Children

Paws 4 Stories at Capilano

Paws 4 Stories is a St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Community Service that is designed to assist in helping to improve reading skills of children.
 
In this program, children have the opportunity to read to a friendly, certified therapy dog. Reading to a therapy dog can be motivating and especially beneficial for children who are hesitant or anxious about reading.
 
Ages 6 -12. Sessions are 20 minutes in length -  children can sign up for a maximum of 2 sessions each.
 
 
Registration required. Call Capilano Library to register: 604-987-4471, ext. 8175.
 
Registration is first-come, first-served, though priority will be given to those who have not participated before. 
 
 

Location: 

Capilano

Time: 

Repeats every week every Friday until Fri Dec 02 2022 except Fri Nov 11 2022.
Friday, November 4, 2022 - 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Friday, November 18, 2022 - 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Friday, November 25, 2022 - 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Friday, December 2, 2022 - 4:30pm to 5:30pm

Audience: 

  • Children

Virtual Author Visit: Peter Brown - Grades 4 and up

Join us for a presentation with Peter Brown, award-winning author and illustrator.
 
Mr. Brown will show how he progressed from being a child who loved to write and draw, to being a professional author and artist. He will talk about his writing process, read his latest book and do a brief drawing demonstration.. 
 
The 10:45am–11:30am session is for grades 4 and up. Another session for grades K–3 will be held at 9:30am–10:15am. The event will include ASL interpretation.
 
This virtual event is sponsored by Public Library InterLINK.
 
 
Online registration required to receive link. For more information, call 604-929-3727, ext. 8152.
 

IMPORTANT: Teachers, please indicate how many students will be joining you by reserving one "space" for each student on the registration form.

 

 

Location: 

YouTube Live

Time: 

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 10:45am to 11:30am

Audience: 

  • Children

Registration: 

Program

Virtual Author Visit: Peter Brown - Grades K-3

Join us for a presentation with Peter Brown, award-winning author and illustrator.
 
Mr. Brown will show how he progressed from being a child who loved to write and draw, to being a professional author and artist. He will talk about his writing process, read his latest book and do a brief drawing demonstration.. 
 
The 9:30am–10:15am session is for grades K–3. Another session for grades 4 and up will be held at 10:45am–11:30am. The event will include ASL interpretation.
 
This virtual event is sponsored by Public Library InterLINK.
 
 
Online registration required to receive link. For more information, call 604-929-3727, ext. 8152.
 

IMPORTANT: Teachers, please indicate how many students will be joining you by reserving one "space" for each student on the registration form.

 

 

Location: 

YouTube Live

Time: 

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 9:30am to 10:15am

Audience: 

  • Children

Registration: 

Program

Virtual Author Visit: Jennifer Nielsen - Grades 6-8

Join Jennifer Nielsen for a glimpse inside her world, her imagination, and her process from first idea to finished novel.
 
Jennifer is the New York Times Bestselling Author of The Ascendance Series, the Traitor’s Game Series, and historical novels including A Night Divided, Resistance, Words on Fire, and Lines of Courage. Her next book to be released is Iceberg, a story based on the Titanic. 
 
The 10:45am–11:45am session is for grades 6–8. Another session for grades 4–5 will be held at 9:30am–10:30am. The event will include ASL interpretation.
 
This virtual event is sponsored by Public Library InterLINK.
 
 
Online registration required to receive link. For more information, call 604-929-3727, ext. 8152.
 

IMPORTANT: Teachers, please indicate how many students will be joining you by reserving one "space" for each student on the registration form.

 

 

Location: 

YouTube Live

Time: 

Thursday, November 3, 2022 - 10:45am to 11:45am

Audience: 

  • Children

Registration: 

Program

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