Calendar

Songs, rhymes, bounces, and fun for caregivers and babies.

Every Thursday, September 15 to October 27.

Are you looking for ways to keep your community connection while improving your English? Participate in our English Practice Group! Practice your English speaking and listening skills, develop friendships, and learn more about Tri-Cities, Canada, and available community resources. 

This class is suitable for beginners.

In partnership with SHARE Family & Community Services.

Are you an aspiring writer? Join a writing club just for you. We will do fun activties, play writing games, have special guests, and work on our own projects together online.

How to register:

• Registration starts on September 1, 2022 at 9am.
• The Kids' Writing Club is a five-week program, held every Thursday from September 29 - October 27.
• Register once for all sessions.

How to join the online program:

This program will be held over Zoom. Once you have registered for the program, we will email you the Zoom meeting link.

At the start time of the program:

• If you are using a computer or laptop: 
• Click on the Zoom link and it will open up in your browser. 
• Click yes when prompted to open or download Zoom.
• If you are using a phone or tablet:
• Download the Zoom app from the Apple App Store or Google Play ahead of time. 
• Click on the Zoom link on your device. It may open up the Zoom app automatically, or it may ask you how you want to open the link.
• You should not need to sign up for a Zoom account to participate. Let us know if you need any tech help to use Zoom. 

Play Minecraft in creative mode with the Library! Come build and learn with us as we complete building challenges, experiment with red stone, explore our world, and create activities to play together. No previous experience needed.

Requirements:

• You will need a computer and a copy of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.
• You must read and agree to our Minecraft Code of Conduct before you sign up.

To register:

• Please choose only one Minecraft Club (Creative Club on Thursdays or Survival Club on Fridays).
• This is a five-week program, held every Thursday from September 29 to October 27. Please ensure that you can attend all five weeks.
• Register once for all five sessions.

To join the Zoom meeting:

This program will be held on Zoom. Once you have registered for the program, we will email you the Zoom meeting link.

To join the meeting, at the start time of the program:

• If you are using a computer or laptop: 
  • Click on the Zoom link and it will open up in your browser. 
  • Click yes when prompted to open or download Zoom.
• If you are using a phone or tablet:
  • Download the Zoom app from the Apple App Store or Google Play ahead of time. 
  • Click on the Zoom link on your device. It may open up the Zoom app automatically, or it may ask you how you want to open the link.
• You should not need to sign up for a Zoom account to participate. Let us know if you need any tech help to use Zoom.

Love to code in Scratch? Join us online each week at Code Buddies to create games and animations with our amazing teen volunteers.

This is a program for kids who have experience coding in Scratch.

How to register:

• Registration starts on September 1, 2022.
• This is a three-week program (Thursdays, September 22, 29, and October 6). Please ensure you can attend all three weeks.
• Register once for all three sessions.

How to join:

This program will be an online meeting via Zoom. Once you have registered for the program, you will receive an email with a meeting link.

At the start time of the program:

If you are using a computer or laptop:

• Click on the Zoom link and it will open up in your browser. 
• Click yes when prompted to open or download Zoom.

If you are using a phone or tablet:

• Download the Zoom app from the Apple App Store or Google Play ahead of time.
• Click on the Zoom link on your device. It may open up the Zoom app automatically, or it may ask you how you want to open the link. 

You should not need to sign up for a Zoom account to participate. Let us know if you need any tech help to use Zoom.

Is your website running a bit sluggish? Is it loading slower than you would like? Why should you care about your website speed? These seemingly trivial indicators can indeed have a critical impact on search engine ranking and conversions.

This in-person workshop focuses on self-hosted Wordpress optimization techniques that help your website load faster. You will learn how to audit your own site and then implement (optional) real-time optimizations during the workshop. The goal is to increase the speed of your Wordpress site before the end of the workshop. You will learn actionable tips that you can use to speed up your site to boost SEO. We will also discuss how Google’s Core Web Vitals and Pagespeed Insight affect your site speed and search engine rankings.

Equipment required: We will have access to WiFi; bring your own notebook or laptop so you can log into your Wordpress site during the workshop.

Ian Lee (www.ianlee.ca) works and lives in Port Moody. He has been optimizing websites for over 20 years. Since earning his Master of Science degree from the University of British Columbia, Ian has helped many small and large businesses increase online sales and lead generation. Ian has been invited by Google to keynote a talk about revenue generation as a content publisher and also spearheaded the affiliate program launch for Symantec, a global leader in cyber security.

Need extra time to practice reading? Children will work with a trained teen volunteer in person at the library to improve their reading skills.

How to register:

• Registration starts on September 1 at 9am.
• This is a five-week program (Saturdays, October 1 - 29). Please ensure you can attend all five weeks.
• Register once for all five sessions.

Book lovers! Join our librarians for an hour of book recommendations on Facebook as we suggest books for the topic of the week every Saturday at 10am.

Our book chats will be available on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. You can also subscribe to our podcast and listen to our book chat on your favourite podcast app.

Want our staff to recommend some books for you? Fill out our personalized reading suggestion form. 

Songs, rhymes, bounces, and fun for caregivers and babies.

Every Monday, September 12 to October 31.

Note: No Babytime on October 10 as the Library is closed for Thanksgiving holiday.