 14 2 pm – 3 pm

Walnut Grove Library: Monday, Aug 20 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Brookswood Library: Thursday, Aug 16 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Muriel Arnason Library: Tuesday, Aug 21 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Mission Library: Thursday, Aug 23 11 am – 12 pm

Murrayville Library: Friday, Aug 17 10:30 am – 11:30 am

MSA Centennial Library: Tuesday, Aug 21 2 pm – 3 pm

Aldergrove Library: Thursday, Aug 23 3 pm – 4 pm

Summer Reading Club Wind-Up with Chris Hamilton It’s time to celebrate a summer of reading accomplishments, and musician Chris Hamilton is in a party mood.

Chris’ lively songs for kids are often strange tales and occasionally (mostly) true stories. In addition to some of his favourites from his critically acclaimed CDs, Chris will debut a brand-new song written especially for Summer Reading Club 2012. Get ready to jump, move, dance and groove! Please join us for this one hour fun-filled Summer Reading Club wrap-up extravaganza. Please call your local library for more details.

George Mackie Library: Wednesday, Aug 15 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Chilliwack Library: Wednesday, Aug 22 11 am – 12 pm

White Rock Library: Friday, Aug 24 1:30 pm – 3 pm

Tsawwassen Library: Wednesday, Aug 15 1 pm – 2 pm

Yarrow Library: Wednesday, Aug 22 1:30 pm – 3 pm

Hope Library: Thursday, Aug 30 12:45 pm – 2:30 pm

Ladner Pioneer Library: Wednesday, Aug 15 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Pitt Meadows Public Library: Wednesday, Aug 22 7 pm – 8 pm

Agassiz Library: Thursday, Aug 30 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Terry Fox Library: Thursday, Aug 16 2 pm – 3 pm

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Area for plan Name retirement Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security Find out about the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security. Join a Citizens Services Specialist from Service Canada to discover the benefits available under each program, such as Survivor/Death Benefits, Canada Pension Disability Benefits, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Allowance and Allowance for the Survivor. You will learn about eligibility, when to apply, how to access, required documentation and who to contact for help. Registration appreciated.

Terry Fox Library: Tuesday, June 5 2 pm – 3:30 pm

Fort Langley Library: Wednesday, June 6 2 pm – 3:30 pm

White Rock Library: Monday, June 11 7 pm – 8:30 pm

Mission Library: Tuesday, June 5 7 pm – 8:30 pm

Hope Library: Thursday, June 7 10:30 am – 12 pm

Muriel Arnason Library: Wednesday, June 20 7 pm – 8:30 pm

Murrayville Library: Wednesday, June 6 10:30 am – 12 pm

Maple Ridge Public Library: Thursday, June 7 7 pm – 8:30 pm

Tsawwassen Library: Monday, July 23 1:30 pm – 3 pm George Mackie Library: Wednesday, July 25 1:30 pm – 3 pm Ladner Pioneer Library: Thursday, July 26 1:30 pm – 3 pm

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abbotsford Clearbrook Library 32320 George Ferguson Way Abbotsford, bc v2t 6n4 Phone 604-859-7814 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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New Library opening Late 2012 FVRL, School District #34 and the City of Abbotsford have proudly partnered to build the Fraser Valley’s first joint school and community library.

Replacing the outdated MSA Centennial Library, the 11,000 square-foot gold-level LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) public library will be part of the new Abbotsford Collegiate School complex along with a Neighbourhood Learning Centre.

The bright and spacious facility located at 33355 Bevan Avenue will boast many improvements over the old library, including a larger collection, more integrated technology and defined children’s area, wheelchair and stroller accessibility, increased parking and Sunday open hours (1-5 pm).

MSA Centennial Library 33660 South Fraser Way Abbotsford, bc v2s 2b9 Phone 604-853-1753 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Mount Lehman Library 5875 Mt. Lehman Road Abbotsford, bc v4x 1v5 Phone 604-856-4988 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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abbotsford EVERYONE eBook Workshop Oh Canada!

• Clearbrook Library: Wednesday, June 13 2 pm – 3 pm

• Clearbrook Library • MSA Centennial Library • Mount Lehman Library Sunday, July 1 1 pm – 5 pm

Summertime is a great time to read.

Learn how to borrow electronic books from Overdrive by downloading them to your computer or portable device. They disappear off your device at the end of the loan period so returning on time is not an issue. Staff will explain which devices are compatible with Overdrive. Please note that this is a group information session and is not intended for individual hands-on assistance.

Summer Bash

Berry Beat Book Sale

Family Storytimes

• Clearbrook Library: Saturday, July 7 12 pm – 3 pm

• MSA Centennial Library: Saturday, July 7 10 am – 3 pm

School’s out! It’s summer! Let’s celebrate! It’s a party with sidewalk chalk, bubbles, a bouncy castle and more. Bash Finale is at 2 pm with a special magic show by Norden the Magician. Check out your summer books and sign up for Summer Reading Club.

Need books to read at the beach, on your road trip or under the shade of the old oak tree in your backyard? The Friends of the Abbotsford Libraries offer gently used books for sale at great prices at this fundraiser to benefit MSA Centennial Library.

Visit the FVRL tent during the Abbotsford Canada Day Celebrations at Rotary Stadium for fun crafts, games and Summer Reading Club sign-up! Take in all the Canada Day events from the parade in the morning, to activities and entertainment throughout the day and into the evening, culminating in spectacular fireworks. Wear your red and white and celebrate with us!

• MSA Centennial Library: Wednesdays, July 4 – July 25 10:30 am – 11 am

Drop in for a half-hour of stories, rhymes and songs suitable for children of all ages. Storytime offers an enjoyable group experience and a chance to develop listening skills, self-control and love of reading.

Mumble Jumble • Clearbrook Library: Thursdays, July 5 – July 26 10:30 am – 11 am You know that famous saying, “Life is like a box of chocolates”? Well, this family event will be different every time. “You never know what you’re gonna get”! Puppets?

Games? Books? Join us for a fun hodge podge of activities and prepare to be surprised!

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Family Fun Day in the Park • Centennial Park, Abbotsford: Saturday, June 2 10 am – 2 pm Enjoy the festivities of Family Fun Day in the Park with a bouncy castle, rock climbing wall, swimming, mini golf and lunch. Stop by the FVRL tent for crafts, activities and storytimes! This event is hosted by the Abbotsford Police Department.

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Friends of the Abbotsford Libraries 20th Anniversary • Clearbrook Library: It’s the Friends of the Abbotsford Libraries 20th anniversary this year!

Our special volunteer group formed in 1992 to advocate for a new Clearbrook Library when it had outgrown its existing location at South Fraser Way and Trethewey Street. The Friends helped generate public support, culminating in the opening of the present Clearbrook Library in 1995. Since that time, the Friends have spent many hours fundraising to enhance equipment, collections, programs and services, as well as helping out at library events.

Get to know the Friends as they celebrate throughout 2012 with special Customer Appreciation Days. Consider becoming a Friend of the Abbotsford Libraries and taking up the rewarding challenge of making our community’s libraries even better! The Friends meet the first Tuesday of the month, except for July and August. Call 604-859-7814 ext 232 for more information.

Teens & Tweens Games Day • Clearbrook Library: Saturday, Aug 18 11 am – 1 pm

The library has board games, card games, free food and more for teens and tweens to while away the early afternoon. Hang out with friends and enjoy some entertaining and tasty fun in the library. Please register by August 13.

kids Pyjama Story Picnics

Stuffed Animal Parade

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Mondays: July 16 & Aug 13 7 pm – 7:30 pm

Wear your PJs, bring a blanket and join in the outdoor fun of stories, rhymes, puppets, singing, dancing and fun, fun, fun under the setting sun, sun, sun! If it rains we’ll have an indoor picnic.

Thursday, Aug 9 11 am – 11:45 am

Show off your favourite stuffed animal in our parade! Your special “stuffie” will want to come to the library for a treat of stories, games and fun. You both will be sure to leave happy. This program is great for children and stuffies of all ages. Join us for this fun, outdoor adventure. This special event will take place indoors in the event of inclement weather.

Admittance to children’s programs is first come first served and is subject to fire regulations regarding room capacity.

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Norden the Magician

Mad Science – Fire and Ice

• MSA Centennial Library: Thursday, July 5 1 pm – 1:45 pm

• MSA Centennial Library: Tuesday, July 31 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

• Clearbrook Library: Saturday, July 7 2 pm – 2:45 pm

• Clearbrook Library: Friday, Aug 3 11 am – 12 pm

He’s back! Six-time winner of the Children’s Magician of the Year award, Norden brings his unique approach to magic to the smiling faces of kids and adults alike. The entire family will love his wacky antics, amazing tricks and silly jokes — and of course, his bunny rabbit Q-Tip will join in the fun. Join Norden the Magician as he kick-starts Summer Reading Club 2012 in this 45-minute performance.

Always a big hit, Mad Science is back to wow you with their incredible Fire and Ice show. Discover the cool chemistry behind the states of matter, and learn the intriguing basics of air pressure. Scissors will unexpectedly sizzle and carbon dioxide will bubble as the chilling properties of dry ice are revealed. Be amazed when a ball is suspended over the audience, and marvel at the strength of your own lungs with radical air pressure experiments. One hour of pure family entertainment.

Stories on Wheels — Pangaea Arts • Clearbrook Library: Thursday, July 19 11 am – 11:45 am

• MSA Centennial Library: Saturday, July 21 11 am – 11:45 am • Mount Lehman Library: Thursday, July 26 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm (Registration required) Stories on Wheels is a unique street theatre storytelling act for the whole family. Tales are brought to life by a high-energy comic performer using beautifully illustrated picture cards displayed in a magnificent miniature wooden stage attached to a vintage bicycle.

Captivating short stories are presented with music, dramatic action and audience interaction during this 45-minute show. You’ve never been told a story like this before!

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Musician Chris Hamilton • Clearbrook Library: Tuesday, Aug 14 2 pm – 3 pm

• MSA Centennial Library: Tuesday, Aug 21 2 pm – 3 pm

Get ready to jump, move, dance and groove! Musician Chris Hamilton is in a party mood.

Chris’ lively songs for kids are often strange tales and occasionally (mostly) true stories. In addition to some of his favourites from his critically acclaimed CDs, Chris will debut a new song written especially for Summer Reading Club 2012. Please join us for this one-hour, fun-filled musical extravaganza!

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agassiz AGASSIZ LIBRARY Serving the residents of the village of Harrison Hot Springs.

7140 Cheam Ave Agassiz, bc v0m 1a0 Phone 604-796-9510 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Everyone Oh Canada!

Books & More: Storytime in the Park

• Pioneer Park, Agassiz: Sunday, July 1 11 am – 2 pm Celebrate Canada’s birthday with the library! Join us at Pioneer Park for fun and cake. Don’t forget that you have until June 16 to enter your 500-word “Canadian Sasquatch” story in the writing contest. The winner will read their story at the Canada Day festivities and will have it published in the Agassiz-Harrison Observer.

• Pioneer Park, Agassiz: Wednesdays, July 4 – 25 11 am – 12:30 pm • Spirit Square, Harrison Hot Springs: Wednesdays, Aug 1 – 29 11 am – 12:30 pm Enjoy stories told by amazing guest readers each Wednesdays this summer! Every family in attendance will receive a copy of the book being read to read along with and keep for their own. These fun afternoons feature a light lunch, entertainment and the chance to play in the park.

adults eReader Workshop: Another Way to Read!

July Book Walks • Agassiz Library: Thursdays, July 5 – 26 7 pm – 7:45 pm

• Agassiz Library: Wednesday, July 4 7 pm – 8 pm Do you own an empty eReader?

Fill it up when you join us for an eReader workshop. You will learn how to use Overdrive to download eBooks to your eReader or laptop.

This session will also feature time to sign up for the Adult Summer Reading Club. Registration appreciated, but drop-ins welcome.

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Take an evening walk with your librarian! Make sure to bring your MP3 player or Discman. There will be a selection of audio materials on hand for you to listen to on our walk. Water will be supplied.

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Norden the Magician

Mad Science — Fire and Ice

• Agassiz Library: Tuesday, July 3 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm

• Agassiz Library: Thursday, Aug 9 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

He’s back! Six-time winner of the Children’s Magician of the Year award, Norden brings his unique approach to magic to the smiling faces of kids and adults alike. The entire family will love his wacky antics, amazing tricks and silly jokes — and of course, his bunny rabbit Q-Tip will join in the fun. Join Norden the Magician as he kick-starts Summer Reading Club 2012 in this 45-minute performance.

Always a big hit, Mad Science is back to wow you with their incredible Fire and Ice show. Discover the cool chemistry behind the states of matter, and learn the intriguing basics of air pressure. Scissors will unexpectedly sizzle and carbon dioxide will bubble as the chilling properties of dry ice are revealed. Be amazed when a ball is suspended over the audience, and marvel at the strength of your own lungs with radical air pressure experiments. One hour of pure family entertainment.

Stories on Wheels — Pangaea Arts • Pioneer Park, Agassiz: Wednesday, July 18 11 am – 11:45 pm Stories on Wheels is a unique street theatre storytelling act for the whole family. Tales are brought to life by a high-energy comic performer using beautifully illustrated picture cards displayed in a magnificent miniature wooden stage attached to a vintage bicycle. Captivating short stories are presented with music, dramatic action and audience interaction during this 45-minute show. You’ve never been told a story like this before!

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Summer Reading Club Wind-Up with Chris Hamilton • Agassiz Library: Thursday, Aug 30 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm It’s time to celebrate a summer of reading accomplishments, and musician Chris Hamilton is in a party mood. Chris’ lively songs for kids are often strange tales and occasionally (mostly) true stories. In addition to some of his favourites from his critically acclaimed CDs, Chris will debut a brand-new song written especially for Summer Reading Club 2012. Get ready to jump, move, dance and groove! Please join us for this one hour fun-filled Summer Reading Club wrap-up extravaganza.

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agassiz kids Summer Reading Club: Start It Up!

Stories @ Recreation on Tour

• Agassiz Library: Saturday, Jun 23 1 pm – 3 pm

• Agassiz Library: Mondays, July 9 – Aug 27, 1 pm – 2 pm Note: There will be no program on Aug 6.

Join us as we kick start Summer Reading Club 2012 with a party.

This year’s theme is Strange... But True? and we know it’s going to be strange... but fun all summer long in Agassiz. Sign up for summer fun with refreshments, games and prizes.

Join the Agassiz Library at the District of Kent’s Recreation on Tour program. The library will be there every Monday presenting stories. Participants who want to relax and enjoy a story as they take a little break from the fun games and crafts that fill this outdoor neighbourhood program. For more information about Recreation on Tour, call the Fitness Centre in Agassiz at 604-796-8891.

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boston bar BOSTON BAR LIBRARY

everyone

Box 400 Boston Bar Elementary School 47643 Old Boston Bar Road Boston Bar, bc v0k 1c0 Phone 604-867-8847

National Aboriginal Day Celebration

Summer Reading Club Wind-Up Party

• Boston Bar Library: Thursday, June 21 6 pm – 7 pm

• Boston Bar Library: Thursday, Aug 16 5:30 pm – 7 pm

Help us celebrate National Aboriginal Day with stories, songs, activities and refreshments!

It’s time to celebrate a summer of reading accomplishments! Join us for fun activities and good times.

Tuesday

1 – 5, 5:30 – 7:30

Thursday

1 – 5, 5:30 – 7:30

BC Day Celebration • Boston Bar Library: Thursday, Aug 2 6 pm – 7 pm

Celebrate BC Day at the library!

Join us for stories, games, activities and food! Call the library for more information.

Oh Canada!

• Boston Bar Library: Thursday, June 28 6 pm – 7 pm

Come celebrate Canada’s birthday with us! There will be songs, stories, activities, cake and refreshments along with lots of fun!

All programs are drop in and free of charge unless otherwise noted.

Call or visit your library to sign up for registered programs.

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chilliwack CHILLIWACK LIBRARY

everyone

45860 First Avenue Chilliwack, bc v2p 7k1 Phone 604-792-1941

Yarrow Days

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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YARROW LIBRARY 4670 Community Street Yarrow, bc v2r 5e1 Phone 604-823-4664 Tuesday

10 – 8

Wednesday 10 – 12:30

1 – 4:30 Thursday

1:30 – 5:30 6 – 8

Saturday

10 – 3

Library staff will be attending the 44th annual Yarrow Days Community Fair with this year’s theme being A Country Fair. We will be hosting an on-going craft table for kids, a small booksale, and contests. Summer Reading Club information will also be available. Susan from Chilliwack Community Services will be hosting a How’s that Made activity table for tweens and teens. While you’re there check out Library Live and on Tour, FVRL’s new mobile initiative.

Friends of the Library Book Sale • Chilliwack Library: Saturday, June 9, 10 am – 4 pm The Chilliwack Library book sale returns on June 9. Come early and load up on the specials!

Music and More • Salish Park, Chilliwack: July 4 – August 22 The annual Music and More series features weekly kid’s activities and evening concerts at Salish Park, behind the Chilliwack Library.

The events are every Wednesday throughout the summer with the children’s events starting at 12:15 pm and the concerts at 7 pm.

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Friends of the Library Photo Contest

• Pioneer Park, Yarrow: Saturday, June 2 10 am

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• Chilliwack Library: June 18 – Aug 18 Announcing the sixth annual Friends of the Library Photo Contest! We are again offering all amateur photographers from Chilliwack and area (Hope, Agassiz, Yarrow and Abbotsford) another chance to showcase their talent. There is no entry fee.

Contest rules: • Photos must have been taken in the Fraser Valley between August 2011 and August 2012.

• There are two categories: • Seasonal/Places • People/Animals • Film or digital photos may be used.

• All photos must be un-mounted 5”x 7” prints.

• No more than two entries are allowed per photographer.

• There are four age categories: • Under 11 • 11 – 16 • 17 – Adult • Library Staff/Friends of the Library Entries can be submitted at the information desk of the Chilliwack Library from 10 am on Monday, June 18 until 4:30 pm on Saturday, August 18. Late entries will not be accepted. All photographs will be displayed in the library.

Sorry, but photos will not be returned. Prizes of gift certificates will be awarded on Wednesday, September 5, at 7 pm.

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Pet Parade

Games Night

Crafter’s Choice

• Chilliwack Library: Wednesday, July 4 10 am – 11 am

• Chilliwack Library: Thursdays: June 14, July 12 & Aug 9 5 pm – 8:30 pm

• Chilliwack Library: Thursday, June 21 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Enter your pet in the Pet Parade and let it show off in one of our crazy categories: bushiest tail, trickiest trick, owner look-alike and others. Prizes galore to be won! This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Chilliwack Library. Entry forms available at the Children’s Desk. Registration required by Saturday, June 30.

• Yarrow Library: Tuesday, July 31 4:30 pm – 7 pm

Join Susan Barclay Nichols from Chilliwack Community Services for Crater’s Choice craft night! Due to the level of skill and attention required for the craft classes, registration is limited to those youth who will be attending grade 7 or higher in September. For more information, email Susan at sjbarclay@telus.net or call 604-793-7238, or visit her blog at www.swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com.

Registration required.

Strange... but True?

Summer Reading Club • Chilliwack Library: June 11 – August 22

It’s weird, it’s extreme, it’s mysterious, it’s amazing and it’s all happening at the Chilliwack Library this summer. Beginning Monday, June 11, kids of all ages can discover what is Strange... but True? when they join the 2012 Summer Reading Club.

Receive a colourful reading record, bookmark and weekly stickers.

Take part in weekly contests with great prizes. Join in the fun with our exciting summer programs.

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Join us for a great evening of board and card games including Apples to Apples, Escalation, Zombie Brains, and more! For more information, email Susan at sjbarclay@telus.net or call 604-793-7238.

Genshiken • Chilliwack Library: Wednesdays: June 20, July 4, 18, Aug 1 & 15 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Enjoy more Japanese pop culture mayhem with Raymond! Due to the content of the media during the Japanese group, please be at least 13 to attend. If you are in doubt, please have your parent speak to Raymond about your attendance.

For more information, email Raymond at raynichols@telus.net or call 604-793-7238. Registration required.

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Rated T for Teen • Chilliwack Library: Saturdays: June 23, July 28 & Aug 25 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

With Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Rock Band, Wii Sports, Animal Crossing, retro-gaming on the Dreamcast, and the One Quarter Challenge, you bring your “A” game and we bring the rest. Bring your Nintendo DS for portable multiplayer mayhem. For more information, email Raymond at raynichols@telus.net or call 604-793-7238. Search for “Rated T for Teen” on Facebook to join our group and get updates!

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Rated T for Teen Video Games Summer Blast Off!

Yarrow Youth Games Guild — Cool Games!

Bigger, Wilder, Weirder — Pet Rock Craft Party

• Yarrow Library: Tuesday, July 3 4:30 pm - 7 pm

• Yarrow Library: Tuesday, July 31 4:30 pm – 7 pm

• Chilliwack Library: Saturday, June 16 2 pm – 3:30 pm

Join us for video game fun at the library! We’ll provide the consoles if you provide the competition. If you have Nintendo DS, bring it along for multiplayer mayhem!

Drop by to play some cool board games and enjoy some pizza!

For details call Susan at 604-793-7238. Presented by Chilliwack Community Services in partnership with the Yarrow Library.

Join the fun at our Summer Reading Club kick-off craft party and create your own crazy pet rock. Alien rocks, monster rocks, wild and woolly rocks — anything goes!

Enter your artwork in our Pet Rock Contest and you might win a prize.

There are categories for all ages: preschoolers, kids, teens and adults.

Bring your own rock or we’ll provide one.

How’s That Made?

• Yarrow Library: Tuesdays: June 5, 19, July 3, 17, 31, Aug 7 & 21 2 pm – 3:30 pm (For teens in grades 5 and up) • Chilliwack Library: Thursdays: July 5 – Aug 23 2 pm – 4 pm (For teens in grades 7 and up)

Join Susan Barclay Nichols from Chilliwack Community Services to make everything from paper crafts to hair and body care products. For more information, email Susan at sjbarclay@telus.net or call 604-793-7238, or visit her blog at www.swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com for updates on classes and copies of handouts. Registration required.

Teen Summer Reading Club Wrap-Up Party • Chilliwack Library: Saturday, Aug 18 2 pm – 3:30 pm

Teens are invited to their own special Summer Reading Club celebration. Join us for games, refreshments and prizes galore!

Don’t miss this extraordinary event.

Summer Family Storytimes • Yarrow Library: Tuesdays: July 3, 17 & Aug 14 10:30 am – 11 am

Summer is here and so are family storytimes! Join staff for stories, fingerplays, songs and puppets. All family members are welcome.

How’s That Made? (Tween) • Chilliwack Library: Thursdays: July 5, 19, Aug 2 & 16 12 pm – 1 pm (for tweens in grades 3 – 6)

Join Susan Barclay Nichols from Chilliwack Community Services to make everything from paper crafts to hair and body care products. For more information, email Susan at sjbarclay@telus.net or call 604-793-7238, or visit her blog for updates on classes and copies of handouts. Registration required.

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chilliwack kids Hickory Dickory Dock: Drop-In Summer Family Storytimes • Chilliwack Library: July 11, 24, August 1, 16 10:30 am – 11 am

Join our Chilliwack Library storytellers as they entertain preschoolers and their families with a half-hour of stories, rhymes and songs.

A Book and a Bite Storytime • Yarrow Library: Thursday, July 19 1:30 pm – 3 pm

This storytime will begin with a reading of Russell Hoban’s Bread and Jam for Frances. Make homemade raspberry jam and learn how bread is made through the magic of yeast. Children will learn several baking techniques. This program is suitable for children 5 to 8 years old. Siblings up to 12 years old are also welcome. Registration is required and space is limited to 15 registrants.

Monkey Mumbo Jumbo • Chilliwack Library: Wednesday, July 18 2 pm – 3 pm

Hands will clap, toes will tap and everyone will be singing along in this musical monkey business.

The musical stylings of Max Tell will delight the entire family! Max has had three Summer Reading Club tours of BC libraries and six successful CDs to his credit with one in the works. Since 2009, six of his stories and songs have been runners-up in national and international competitions.

Neale Bacon and His Crazy Critters • Chilliwack Library: Tuesday, Aug 14 2 pm – 3 pm

Neale Bacon, one of Canada’s favourite family ventriloquists, is back with an all new show. Young readers will go on a journey of strange but true facts with the help of Neale’s buddy Horton Hogg. Meet Neale’s friend Castor Le Beavair as he talks about being Canada’s National Symbol. Laugh along as Neale turns one of the guests or even (gasp) a librarian into a human puppet. Great fun for the entire family.

FVRL Breaks Ground on the New Sardis Library FVRL and the City of Chilliwack are working together to build the city’s newest community hub. Construction is beginning on the new Sardis Library, which is scheduled to open in early 2013. The new 10,600-square-foot facility will include a multi-purpose community space accessible after library hours, a fireside reading area and self-serve checkouts.

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Norden the Magician

Mad Science ­— Fire and Ice

• Chilliwack Library: Saturday, July 14 11 am – 11:45 am

• Chilliwack Library: Thursday, Aug 9 10:30 am – 11:30 am

• Yarrow Library: Saturday, July 14 1 pm – 1:45 pm

• Yarrow Library: Saturday, Aug 11 11 am – 12 pm

He’s back! Six time winner of the Children’s Magician of the Year award, Norden brings his unique approach to magic to the smiling faces of kids and adults alike. The entire family will love his wacky antics, amazing tricks and silly jokes — and of course, his bunny rabbit Q-Tip will join in the fun. Join Norden the Magician as he kick-starts Summer Reading Club 2012 in this 45-minute performance.

Always a big hit, Mad Science is back to wow you with their incredible Fire and Ice show. Discover the cool chemistry behind the states of matter, and learn the intriguing basics of air pressure. Scissors will unexpectedly sizzle and carbon dioxide will bubble as the chilling properties of dry ice are revealed. Be amazed when a ball is suspended over the audience, and marvel at the strength of your own lungs with radical air pressure experiments. One hour of pure family entertainment.

Stories on Wheels — Pangaea Arts • Yarrow Library: Tuesday, July 24 2 pm – 2:45 pm

• Chilliwack Library: Thursday, July 26 11 am – 11:45 am

Stories on Wheels is a unique street theatre storytelling act for the whole family. Tales are brought to life by a highenergy comic performer using beautifully illustrated picture cards displayed in a magnificent miniature wooden stage attached to a vintage bicycle.

Captivating short stories are presented with music, dramatic action and audience interaction during this 45-minute show. You’ve never been told a story like this before!

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Summer Reading Club Wind-Up with Chris Hamilton • Chilliwack Library: Wednesday, Aug 22 11 am – 12 pm • Yarrow Library: Wednesday, Aug 22 1:30 pm – 3 pm It’s time to celebrate a summer of reading accomplishments, and musician Chris Hamilton is in a party mood. Chris’ lively songs for kids are often strange tales and occasionally (mostly) true stories. In addition to some of his favourites from his critically acclaimed CDs, Chris will debut a brand-new song written especially for Summer Reading Club 2012. Get ready to jump, move, dance and groove! Please join us for this one-hour fun-filled Summer Reading Club wrap-up extravaganza and medal ceremony.

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Everyone

8440 112 Street Delta, bc v4c 4w9 Phone 604-594-8155

Internet One-On-One Training

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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LADNER PIONEER LIBRARY 4683 51 Street Delta, bc v4k 2v8 Phone 604-946-6215 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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TSAWWASSEN LIBRARY 1321 a 56 Street Delta, bc v4l 2a6 Phone 604-943-2271 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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• Tsawwassen Library: Call for appointment.

Individual help is available for Internet, email and library database questions.

Call 604-943-2271 to book a personalized appointment.

Upcoming Events We’ll be at the following events! Check out our library booth for games, prizes, displays and storytimes: Saturday, May 26 ������������������������� May Days at Memorial Park, Ladner Sunday, May 27 ��������������������������� May Days at Memorial Park, Ladner Sunday, June 24 ������������������������� North Delta Family Day Sunday, July 1 ������������������������������� Delta Museum, Ladner Sunday, July 1 ������������������������������� Canada Day at the Park, Diefenbaker Park, Tsawwassen Saturday, July 28 ������������������������� Movie Night, Diefenbaker Park, Tsawwassen Wednesday, Aug 1 ����������������������� Sun Festival, Winskill Park, Tsawwassen Saturday, Aug 11 ��������������������������� Movie Night, Diefenbaker Park, Tsawwassen Saturday, Aug 18, 7 – 10 pm ������� Starry Night, Deas Island Park Saturday, Aug 25 ������������������������� TTCM Movie and Block Party (Night at the Museum), Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall Parking Lot

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delta adults George Mackie Library Book Club • George Mackie Library: Second Tuesday of the month.

7:15 pm – 8:30 pm Are you interested in talking about books with other readers? If so, please join us at the next meeting of the George Mackie Library Book Club. New members are always welcome.

Tsawwassen Library Book Club • Tsawwassen Library: Second Thursday of the month.

7 pm – 8:30 pm Join us to discuss books in a casual setting. New members welcome.

Books are provided.

Tsawwassen Siesta Book Club • Tsawwassen Library: Second Thursday of the month.

1 pm – 2:30 pm Join us for a midday break to discuss books with a friendly and open-minded group of people.

New members welcome. Books are provided.

Stoker on Stoker

eBook Workshop

• George Mackie Library: Thursday, June 21 7 pm – 8:30 pm

• George Mackie Library: Wednesday, July 4 7 pm – 8:30 pm

Dacre Stoker’s compelling and informative presentation weaves together the details of Dracula’s history with Stoker family history, and Bram Stoker’s life in Dublin and London. He will separate fact from popular fiction, revealing the truth about all things Stoker and Dracula.

This program will appeal to high school and university groups, gothic scholars, vampire fans and history buffs.

• Ladner Pioneer Library: Wednesday, July 11 7 pm – 8:30 pm • Tsawwassen Library: Wednesday, July 18 7 pm – 8:30 pm Join us and learn how to use Overdrive to download library books to your eReader.

Wired Wednesdays • Tsawwassen Library: Wednesdays: July 11, 18 & 25 9 am – 10 am

Poetry Night in Punjabi and Urdu • George Mackie Library: Third Tuesday of the month.

6:30 pm – 8 pm The George Mackie Library, in collaboration with Kendri Punjabi Lekhak Sabha, Uttari Amrika and Punjabi Lekhak Manch — Vancouver, offers poetry night in Punjabi and Urdu. Come hear two published poets/authors read and discuss their work and answer questions from the audience.

Get comfortable with using the Internet. Drop in for these handson 60-minute courses. Open to everyone.

Writers’ Group • Tsawwassen Library: Second and fourth Thursday of the month.

10:30 am – 12 pm Drop in and share your stories with a supportive group of fellow writers.

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teens Teen Pizza & Games Night • Ladner Pioneer Library Thursdays: July 19 & Aug 16 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security • Tsawwassen Library:

Do you love to play board games?

Are you between 12 and 19 years old? Then come to the library for a fun night of gaming and free pizza.

Games and snacks provided by Imperial Hobbies.

• Monday, July 23 1:30 pm – 3 pm

• George Mackie Library: • Wednesday, July 25 1:30 pm – 3 pm

• Ladner Pioneer Library: • Thursday, July 26 1:30 pm – 3 pm

Teen Pizza & Games Day

Find out about the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security. Join a Citizens Services Specialist from Service Canada to discover the benefits available under each program. You will learn about eligibility, when to apply, how to access, required documentation and who to contact for help.

• Tsawwassen Library Saturdays: July 21 & Aug 18 1 pm – 5 pm Do you love to play board games?

Are you between 12 and 19 years old? Then come to the library for a fun afternoon of gaming and free pizza. Games and snacks provided

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Summer Reading Club Kick-Off

Babytime — Read, Sing and Talk to Me!

• George Mackie Library: Thursday, June 28 2 pm – 4 pm

• Tsawwassen Library: Mondays, July 9 – July 30 10:30 am – 11 am

• Tsawwassen Library: Thursday, June 28 2 pm – 4 pm

• Ladner Pioneer Library: Wednesdays: July 11 – Aug 1 10:30 am – 11 am

• Ladner Pioneer Library: Thursday, June 28 2 pm – 4 pm

• George Mackie Library: Thursdays: July 12 – Aug 2 10:30 am – 11 am

School’s out! Strange... but true!

Join us as we kick off Summer Reading Club with fun activities.

Join us for a unique drop-in program for babies, newborn to 23 months. Introduce your baby to the wonderful world of children’s literature, song, rhyme and rhythm.

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Storytime • Ladner Pioneer Library: Tuesdays: July 10 – July 31 10:30 am – 11 am

• Tsawwassen Library: Fridays, July 13 – Aug 3 10:30 am – 11 am

• George Mackie Library: Fridays, July 13 – Aug 3 10:30 am – 11 am

A drop-in program of books, songs, felt stories and puppets for children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers.

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delta kids Pyjama Storytime • Ladner Pioneer Library: Wednesdays: July 11 – Aug 1 7 pm – 7:30 pm

Come to the library in your pyjamas for a half-hour drop-in program of books, songs, felt stories and puppets for children 2 to 5 years old. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate.

Norden the Magician

Stuffed Animal Pet Parade

• George Mackie Library: Wednesday, July 11 10:30 am – 11:15 am • Tsawwassen Library: Wednesday, July 11 1 pm – 1:45 pm

• George Mackie Library: Wednesday, Aug 8 2 pm – 3 pm

• Ladner Pioneer Library: Wednesday, July 11 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

• Ladner Pioneer Library: Thursday, Aug 9 2 pm – 3 pm

He’s back! Six-time winner of the Children’s Magician of the Year award, Norden brings his unique approach to magic to the smiling faces of kids and adults alike. The entire family will love his wacky antics, amazing tricks and silly jokes — and of course, his bunny rabbit Q-Tip will join in the fun.

Join Norden the Magician as he kick-starts Summer Reading Club 2012 in this 45-minute performance.

• Tsawwassen Library: Friday, Aug 10 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Bring your stuffed animal to this annual Summer Reading Club storytime event. Each registered animal will receive a special prize ribbon. Space is limited. To register, bring your stuffed animal to the library July 2 – 31.

Stories on Wheels — Pangaea Arts • George Mackie Library: Monday, July 23 10:30 am – 11:15 am • Tsawwassen Library: Monday, July 23 1 pm – 1:45 pm

• Ladner Pioneer Library: Monday, July 23 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

Stories on Wheels is a unique street theatre storytelling act for the whole family. Tales are brought to life by a high-energy comic performer using beautifully illustrated picture cards displayed in a magnificent miniature wooden stage attached to a vintage bicycle. Captivating short stories are presented with music, dramatic action and audience interaction during this 45-minute show. You’ve never been told a story like this before!

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Mad Science ­— Fire and Ice • George Mackie Library: Wednesday, Aug 1 10:30 am – 11:30 am

• Tsawwassen Library: Wednesday, Aug 1 1 pm – 2 pm • Ladner Pioneer Library: Wednesday, Aug 1 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Always a big hit, Mad Science is back to wow you with their incredible Fire and Ice show. Discover the cool chemistry behind the states of matter, and learn the intriguing basics of air pressure. Scissors will unexpectedly sizzle and carbon dioxide will bubble as the chilling properties of dry ice are revealed. Be amazed when a ball is suspended over the audience, and marvel at the strength of your own lungs with radical air pressure experiments. One hour of pure family entertainment.

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Summer Reading Club Wind-Up with Chris Hamilton • George Mackie Library: Wednesday, Aug 15 10:30 am – 11:30 am • Tsawwassen Library: Wednesday, Aug 15 1 pm – 2 pm • Ladner Pioneer Library: Wednesday, Aug 15 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm It’s time to celebrate a summer of reading accomplishments, and musician Chris Hamilton is in a party mood.

Chris’ lively songs for kids are often strange tales and occasionally (mostly) true stories. In addition to some of his favourites from his critically acclaimed CDs, Chris will debut a brand-new song written especially for Summer Reading Club 2012. Get ready to jump, move, dance and groove!

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hope HOPE LIBRARY 1005 a Sixth Avenue Hope, bc v0x 1l4 Phone 604-869-2313 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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Hope Homelearners Group Meeting

Storytime in the Park • Memorial Park, Hope: Tuesdays: July 3 – Aug 28 11 am – 12 pm

• Hope Library: Tuesday, June 12 6:30 pm – 8 pm

Come and meet other homeschooling families in your community!

Children and caregivers welcome.

Please call Marianne at 604-860-0308 for more information.

Adults

• Hope Library: Thursday, June 7 10:30 am – 12 pm Find out about the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security. Join a Citizens Services Specialist from Service Canada to discover the benefits available under each program.

You will learn about eligibility, when to apply, how to access, required documentation and who to contact for help. Registration appreciated.

• Hope Library: Tuesdays: June 19, July 17, Aug 21 6:30 pm – 8 pm If you love books, want some great reads and lively conversation, then this is the place to be.

Contact Inge at 604-869-9262 for more information.

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Summer Blast Off! • Recreation Centre, Hope: Friday, July 6 1 pm – 3 pm Join us for tons of traditional outdoor activities — hulahoops, sidewalk chalk, bubbles and balloons. A Hope Library Summer Reading Club/Hope and District Recreation and Cultural Services presentation.

Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security

Hope Library Book Club

Find us, and a good story, at Storytime in the Park on Tuesday mornings all summer long!

Second Annual Summer Reading Club Pet Parade • Hope Library: Friday, Aug 17 2 pm – 3 pm Bring your favourite pet to the library today and enter this fun event! Prizes will be awarded to the “best dressed,” “longest tail” and many more fun categories. Please be sure to have your pets either on a leash or in a crate. (You wouldn’t want to lose your best pal, right?) This event is co-sponsored by the Hope Library and Hope and District Recreation and Cultural Services.

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Storytime in the Park — Norden the Magician

Mad Science — Fire and Ice

• Memorial Park, Hope: Tuesday, July 3 11 am – 11:45 am

• Hope Library: Thursday, Aug 9 1 pm – 2 pm

Storytime in the Park is back!

And to launch this summer’s fun is Norden, the Magician — a six time winner of the Children’s Magician of the Year award. The entire family will love his wacky antics, amazing tricks and silly jokes. A Hope Library Summer Reading Club/Storytime in the Park presentation.

Always a big hit, Mad Science is back to wow you with their incredible Fire and Ice show.

Discover the cool chemistry behind the states of matter, and learn the intriguing basics of air pressure. Scissors will unexpectedly sizzle and carbon dioxide will bubble as the chilling properties of dry ice are revealed. Be amazed when a ball is suspended over the audience, and marvel at the strength of your own lungs with radical air pressure experiments. One hour of pure family entertainment.

Stories on Wheels — Pangaea Arts • Hope Library: Wednesday, July 18 2 pm – 2:45 pm

Stories on Wheels is a unique street theatre storytelling act for the whole family. Tales are brought to life by a high-energy comic performer using beautifully illustrated picture cards displayed in a magnificent miniature wooden stage attached to a vintage bicycle.

Captivating short stories are presented with music, dramatic action and audience interaction during this 45-minute show.

You’ve never been told a story like this before!

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Summer Reading Club Wind-Up with Chris Hamilton • Hope Library: Thursday, Aug 30 12:45 pm – 2:30 pm

It’s time to celebrate a summer of reading accomplishments, and musician Chris Hamilton is in a party mood. Chris’ lively songs for kids are often strange tales and occasionally (mostly) true stories.

In addition to some of his favourites from his critically acclaimed CDs, Chris will debut a brand-new song written especially for Summer Reading Club 2012.

Get ready to jump, move, dance and groove! Please join us for this one-hour fun-filled Summer Reading Club wrap-up extravaganza and medal ceremony. Hope Arena Mezzanine doors open at 12:45.

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FORT LANGLEY Library

26770 29 Avenue Aldergrove, bc v4w 3b8 Phone 604-856-6415

Box 312, 9167 Glover Road Fort Langley, bc v1m 2r6 Phone 604-888-0722

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MURRAYVILLE LIBRARY Unit 100 – 22071 48 Avenue Langley, bc v3a 3n1 Phone 604-533-0339 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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BROOKSWOOD LIBRARY

MURIEL ARNASON LIBRARY

WALNUT GROVE LIBRARY

20045 40 Avenue Langley, bc v3a 2w2 Phone 604-534-7055

Township of Langley Civic Facility 130 – 20338 65 Avenue Langley, bc v2y 2x3 Phone 604-532-3590

Walnut Grove Community Centre 8889 Walnut Grove Drive Langley, bc v1m 2n7 Phone 604-882-0410

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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CITY OF LANGLEY LIBRARY

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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20399 Douglas Crescent Langley, bc v3a 4b3 Phone 604-514-2850 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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Rock Painting for Beginners

O.W.L. Birds of Prey

• City of Langley Library: Tuesdays: 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm

• City of Langley Library: Monday, July 16 10:30 am – 12 pm

• City of Langley Library: Thursday, Aug 2 11 am – 12 pm

Turn an ordinary rock into a work of art at this fun program for ages 6 to 100+! Learn how to paint a kooky pet rock or a beautiful flower. The ground’s the limit! We’ll provide rocks, but feel free to bring your own. Registration required.

Join us for a presentation by the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (O.W.L.). You will learn about birds of prey and their roles in the environment. A live falcon and owl will be on display!

Join knitters of all ages and abilities at the City of Langley Library for our warm and welcoming drop in knitting circle. Children and beginners are welcome. Knitting is fun, relaxing and a great way to connect across the generations.

The circle offers opportunities to donate completed projects to local organizations in need.

All programs are drop-in and free of charge unless otherwise noted. Call or visit your library to sign up for registered programs.

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the langleys Adults Knitting Club

Artists Club

• Murrayville Library: Tuesdays: June 5 – Aug 8 10:30 am – 11:30 am

• Murrayville Library: First and third Saturday of the month.

June 9 – Aug 25 2 pm – 4 pm

• Aldergrove Library Thursdays: June 7 – Aug 23 10 am – 12 pm Pack up your yarn project and head to the library! Spend a few hours with other adult knitters who love to share ideas, techniques and conversation.

Book Club • City of Langley Library: Third Tuesday of the month.

2 pm – 3 pm

• Fort Langley Library: Wednesday, June 6 2 pm – 3:30 pm

• Murrayville Library: Last Wednesday of the month.

7 pm – 8 pm

• Murrayville Library: Wednesday, June 6 10:30 am – 12 pm

Meet fellow Book Club members and discuss a selected title over refreshments. Call or visit the library to learn which book is being discussed this month.

Find out about the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security. Join a Citizens Services Specialist from Service Canada to discover the benefits available under each program. You will learn about eligibility, when to apply, how to access, required documentation and who to contact for help.

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• Muriel Arnason Library: Wednesday, July 18 7 pm – 8:30 pm

Bring your art supplies and work on a painting or drawing project.

Coffee will be supplied. Registration required.

Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security

• Muriel Arnason Library: Wednesday, June 20 7 pm – 8:30 pm

Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions

Writing Group • Murrayville Library: Third Thursday of the month.

7 pm – 8:30 pm Join a small group of aspiring local writers. Share information, critique written work and attend speaker programs. Coffee supplied.

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Do you or a family member live with a long-term health condition such as diabetes, arthritis, heart disease or any other chronic condition? Come learn about free self-management workshops offered in communities throughout BC that will give you tools to manage pain, fatigue, healthy eating, exercise, difficult emotions and working with your health care team. Jay Bains and Rhonda Carriere, speakers from the University of Victoria – Centre on Aging will give an interactive presentation on the programs offered in the Langley area including information on how you can get involved as a participant or volunteer leader.

Chess Club • Aldergrove Library Second Wednesday of the month.

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Do you enjoy a challenge? Then why not spend a few hours on a Wednesday evening with like-minded strategists. Bring a board and timer if you have them.

Participants must already know how to play chess.

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Teen Investing Workshop

Comics and Manga

Family Storytime

• Murrayville Library: Tuesday, June 19 6:30 pm – 8 pm

• City of Langley Library: Thursday, July 5 1 pm – 2:30 pm

• City of Langley Library: Fridays: 10:30 am – 11 am

Tired of listening to Mom and Dad nag you to save your money without actually showing you how? Become smart and savvy about your money.

Join us for a workshop with Crystal Demosten from Aldergrove Credit Union and learn how to make your money work for you.

Learn to draw comics and manga!

Start by creating your own characters and go through the process of writing, drawing and inking the first page of your comic. Learn some of the techniques the professionals use to make great comics! For ages 9 and up. Registration required.

Manga/Cartooning Techniques with Mei Yu

Biggest, Fastest, First

• Walnut Grove Library: Wednesday, June 20 3 pm (Registration begins May 1) • Murrayville Library: Tuesday, Aug 7 2 pm – 4 pm (Registration begins in June) • Muriel Arnason Library: Wednesday, Aug 8 2:30 pm – 4 pm (Registration begins in June)

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• Muriel Arnason Library: Tuesdays: July 17 & Aug 14 10:45 am – 11:15 am Drop in for a half-hour of stories, rhymes and songs suitable for children of all ages. Storytime offers an enjoyable group experience and a chance to develop listening skills, self-control and love of reading.

• Aldergrove Library: Thursday, Aug 16 2 pm – 3:30 pm

Father’s Day Fun

Hey teens! Join us for video game competitions, trivia contests, prizes, food and more. For ages 12 and up.

Mei Yu, cartoon art instructor and author of her own how-to-draw books, will be demonstrating popular Manga/cartoon drawing techniques and tricks to creating great-looking characters! She’ll cover some basic skills, like how to draw different eyes, hands, hairstyles and faces as outlined in her 5 Easy Steps book series.

Please check Mei Yu’s website, www.meiyuart.com for more info about the author and instructor. For ages 12 and up.

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• Murrayville Library: Wednesdays: July 11 & Aug 1 10:30 am – 11 am

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• Fort Langley Library: Wednesday, June 13 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Listen to stories about Dads and make a special gift for Father’s Day. Supplies provided.

Pyjama Storytime • Muriel Arnason Library: Wednesdays: July 4 & Aug 1 7 pm – 7:30 pm Join us for a half hour of stories, rhymes, songs and puppets for children aged 2 to 6 and their caregivers. Children are welcome to come in pyjamas and bring a soft toy.

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the langleys kids Junkology by Dr Recycle • Brookswood Library: Wednesdays: July 11 & Aug 8 2 pm – 3 pm In Dr Recycle’s hands-on Junkology workshop children will learn how to create fun and functional projects out of recycled materials.

Dr.Recycle inspires children to think about our impact on the environment and ways to help reduce that impact through simple green actions. Seating is limited.

Registration for July 11 program begins June 19.

Registration for August 8 program beings July 15.

Pet Rocks • Fort Langley Library: Wednesday, July 11 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Strange... but True? With Ventriloquist Neale Bacon

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• Muriel Arnason Library: Thursday, July 19 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

• Walnut Grove Library: Saturday, July 14 1 pm – 1:45 pm That’s right! He’s back! Neale Bacon, one of Canada’s Favourite Family Ventriloquists, is back with an all new show aimed at the 2012 Summer Reading Club theme of Strange... but True. Neale will be taking your young readers on a journey of Strange... but True facts with the help of his buddy Horton Hogg. Young readers will laugh at Neale’s friend Castor Le Beavair as he talks about being Canada’s National Symbol. The laughs continue as Neale turns one of the guests or even (gasp) a librarian into a human puppet. There may even be a magic trick or two! It will be a fun time for young readers and their families! Registration for this all ages program begins June 16.

Strange... but True? Forest Fairies, Boggarts and Trolls Turn an ordinary rock into a kooky pet rock! Then take your new pet home! Supplies provided.

Registration appreciated.

It Came From Outer Space!

• Fort Langley Library: Wednesday, July 18 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Enjoy making a fairytale creature using natural twigs and other outdoor materials. Learn how to build a fairy house and discover stories such as The Hobbit, Spiderwick Chronicles, and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. All supplies provided. Registration appreciated.

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Join us for a drop-in craft program that’s all about space. All supplies are provided —­just bring your imagination! For ages 5 and up.

Mike’s Critters • Brookswood Library: Friday, July 27 10:30 am – 11:30 am Mike Larson loves critters of all shapes and sizes! Reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects, arachnids, crustaceans and mammals populate his fascinating menagerie of weird and wonderful creatures from around the world. Mike’s Critters will delight, wow, educate and amaze audiences with his hands on educational fun. Join us for an hour of animal entertainment at its best.

Registration begins July 3.

Zox of the Forest • Walnut Grove Library: Friday, July 27 11:30 am – 12:15 pm Hey kids, come meet the magical creature — Zox of the Forest. He will wow you with juggling, puppetry, music, and interactive folk tales from around the world. Zox has been a children’s performer since 1998 and has performed at libraries, fairs and festivals, schools and birthday parties. Registration begins June 16.

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Norden the Magician • Walnut Grove Library: Wednesday, July 4 4 pm – 4:45 pm (Registration begins June 16) • Fort Langley Library: Thursday, July 5 10:30 am – 11:15 am • Brookswood Library: Thursday, July 5 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm (Registration begins June 15) • Murrayville Library: Friday, July 6 2 pm – 2:45 pm (Registration begins in June) • City of Langley Library: Monday, July 9 10:30 am – 11:15 am • Muriel Arnason Library: Tuesday, July 10 10:30 am – 11:15 am (Registration begins June 16) • Aldergrove Library: Thursday, July 12 2 pm – 2:45 pm He’s back! Six-time winner of the Children’s Magician of the Year award, Norden brings his unique approach to magic to the smiling faces of kids and adults alike. The entire family will love his wacky antics, amazing tricks and silly jokes — and of course, his bunny rabbit Q-Tip will join in the fun. Join Norden the Magician as he kick-starts Summer Reading Club 2012 in this 45-minute performance.

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Stories on Wheels — Pangaea Arts • Walnut Grove Library: Monday, July 16 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm (Registration begins June 16) • City of Langley Library: Tuesday, July 17 10:30 am – 11:15 am • Brookswood Library: Thursday, July 19 2 pm – 2:45 pm (Registration begins July 2) • Murrayville Library: Friday, July 20 2 pm – 2:45 pm (Registration begins in June) • Muriel Arnason Library: Tuesday, July 24 10:30 am – 11:15 am (Registration begins June 16) • Aldergrove Library: Wednesday, July 25 10:30 am – 11:15 am Stories on Wheels is a unique street theatre storytelling act for the whole family. Tales are brought to life by a high-energy comic performer using beautifully illustrated picture cards displayed in a magnificent miniature wooden stage attached to a vintage bicycle.

Captivating short stories are presented with music, dramatic action and audience interaction during this 45-minute show. You’ve never been told a story like this before!

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Mad Science — Fire and Ice

Musician Chris Hamilton

• Muriel Arnason Library Tuesday, July 31 10:30 am – 11:30 am (Registration begins June 16)

• City of Langley Library: Tuesday, Aug 14 10:30 am – 11:30 am

• Walnut Grove Library: Tuesday, July 31 4 pm – 5 pm (Registration begins June 16) • Brookswood Library: Thursday, Aug 2 10:30 am – 11:30 am (Registration begins June 15) • Aldergrove Library: Thursday, Aug 2 2 pm – 3 pm • City of Langley Library: Wednesday, Aug 8 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm • Murrayville Library: Friday, Aug 10 2 pm – 3 pm (Registration begins in June) Always a big hit, Mad Science is back to wow you with their incredible Fire and Ice show. Discover the cool chemistry behind the states of matter, and learn the intriguing basics of air pressure. Scissors will unexpectedly sizzle and carbon dioxide will bubble as the chilling properties of dry ice are revealed.

Be amazed when a ball is suspended over the audience, and marvel at the strength of your own lungs with radical air pressure experiments.

One hour of pure family entertainment.

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• Brookswood Library: Thursday, Aug 16 10:30 am – 11:30 am (Registration begins July 30) • Murrayville Library: Friday, Aug 17 10:30 am – 11:30 am (Registration begins in June) • Walnut Grove Library: Monday, Aug 20 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm (Registration begins July 16) • Muriel Arnason Library: Tuesday, Aug 21 10:30 am – 11:30 am (Registration begins Aug 1) • Aldergrove Library: Thursday, Aug 23 3 pm – 4 pm Get ready to jump, move, dance and groove! Musician Chris Hamilton is in a party mood.

Chris’ lively songs for kids are often strange tales and occasionally (mostly) true stories. In addition to some of his favourites from his critically acclaimed CDs, Chris will debut a new song written especially for Summer Reading Club 2012. Please join us for this one-hour fun-filled musical extravaganza!

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the langleys kids Preschooler Storytime

Book Picnics

• Aldergrove Library: Wednesday, Aug 8 10:30 am – 11 am

• Fort Langley Library: Wednesdays: Aug 15 & 22 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Come join us for stories, rhymes, songs and a craft. Catch the reading bug with our books on bugs and do some fun-filled bug-themed crafts.

Bring a bagged lunch to the library and enjoy stories on the lawn of the Fort Langley Community Hall. If it rains, meet inside the library. All ages welcome.

You Don’t Scare Me! • Muriel Arnason Library: Thursday, Aug 9 1:30 pm–2:30 pm Drop in for art activities featuring monsters and other scary creatures.

All supplies are provided. For ages 5 and up.

Monkey Mumbo Jumbo

Inside the Graphic Novel with SRC 2012 Artist Mike Deas

A Wild, Wild Puppet Show!

• Muriel Arnason Library: Thursday, Aug 16 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Strange but true! Take a wild, wild ride through time and space with amazing stories, songs and a puppet show that will make you laugh out loud! All ages welcome. Registration begins August 1.

• Walnut Grove Library: Thursday, Aug 16 2 pm – 3 pm Summer Reading Club 2012 artist Mike Deas will be coming to the Walnut Grove Library to do a school age program (ages 6 and up) all about what it takes to make a graphic novel. This interactive multimedia presentation will cover a step-by-step description of the graphic novel process as well as a live drawing demonstration with audience participation. You will even get tips on illustrating and getting published. Registration begins July 16.

• Walnut Grove Library: Saturday, Aug 11 10:45 am – 11:30 am Come and join internationally renowned performer Max Tell for Monkey Mumbo Jumbo. Monkey Mumbo Jumbo is musical fun for the whole family. Hands will clap, toes will tap, and everyone will be singing along. This program’s title song has received honourable mention in two international song writing competitions. Max has performed many times in BC at Summer Reading Club shows and has performed at international festivals. This program is for kids ages 5 to 12. Call or visit the library to sign up for this exciting program.

Registration begins July 16.

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maple ridge MAPLE RIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY

everyone

130 – 22470 Dewdney Trunk Road Maple Ridge, bc v2x 5z6 Phone 604-467-7417

Telescope Tips

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

10 – 9 10 – 9 10 – 9 10 – 9 10 – 9 10 – 5 1 – 5*

* Sunday hours September – June only

• Mapel Ridge Public Library: Saturday, July 21 2 pm – 3:30 pm Join us as members of the Royal Astronomical Society offer their expertise and knowledge! Interested amateur astronomers are welcome to bring in their equipment and questions. Viewing telescopes will also be set up in Memorial Peace Park, weather permitting.

adults June is seniors’ month Celebrate Seniors’ Month with these special afternoon programs.

Seniors Social with the Silvertones Thursday, June 21, 2 pm – 3 pm Join us for a lovely afternoon of tea and cookies, poetry reading and the wonderful music of the Silvertones choir.

Strange but True: Stories From Our Past Wednesday, June 13, 2 pm – 3:30 pm Join Val Patenaude , director of the Maple Ridge Museum & Community Archives, for a lively presentation on local history that you’ll have to hear to believe!

The following programs may also be of interest: Your Vacation Property, Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security, and Estate Planning listed on page 40.

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maple ridge adults Adult Summer Reading Club: Strange but True!

Celebrate summer! Indulge yourself by choosing from a wide variety of strange but true books — romance, adventure, mystery, biography and more. Pick up your Adult Summer Reading Club reading record starting June 1.

Drop-in Computer Help • Maple Ridge Public Library: Mondays: June 4, 18, July 16, 30, Aug 13 & 27 2 pm – 3 pm If you know how to use a computer, but have a few questions, need practice or just want to fill in the gaps, visit the computer lab and benefit from library staff expertise.

World Films • Maple Ridge Public Library: Tuesdays: June 5 – July 10 6 pm – 8:30 pm Bring your friends and spend a relaxing evening at the library with a must-see film. Friends of the Library will sell refreshments at intermission. Please contact the main floor information desk for a schedule.

Estate Planning

Money Matters

• Maple Ridge Public Library: Thursday, June 7 2 pm – 3:30 pm

• Maple Ridge Public Library: Thursdays: 7 – 8:30 pm • June 14 – Take Stock in the Market Learn about the basic structure of the stock market and three key principles to stock investing.

Join local financial planner Anna McNeil as she discusses estate planning. Learn ways to provide for dependents, guarantee fair treatment of beneficiaries, ensure that your charitable objectives are achieved and minimize income taxes and delays in the settlement of your estate.

Learn more about managing you personal finances with these information sessions presented by the staff of Edward Jones.

Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security • Maple Ridge Public Library: Thursday, June 7 7 pm – 8:30 pm

Your Vacation Property • Maple Ridge Public Library: Thursday, July 5 7 pm – 8:30 pm

Find out about the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security. Join a Citizens Services Specialist from Service Canada to discover the benefits available under each program. You will learn about eligibility, when to apply, how to access, required documentation and who to contact for help.

Anna McNeil returns to discuss vacation property topics like capital gains tax, principal residence exemptions, gifting versus selling, ownership transfer and joint ownership.

eBook Seminar • Maple Ridge Public Library: Wednesday, June 13 7 – 8:30 pm Are you overwhelmed by the variety of eReaders available or confused about how they work with library eBooks? Then this information session is for you! Stop by the library to learn how eReaders work and how to download free library eBooks.

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• Aug 2 – If You Can’t Predict, You Should Prepare Learn about market cycles and how to prepare for any future market downturn.

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All programs are drop-in and free of charge unless otherwise noted. Call or visit your library to sign up for registered programs.

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maple ridge teens Carla’s Creative Drawing Workshop

Teen Summer Reading Club Wind-Up Party

Teen Summer Reading Club: Strange but True!

• Maple Ridge Public Library: Wednesday, June 6 7 pm – 8:30 pm

• Maple Ridge Public Library: Wednesday, Aug 22 3 pm – 4:30 pm

Brush up on those drawing skills!

From comics to portraits to landscapes, artist Carla Dearman will present a workshop full of sketching tips, tricks and treats. Registration required.

Wind up your summer of reading with the Teen Summer Reading Club wrap-up party. Bring a book to trade with other club members, enjoy snacks and games, and help us pick the winners of the local Teen SRC prizes!

Get inspired to read during the summer break by joining this year’s Teen Summer Reading Club. The more you read, the more chances you have to win great prizes!

FVRL system-wide prizes include netbooks, camcorders and gift certificates. Your local Maple Ridge library is giving away a Kobo Touch WiFi, an iPod shuffle, movie tickets and lots of books. If you’re in grades 7 to 12, pick up your Teen Reading Record starting June 1 at the second floor information desk.

kids Sizzling Storytime • Maple Ridge Public Library: • Tuesdays: June 12 – Aug 14 10:15 am – 10:45 am • Thursdays: July 5 – July 26 10:15 am – 10:45 am Sizzling outside? Refresh yourself with a cool story! Come to the library and enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays that will entertain and delight you.

Guest Storyteller Paula Justus • Memorial Peace Park Bandstand: Tuesday, Aug 7 10:15 am – 11:45 am Join Paula of Reading, Rhythm and Rhyme for an interactive program that supports a love of reading through song and movement.

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Guest Storyteller Lorre Gibson

Wacky Wednesday • Maple Ridge Public Library: Last Wednesday of the month.

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

• Memorial Peace Park Bandstand: Tuesday, Aug 14 10:15 am – 11 am

• June 27 – Pizza Party Celebrate the start of summer vacation with pizza and games!

Join Cree elder Lorre Gibson for traditional stories, and be amazed by her Aboriginal artifacts and regalia.

• July 25 – Ice Cream Social Book Swap Trade some of your gently used books for some new reading material and enjoy some ice cream.

Puppets in the Park • Memorial Peace Park Bandstand: Wednesdays: July 4, 18, Aug 1 & 15 6:45 pm – 7:15 pm

For tweens ages 10 to 12.

Registration required.

Come and meet the library’s smallest stars — our talented puppets! From fairy tales to jungle adventures, puppeteers will tell all types of tales to entertain the whole family. Pack your dinner and bring it along for some fabulous earlyevening entertainment.

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Summer Reading Club: Strange but True!

Norden the Magician

Join the Summer Reading Club and discover things you never knew. Contests, prizes, entertaining events and great books are all a part of this free program. Pick up your reading record from the second floor information desk starting June 1.

• Memorial Peace Park Bandstand: Monday, July 9 2 pm – 2:45 pm

Max Tell • Memorial Peace Park Bandstand: Thursday, July 5 2 pm – 3 pm Max Tell has been delighting young people with his stories, songs and poems for well over 25 years. He has had seven world tours and six highly successful CDs, and has been recognized at several national and international competitions.

He’s back! Six-time winner of the Children’s Magician of the Year award, Norden brings his unique approach to magic to the smiling faces of kids and adults alike.

The entire family will love his wacky antics, amazing tricks and silly jokes — and of course, his bunny rabbit Q-Tip will join in the fun. Join Norden the Magician as he kick-starts Summer Reading Club 2012 in this 45-minute performance.

Stories on Wheels — Pangaea Arts • Memorial Peace Park Bandstand: Wednesday, July 25 2 pm – 2:45 pm Stories on Wheels is a unique street theatre storytelling act for the whole family. Tales are brought to life by a high-energy comic performer using beautifully illustrated picture cards displayed in a magnificent miniature wooden stage attached to a vintage bicycle. Captivating short stories are presented with music, dramatic action and audience interaction during this 45-minute show. You’ve never been told a story like this before!

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Mad Science ­— Fire and Ice

Musician Chris Hamilton

• Maple Ridge Public Library: Wednesday, Aug 8 11 am – 12 pm

• Memorial Peace Park Bandstand: Monday, Aug 20 11 am – 12 pm

Always a big hit, Mad Science is back to wow you with their incredible Fire and Ice show. Discover the cool chemistry behind the states of matter, and learn the intriguing basics of air pressure. Scissors will unexpectedly sizzle and carbon dioxide will bubble as the chilling properties of dry ice are revealed. Be amazed when a ball is suspended over the audience, and marvel at the strength of your own lungs with radical air pressure experiments. One hour of pure family entertainment.

Get ready to jump, move, dance and groove! Musician Chris Hamilton is in a party mood. Chris’ lively songs for kids are often strange tales and occasionally (mostly) true stories. In addition to some of his favourites from his critically acclaimed CDs, Chris will debut a new song written especially for Summer Reading Club 2012.

Please join us for this one-hour, fun-filled musical extravaganza!

Mike Deas • Maple Ridge Public Library: Thursday, Aug 16 11 am – 12 pm Graphic novelist, Mike Deas will take you through the creative process including drawing tips, story development and hands on artistic demonstrations. This multimedia presentation demonstrates the production stages of his work, from thumbnails to publication.

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Summer Reading Club Finale • Memorial Peace Park Bandstand: Tuesday, Aug 28 11 am – 1 pm Have you been reading all summer? Then come and get your medal! All members of Read to Me and Summer Reading Club are invited to attend the Summer Reading Club wrap-up party. Join us for food, crafts, a book swap and much more!

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mission MISSION LIBRARY 33247 Second Avenue Mission, bc v2v 1j9 Phone 604-826-6610 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

10 – 9 10 – 9 10 – 9 10 – 9 10 – 5 10 – 5 1 – 5

Everyone Summer Blockbuster Movies at Mission Library Oscar Winning Title: The Artist Tuesday, Jul 24, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Drop by the library to see a nostalgic, award winning film.

Teens: The Hunger Games Thursday, Jul 19, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Drop by for an awesome movie in the afternoon and enjoy our cool environment. For ages 12 to 18.

Family Matinee: Ice Age 2 Wednesday, Jul 11, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Kids of all ages are welcome to drop by for a hot movie in a cool environment.

Book Sale

Summer Reading Club Kick Off

Mission Library: Thursday, June 7, 10 am – 8:30 pm Friday, June 8, 10 am – 4:30 pm Saturday, June 9, 10 am – 4 pm

• Mission Library: Saturday, June 23 11 am – 2 pm

Come buy some gently loved library materials. The Summer Book Sale is hosted by Mission Friends of the Library.

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Strange... but True! Your public library is having a Summer Reading Club! There’ll be games, refreshments, prizes and fun. It’s a one stop shop to sign up for all our Summer Reading Clubs: Preschoolers, Kids, Teens, and Adults.

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Mission Book Club

Just for Teens

Operation Spy

• Mission Library: Mondays: June 4, July 9, Aug 13 7 pm – 8 pm

• Mission Library: Thursday, June 7 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

• Mission Library: Thursday, Aug 2 2:30 pm – 4 pm

Love to read? Love to chat? Join us for the Mission Book Club. It’s complete with treats and great company.

Looking for something fun to do?

Grab a friend and drop by the library for a teens-only movie night.

There will be snacks! For ages 12 to 18. Drop in.

Can you survive as a spy? Choose a cover ID, craft a disguise and participate in a scavenger hunt that will test your spycraft. Are you skilled enough to complete your mission and save the world? Or will you fail and watch the world go up in flames? For ages 12 to 18.

Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security

Ice Cream Social

• Mission Library: Tuesday, June 5 7 pm – 8:30 pm

• Mission Library: Thursday, July 5 2:30 pm – 4 pm

Find out about the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security. Join a Citizens Services Specialist from Service Canada to discover the benefits available under each program. You will learn about eligibility, when to apply, how to access, required documentation and who to contact for help.

Make your own sundae! Food plus fun and games. Complimentary brain freeze with every sundae. For ages 12 to 18. Registration starts June 4.

Seniors Tea and Trivia • Mission Library: Thursday, June 14 2 pm – 4 pm Come to Mission Library for an afternoon of fun, food and socializing. Get together with friends, new and old, while you enjoy a delicious afternoon tea and test your knowledge with fun trivia questions.

Look forward to laughs and great conversations. Who knows? You might learn something new! There might even be prizes!

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Manga Mania

Manga Village • Mission Library: Saturday, Aug 11 2:30 pm – 4 pm Do you love manga and anime? Join us for anime and crafts. Anime with a TV 14 rating will be shown. For ages 12 to 18.

• Mission Library: Saturday, July 14 2:30 pm – 4 pm Join us for anime fun and games!

Make a pair of nekko ears, show off your best cosplay outfit and compete in crazy contests with other anime-loving teens. Lots of food and prizes. For ages 12 to 18.

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Mission Kids Hot Days, Cool Stories • Mission Library: Fridays, July 6 – Aug 10 10:30 am – 11:15 am

Norden the Magician

Mad Science ­— Fire and Ice

• Mission Library: Thursday, July 12 10:30 am – 11:15 am

• Mission Library: Friday, Aug 3 2 pm – 3 pm

He’s back! Six-time winner of the Children’s Magician of the Year award, Norden brings his unique approach to magic to the smiling faces of kids and adults alike. The entire family will love his wacky antics, amazing tricks and silly jokes — and of course, his bunny rabbit Q-Tip will join in the fun. Join Norden the Magician as he kick-starts Summer Reading Club 2012 in this 45-minute performance.

Always a big hit, Mad Science is back to wow you with their incredible Fire and Ice show.

Discover the cool chemistry behind the states of matter, and learn the intriguing basics of air pressure.

Scissors will unexpectedly sizzle and carbon dioxide will bubble as the chilling properties of dry ice are revealed. Be amazed when a ball is suspended over the audience, and marvel at the strength of your own lungs with radical air pressure experiments. One hour of pure family entertainment.

Stories on Wheels — Pangaea Arts • Mission Library: Saturday, July 21, 2 pm – 2:45 pm Stories on Wheels is a unique street theatre storytelling act for the whole family. Tales are brought to life by a high-energy comic performer using beautifully illustrated picture cards displayed in a magnificent miniature wooden stage attached to a vintage bicycle. Captivating short stories are presented with music, dramatic action and audience interaction during this 45-minute show.

You’ve never been told a story like this before!

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Musician Chris Hamilton • Mission Library: Thursday, Aug 23 11 am – 12 pm Get ready to jump, move, dance and groove! Musician Chris Hamilton is in a party mood. Chris’ lively songs for kids are often strange tales and occasionally (mostly) true stories.

In addition to some of his favourites from his critically acclaimed CDs, Chris will debut a new song written especially for Summer Reading Club 2012. Please join us for this one hour fun-filled musical extravaganza!

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Hear a delicious story or two or three! Stories, rhymes, songs and stretches for all.

Parade of the Stuffed Animals • Mission Library: Wednesday, July 25 11 am – 12 pm Come to the library with your stuffie to hear pet stories, songs and rhymes. Each animal will receive a special prize ribbon. Bring your stuffie to the library to register between June 25 and July 23.

Summer Reading Club Medal Ceremony • Mission Library: Wednesday, Aug 29 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Success! Mission Library honours its young readers at this Summer Reading Club Medal Ceremony.

Readers who have completed their summer reading program will receive a medal.

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pitt meadows Pitt Meadows Public Library

Everyone

Kids

200 – 12099 Harris Road Pitt Meadows, bc v3y 0e Phone 604-465-4113

Games Nights

Babytime

• Pitt Meadows Public Library: Second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.

5:30pm – 8:30pm

• Pitt Meadows Public Library: Wednesdays: June 6 – Aug 15 10:15 am – 10:45 am

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

10 – 9 10 – 9 10 – 9 10 – 9 10 – 5 10 – 5 1 – 5 *

* Sunday hours September – June only

Come join us for family games nights. We will have a variety of board games set up for everyone to use and some light refreshments.

You may also bring your own board games to share. The more the merrier!

Adults Pitt Meadows Library Book Club • Pitt Meadows Public Library: Wednesday, June 20 7 pm – 8:30pm Join us as we discuss our monthly book club choice. See library staff for information about upcoming discussion titles.

Join us for a unique drop-in program for babies, newborn to 23 months. Introduce your baby to the world of children’s literature, song, rhyme and rhythm.

Family Fun Storytime • Pitt Meadows Public Library: Thursdays: June 7 – Aug 16 10:15 am – 10:45 am Come and enjoy a half hour of fun stories, fingerplays, songs, rhymes, puppets and more. For preschool children and their caregivers.

It’s Craft Time!

• Pitt Meadows Public Library: Mondays: July 9 – Aug 13 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Want to be creative and have some fun this summer? Bring your children to the library to create some colourful crafts. Please note we will be closed Monday Aug 6.

Scavenger Hunt • Pitt Meadows Public Library: Friday, July 27 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Do you like to follow clues, have fun, and win prizes? Then this event is for you! Come to the library and participate in our exciting Summer Reading Club scavenger hunt. For children ages 5 to 12.

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Norden the Magician

Mad Science ­— Fire and Ice

• Pitt Meadows Public Library: Tuesday, July 10 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm

• Pitt Meadows Public Library: Tuesday, August 7 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

He’s back! Six time winner of the Children’s Magician of the Year award, Norden brings his unique approach to magic to the smiling faces of kids and adults alike. The entire family will love his wacky antics, amazing tricks and silly jokes — and of course, his bunny rabbit Q-Tip will join in the fun. Join Norden the Magician as he kick-starts Summer Reading Club 2012 in this 45-minute performance. Pick up your free ticket starting June 26.

Always a big hit, Mad Science is back to wow you with their incredible Fire and Ice show. Discover the cool chemistry behind the states of matter, and learn the intriguing basics of air pressure. Scissors will unexpectedly sizzle and carbon dioxide will bubble as the chilling properties of dry ice are revealed. Be amazed when a ball is suspended over the audience, and marvel at the strength of your own lungs with radical air pressure experiments. One hour of pure family entertainment. Pick up your free ticket starting July 24.

Stories on Wheels — Pangaea Arts

Summer Reading Club Wind-Up with Chris Hamilton

• Pitt Meadows Public Library: Tuesday, July 17 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Stories on Wheels is a unique street theatre storytelling act for the whole family. Tales are brought to life by a high-energy comic performer using beautifully illustrated picture cards displayed in a magnificent miniature wooden stage attached to a vintage bicycle. Captivating short stories are presented with music, dramatic action and audience interaction during this 45-minute show. You’ve never been told a story like this before! Pick up your free ticket starting July 3.

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• Pitt Meadows Public Library: Wednesday, Aug 22 7 pm – 8 pm It’s time to celebrate a summer of reading accomplishments, and musician Chris Hamilton is in a party mood. Chris’ lively songs for kids are often strange tales and occasionally (mostly) true stories. In addition to some of his favourites from his critically acclaimed CDs, Chris will debut a brand-new song written especially for Summer Reading Club 2012. Get ready to jump, move, dance and groove! Please join us for this one-hour fun-filled Summer Reading Club wrap-up extravaganza and medal ceremony.

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port coquitlam TERRY FOX LIBRARY

Everyone

2470 Mary Hill Road Port Coquitlam, bc v3c 3b1 Phone 604-927-7999

One-On-One Internet Training

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

10 – 9 10 – 9 10 – 9 10 – 9 10 – 5 10 – 5 1 – 5 *

* Sunday hours Thanksgiving through Easter only

• Terry Fox Library: Call for appointment.

Need Internet help? Join us for a free half-hour session to get you started. We can help you learn about the Internet, Facebook, eBooks, email and more! Choose to learn on your own laptop, handheld device, or use a library computer.

Call 604-927-7999 to book a personalized appointment.

Customer Appreciation Day • Terry Fox Library: Saturday, June 16 10 am – 2 pm Drop by the library, visit with staff, enjoy refreshments and enter to win a super prize basket. Join us for a special thank you to all our valued customers!

adults Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security

Coffee Mug Club: Terry Fox Library Book Club

• Terry Fox Library: Tuesday, June 5 2 pm – 3:30 pm

• Terry Fox Library: Fourth Wednesday of the month.

7 pm – 8 pm

Find out about the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security. Join a Citizens Services Specialist from Service Canada to discover the benefits available under each program. You will learn about eligibility, when to apply, how to access, required documentation and who to contact for help.

New members are welcome to join this informal book discussion group.

For further information please contact Kim at 604-942-9598 or email kimstack_@shaw.ca.

English Conversation Group

Friends make a difference! Join the Friends group and support the Terry Fox Library through advocacy, fundraising and assistance with various projects and programs. New friends are always welcome!

• Terry Fox Library: Thursdays: 10:30 am – 12 pm Practise English in a friendly, social situation. Presented in partnership with SHARE family and Community Services.

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Friends of the Library • Terry Fox Library: Call for dates and times.

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port coquitlam teens Teen Summer Reading Club Wind-Up Party • Terry Fox Library: Friday, Aug 24 2 pm – 3 pm Join your fellow Teen Summer Reading Club members for a night of food, fun, and our 2012 Teen Summer Reading Club Grand Prize draw. Visit the information desk or call to reserve your space.

Kids Babytime

Pyjama Storytime

• Terry Fox Library: Fridays: June 1 – 22 10:15 am – 10:40 am

• Terry Fox Library: First Wednesday of the month.

6:45 pm – 7:15 pm

Bring your baby, newborn to 12 months, to the library and discover the pleasure of reading with them.

Join us for stories, puppets, nursery rhymes and songs. Registration begins May 18.

Bring the entire family to the library for a half-hour of stories, songs and rhymes. Children are welcome to come in pyjamas and bring a stuffed toy.

The More We Read Together: Preschool Storytime • Terry Fox Library: Mondays: June 4 – 25 10:15 am – 10:45 am The more we read together, the happier we’ll be! Storytimes include books, fingerplays, songs and flannel board stories. Join us and our puppet friends for lots of fun and laughter.

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Summer Reading Club Medal Ceremony • Terry Fox Library: Tuesday, Aug 21 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Please contact the library for details and more information.

Experiment With Science • Terry Fox Library: Wednesday, Aug 1 2 pm – 3 pm What happens when you mix cream with sugar, ice and a bit of salt?

Ice Cream! Come and experiment with science as we investigate the properties of matter with tasty results. For ages 9 to 12. Register at the information desk.

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port coquitlam Kids

Norden the Magician

Mad Science — Fire and Ice

• Terry Fox Library: Saturday, July 7 10:30 am – 11:15 am

• Terry Fox Library: Friday, Aug 10 10:30 am – 11:30 am

He’s back! Six time winner of the Children’s Magician of the Year award, Norden brings his unique approach to magic to the smiling faces of kids and adults alike. The entire family will love his wacky antics, amazing tricks and silly jokes — and of course, his bunny rabbit Q-Tip will join in the fun. Join Norden the Magician as he kick-starts Summer Reading Club 2012 in this 45-minute performance. Free tickets available beginning June 23.

Always a big hit, Mad Science is back to wow you with their incredible Fire and Ice show.

Discover the cool chemistry behind the states of matter, and learn the intriguing basics of air pressure. Scissors will unexpectedly sizzle and carbon dioxide will bubble as the chilling properties of dry ice are revealed. Be amazed when a ball is suspended over the audience, and marvel at the strength of your own lungs with radical air pressure experiments. One hour of pure family entertainment.

Free tickets available beginning July 27.

Stories on Wheels ­— Pangaea Arts • Terry Fox Library: Monday, July 16 11 am – 11:45 am Stories on Wheels is a unique street theatre storytelling act for the whole family. Tales are brought to life by a high-energy comic performer using beautifully illustrated picture cards displayed in a magnificent miniature wooden stage attached to a vintage bicycle. Captivating short stories are presented with music, dramatic action and audience interaction during this 45-minute show. You’ve never been told a story like this before! Free tickets available beginning July 3.

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Summer Reading Club Wind-Up with Chris Hamilton • Terry Fox Library: Thursday, Aug 16 2 pm – 3 pm It’s time to celebrate a summer of reading accomplishments, and musician Chris Hamilton is in a party mood. Chris’ lively songs for kids are often strange tales and occasionally (mostly) true stories.

In addition to some of his favourites from his critically acclaimed CDs, Chris will debut a brand-new song written especially for Summer Reading Club 2012. Get ready to jump, move, dance and groove! Please join us for this one-hour fun-filled Summer Reading Club wrap-up extravaganza and medal ceremony. Free tickets available beginning August 2.

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white rock WHITE ROCK LIBRARY

Everyone

15342 Buena Vista White Rock, bc v4b 1y6 Phone 604-541-2201

White Rock Chess Club

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

10 – 9 10 – 9 10 – 9 10 – 5 10 – 5 10 – 5 1 – 5 *

* Sunday hours Thanksgiving through Easter only

White Rock Library Scrabble Club

• White Rock Library:

• White Rock Library: Wednesdays: June 6 – Aug 29 1 pm – 4 pm

• Saturdays: June 2 – Aug 25 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm • Tuesdays: June 5 – Aug 28 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Do you have a way with words?

Drop in and test your word power.

All ages and experience levels welcome!

Chess! The best game in the world!

All ages and skill levels welcome.

Laughter Yoga • White Rock Library: Tuesdays: June 5 & 26 7 pm – 9 pm Experience the benefits of laughter Yoga! Enjoy deep breathing, light stretches and interactive laughter exercises. Suitable for all ages. No prior experience needed.

adults White Rock Knitters • White Rock Library: Wednesdays, June 6 – Aug 29 7 pm – 9 pm Drop in for free knitting instruction and warm conversation.

White Rock Bridge Club • White Rock Library: Thursdays, June 7 – Aug 30 12:30 pm – 4 pm Contract bridge in a relaxed environment.

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Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security • White Rock Library: Monday, June 11 7 pm – 8:30 pm Find out about the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security. Join a Citizens Services Specialist from Service Canada to discover the benefits available under each program. You will learn about eligibility, when to apply, how to access, required documentation and who to contact for help.

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Pick a D.A.I.S.Y. Seniors Tea • White Rock Library: Wednesday, June 20 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Join us for trivia and tea and learn about the D.A.I.S.Y. reader. We will demonstrate its use and let you try it out! Enter to win an MP3 book.

Friends of the White Rock Library 2012 Creative Writing Contest • White Rock Library: Wednesday, Aug 1 10 am – 5 pm Call for submissions: Story must start with the phrase “Hidden under the rock.” Prizes: 1st Place $200, 2nd Place $125, 3rd Place $75.

Deadline for submissions: August 1, 2012. Word length: Up to 2050 words. Entry fee: $10.00. Rules and regulations for entry are available at the White Rock Library. For more information contact Friends of the White Rock Library at fowrlibrary@gmail.com.

Kids Family Storytime • White Rock Library: Wednesdays: June 6, 13 & July 18 10:30 am – 11 am Join us for a half hour of stories, songs, and puppets. For children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers.

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Norden the Magician

Mad Science — Fire and Ice

• White Rock Library: Wednesday, July 4 1 pm – 1:45 pm

• White Rock Library: Tuesday, Aug 7 10:30 am – 11:30 am

He’s back!

Six-time winner of the Children’s Magician of the Year award, Norden brings his unique approach to magic to the smiling faces of kids and adults alike. The entire family will love his wacky antics, amazing tricks and silly jokes — and of course, his bunny rabbit Q-Tip will join in the fun. Join Norden the Magician as he kick-starts Summer Reading Club 2012 in this 45-minute performance.

Always a big hit, Mad Science is back to wow you with their incredible Fire and Ice show. Discover the cool chemistry behind the states of matter, and learn the intriguing basics of air pressure. Scissors will unexpectedly sizzle and carbon dioxide will bubble as the chilling properties of dry ice are revealed. Be amazed when a ball is suspended over the audience, and marvel at the strength of your own lungs with radical air pressure experiments. One hour of pure family entertainment.

Stories on Wheels — Pangaea Arts

Summer Reading Club WindUp with Chris Hamilton

• White Rock Library: Friday, July 20 10:30 am – 11:15 am

• White Rock Library: Friday, Aug 24 1:30 pm – 3 pm

Stories on Wheels is a unique street theatre storytelling act for the whole family. Tales are brought to life by a high-energy comic performer using beautifully illustrated picture cards displayed in a magnificent miniature wooden stage attached to a vintage bicycle. Captivating short stories are presented with music, dramatic action and audience interaction during this 45-minute show. You’ve never been told a story like this before!

It’s time to celebrate a summer of reading accomplishments, and musician Chris Hamilton is in a party mood.

Chris’ lively songs for kids are often strange tales and occasionally (mostly) true stories. In addition to some of his favourites from his critically acclaimed CDs, Chris will debut a brand-new song written especially for Summer Reading Club 2012. Get ready to jump, move, dance and groove! Please join us for this one-hour fun-filled Summer Reading Club wrap-up extravaganza and medal ceremony.

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yale YALE LIBRARY

Everyone

Box #17 Yale Elementary School 65050 Albert Street Yale, bc v0k 2s0 Phone 604-863-2279

National Aboriginal Day and Canada Day Celebration

Wednesday 1 – 5,

5:30 – 7:30 Saturday

10:30 – noon 12:30 – 5

• Yale Library: Saturday, June 23 3 pm – 5 pm Help us celebrate National Aboriginal Day and Canada Day with stories, songs, activities and refreshments! Call the library for more information.

BC Day Celebration • Yale Library: Wednesday, Aug 1 6 pm – 7 pm Join us and celebrate BC Day with stories, activities, refreshments and fun! Call the library for more information.

Summer Reading Club Wrap-Up Party • Yale Library: Wednesday, Aug 15 6 pm – 7 pm Celebrate your summer reading accomplishments with a party! Join us for refreshments, fun and to see who has won the prizes! Call the library for more information.

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Outreach Services FVRL Brings the Library to You Outreach is a free and convenient service for customers who are unable to visit a library or who are print impaired. Outreach Services provides the following: • MP3 and DAISY discs to people who are unable to read print materials, • DAISY Reader Players for loan, and • delivery of a variety of books and library materials to customers who are home bound.

You can apply for Outreach Services in the following ways: • Download an application form online at www.fvrl.bc.ca/read/services.htm.

• Visit your closest FVRL location to pick up a paper application form.

• Phone Outreach Services at 604-859-7141 or 1-888-668-4141 (toll free in BC) to have the application form mailed to you.

Pick a DAISY! June is Seniors Month! A DAISY player, also known as a Digital Audio Information System, is a specially designed device used to listen to audiobooks. Come visit us and pick a DAISY! Watch a demonstration of a DAISY player at your local library and enter a contest to win an MP3 book.

Watch a demonstration of a DAISY player at your local library and enter a contest to win an MP3 book.

FVRL's Outreach Services provides audiobooks to anyone unable to read print books due to a visual, physical or perceptual disability. This unique collection of materials boasts 3,583 MP3 audio books, 914 cassette tapes and 839 DAISY titles.

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Borrowing eBooks at the Library: What You Need to Know The world of books is changing, and the library is changing too! Not long ago, FVRL customers had to visit their local library in person to sign out books. Today, borrowing can also be done online at www.fvrl.ca. FVRL’s ever-growing digital collection includes a huge variety of fiction and non-fiction bestsellers and classics.

What are eBooks?

An eBook is a book published in electronic format. eBooks can be viewed on your eReader, computer, tablet or handheld mobile device. Many eReaders use special “electronic ink” that mimics the appearance of printed ink on paper. As more people move to eReading, publishers are making more of their titles available in eBook format.

How can I borrow eBooks from the library?

All you need is an FVRL card, a computer and Internet access. Go to www.fvrl.ca. Click on the “Play” tab and select the “Download Books” option. Here you will find the links to FVRL’s eBook collections. Search for specific titles or browse popular titles. These collections require a quick one-time software download to sign out titles. Books must be downloaded to your computer and then transfered to your mobile device.

What happens when I borrow an eBook?

When you find a book you’d like to borrow, enter your library card

information, select a loan period (up to three weeks) and download.

When the specified loan period expires, the eBook will automatically disappear from your device!

Why can’t I download my eBook right away?

The library owns a limited number of copies of each eBook title. The library must purchase a license for each eBook file and cannot lend out more copies than it owns.

FVRL purchases more licenses for popular titles. For others, we may own only one or two licenses. If all copies of a title are signed out, you may go on a waiting list and you’ll be notified when the title becomes available.

The Future of Publishing and Libraries Many major publishers are reluctant to provide eBooks to public libraries. Simon & Shuster, MacMillan and Penguin Group do not offer eBooks or audiobooks to libraries. Harper Collins does offer eBooks to public libraries, but they have imposed a cap of 26 “check-outs” before the library must purchase a new license. Random House, the biggest of the Big Six publishing houses, recently announced they will provide public libraries access to all their titles for a higher than normal fee.

Following this move by Random House, other publishers may need to rethink their stance on making eBooks available to public libraries.

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Online Resources FVRL has dozens of online resources for your entertainment, education and reference. Check out these new ones: Naxos Music Library Enjoy free streaming music online. Explore music genres such as classical, jazz, world, classic rock and nostalgia.

Tell Us What You Think & Enter to Win an eReader The “At Your Library” Guide was created to provide a comprehensive look at the programs and services offered by FVRL. Help us improve our next guide by taking five minutes to tell us what you think. Everyone who completes the survey will be entered in a draw to win a Kobo Touch eReader. Complete the survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/fvrlguide.

Canadian Reference Centre Find Canadian news, biographies, images and more.

This database provides information updated daily from a variety of leading magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books.

Mango Language Learn languages quickly and easily with the world's most powerful language software. Mango Languages allows you to learn even the most difficult languages from home.

Find these and other online resources at www.fvrl.ca. Just click on the “Learn” tab and select “Online Resources.”

The Darwin Awards: Countdown to Extinction Wendy Northcutt Curtains: Adventures of an Undertaker in Training Tom R. Jokinen How I Killed Pluto: And Why It Had It Coming Mike Brown

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Blood and Smoke: A True Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and the Birth of the Indy 500 Charles Leerhsen

Wanted Undead or Alive: Vampire Hunters and Other Kick-ass Enemies of Evil Jonathan Maberry

Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror Jason Zinoman

Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon’s Army & Other Diabolical Insects Amy Stuart

Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!

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Evel: The High-flying Life of Evel Knievel: American Showman, Daredevil, and Legend Leigh Montville

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Top 10 of Everything 2011 Russell Ash

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World Languages Multilingual Collections Multilingual collections are a vital part of the Fraser Valley Regional Library. Not only do our 14 different collected languages meet the needs of the native speakers of a variety of European, Asian and Middle Eastern languages, they serve new immigrants and strive to further generations with the support needed to maintain links to their families’ heritage languages.

The collection, shared between our 24 libraries, is made up of 42,000 items including adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction print material, as well as DVDs and CDs. These materials are listed in the online catalogue and are kept current by an annual infusion of new titles.

In 2012, a donation of $10,000 was received from the Joint Diversity and Training Trust of the Overwaitea Foods Groups and the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1518 to purchase bilingual picture books in numerous languages to benefit the families of our diverse communities.

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FVRL collects material in the following languages: • Chinese

• Dutch

• Farsi

• German

• French

• Italian

• Hindi

• Korean

• Japanese

• Panjabi

• Polish

• Spanish

• Russian

• Vietnamese

Our Welcome Brochure, available at any FVRL location, has also been translated into these languages, and provides information about FVRL’s available resources.

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read for life Read for Life: Adult Learning @ FVRL

Throughout 2011, FVRL has added many new adult learning materials to the already large collection. These materials include books, graphic novels, CDs, DVDs and multimedia kits specially designed to help adult learners develop their reading skills.

FVRL is here to help! Our friendly staff can refer adult learners to local tutoring and literacy programs, as well as help find excellent learning materials to borrow from the library. What are you waiting for? Come to the library and get started today!

Find Adult Learning Materials in the Online Catalogue 1. Visit www.fvrl.ca.

2. Click on Search Catalogue.

3. Type “adult learners collection” in the search bar.

Click on Search.

4. Use left side menu to filter results.

The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven: A Remarkable Account of Miracles, Angels, and Life Beyond This World Kevin & Alex Malarkey British Columbia Bizarre: Stories, Whimsies, Facts, and a Few Outright Lies from Canada’s Wacky West Coast Rosemary Neering The Naked Lady Who Stood On Her Head: A psychiatrist’s Stories of His Most Bizarre Cases Gary W. Small & Gigi Vorgan Operation Mincemeat : How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory Ben Macintyre Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void Mary Roach UFO Sightings in Canada: True Stories, Strange Encounters and Cover-ups Lisa Wojna Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom Jennifer S. Holland Weird British Columbia Laws: Strange, Bizarre, Wacky & Absurd Mark Thornburn

strange... but true adult booklist

Literacy is the essential skill in adulthood. It is the ability to understand and use printed information in daily activities at home, at work and in the community.

Bizarre Canada: Wonderfully Weird & Hilarious Joanna Emery

Weird Facts About Fishing: Strange, Astonishing & Hilarious Jeff Morrison

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summer account cleanup Get $5 Off Your Fines!

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and the outdoors beckon. It’s time to relax on the patio with a good library book (fancy umbrella drink in hand). But wait! Have you made time to clean up your FVRL account? Just follow these simple steps. Then you can relax knowing your library account is in ship shape!

1. Visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ FraserValleyLibrary. Like our page and receive a special code that gives you $5 off your library fines. (What? You already like us on Facebook?

Fantastic! Keep an eye on your messages, and we will send you your $5 off code.)

2. Visit your favourite FVRL branch and speak to one of our helpful staff members. We’ll check to see if all your account details are correct and up to date. Let us know if you’ve moved, got a new phone number or changed your email address. We’ll kindly remind you if you have any overdue books or outstanding fines to clear up.

3. Present your special code and get $5 off your fines!

4. Receive a special gift as a token of our thanks!

Choose from a fancy FVRL shopping cart token or a stylish microfiber screen cleaner cloth.

5. Have a great summer!

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Library Live and On Tour is the first mobile library service initiative of its kind in the world.

It’s not a bookmobile. So, what is it?

LiLi is the little hotrod that will shatter library stereotypes and extend the reach of Fraser Valley Regional Library beyond our walls.

Find out more, including where LiLi will be this summer by visiting www.fvrl.ca/play/librarylive.htm

Library Live and on Tour is made possible by a literacy grant from the Libraries and Literacy Branch of the provincial government.

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SUMMER READING TIPS FOR PARENTS Reading is a great summer activity for both kids and adults. Make it a fun adventure!

Here are some ideas to get your child excited about reading while school is out: • Establish a regular reading time for the whole family.

• Share stories over the dinner table or at bedtime.

• Encourage your child to share their favourite stories with you.

preschooler booklist

• Help your child set summer reading goals. These might include reading for 15 minutes every day, reading a certain number of books, or exploring books on a particular topic of interest. A realistic goal will be challenging but not daunting. Reading should not feel like a chore.

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Attract and Repel: A Look at Magnets Jennifer Boothroyd Born To Be Giants!: How Baby Dinosaurs Grew to Rule the World Lita Judge Animal Tails Beth Fielding Biggest and Smallest Camilla De la Bédoyère Smartest and Silliest Camilla De la Bédoyère

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• Read to your child. Even if children can read themselves, they still enjoy hearing tales told aloud. Young readers can understand more advanced vocabulary and complex stories than they are able to read. Their reading skills will improve as you continue to read to them.

• Encourage children to read aloud to younger siblings or have them read to you as you do your housework.

• Show genuine interest in the stories or programs your child discovers during the summer.

• Take your children to your nearest FVRL location to choose books or to attend Summer Reading Club programs. Ask your child to invite a friend or two and make it a fun group activity!

• Appreciate all books the child selects, even the ones that look too easy. Summer is a time for fun, after all. You can always guide your child to a more challenging book the next time you visit the library.

• Read yourself! Make sure your child knows that you enjoy reading, too. There is nothing like a good role model.

Animal baths Bob Barner Amazing Animals: The Remarkable Things That Creatures Do Margriet Rurrs The World’s Biggest Machines Marcie Aboff The World’s Fastest Machines Marcie Aboff Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time Jenkins, Steve

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FVRL locations Administrative Centre

34589 DeLair Road Abbotsford, bc v2s 5y1 Telephone: 604-859-7141 1 (888) 668-4141 (Toll free within bc) Customer Accounts: extension 7024 Fax: 604-852-5701

Abbotsford

Clearbrook Library 32320 George Ferguson Way Abbotsford, bc v2t 6n4 Phone 604-859-7814 MSA Centennial Library 33660 South Fraser Way Abbotsford, bc v2s 2b9 Phone 604-853-1753 Mount Lehman Library 5875 Mt. Lehman Road Abbotsford, bc v4x 1v5 Phone 604-856-4988

Agassiz

Agassiz Library 7140 Cheam Avenue Agassiz, bc v0m 1a0 Phone 604-796-9510

Boston Bar

Boston Bar Library Box 400 Boston Bar Elementary School 47643 Old Boston Bar Road Boston Bar, bc v0k 1c0 Phone 604-867-8847

Chilliwack

Chilliwack Library 45860 First Avenue Chilliwack, bc v2p 7k1 Phone 604-792-1941 Yarrow Library 4670 Community Street Yarrow, bc v2r 5e1 Phone 604-823-4664

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Delta

Ladner Pioneer Library 4683 51 Street Delta, bc v4k 2v8 Phone 604-946-6215 George Mackie Library 8440 112 Street Delta, bc v4c 4w9 Phone 604-594-8155 Tsawwassen Library 1321a 56 Street Delta, bc v4l 2a6 Phone 604-943-2271

Hope

Hope Library 1005 a Sixth Avenue Hope, bc v0x 1l4 Phone 604-869-2313

The Langleys

Aldergrove Library 26770 29 Avenue Aldergrove, bc v4w 3b8 Phone 604-856-6415 Brookswood Library 20045 40 Avenue Langley, bc v3a 2w2 Phone 604-534-7055 City of Langley Library 20399 Douglas Crescent Langley, bc v3a 4b3 Phone 604-514-2850 Fort Langley Library 9167 Glover Road Fort Langley, bc v1m 2r6 Phone 604-888-0722 Muriel Arnason Library Township of Langley Civic Centre 130 – 20338 65 Avenue Langley, bc v2y 2x3 Phone 604-532-3590

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Murrayville Library Unit 100 – 22071 48 Avenue Langley, bc v3a 3n1 Phone 604-533-0339 Walnut Grove Library Walnut Grove Community Centre 8889 Walnut Grove Drive Langley, bc v1m 2n7 Phone 604-882-0410

Maple Ridge

Maple Ridge Public Library 130 – 22470 Dewdney Trunk Road Maple Ridge, bc v2x 5z6 Phone 604-467-7417

Mission

Mission Library 33247 Second Avenue Mission, bc v2v 1j9 Phone 604-826-6610

Pitt Meadows

Pitt Meadows Public Library 200 – 12099 Harris Road Pitt Meadows, bc v3y 0e5 Phone 604-465-4113

Port Coquitlam

Terry Fox Library 2470 Mary Hill Road Port Coquitlam, bc v3c 3b1 Phone 604-927-7999

White Rock

White Rock Library 15342 Buena Vista White Rock, bc v4b 1y6 Phone 604-541-2201

Yale

Yale Library Box #17, Yale Elementary School 65050 Albert Street Yale, bc v0k 2s0 Phone 604-863-2279

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Abbotsford A. Administrative Centre 1. Clearbrook Library 2. Mount Lehman Library 3. MSA Centennial Library BOSTON BAR 4. Boston Bar Library Chilliwack 5. Chilliwack Library 6. Yarrow Library

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