Join us for this massive online open course (MOOC) on the Science of Happiness taught by Dr. Santos, Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale University.

Is it money, free time or social connections that make us happy? The practice of happiness is as important as learning about what make us happy, so some “rewiring” homework is part of this course! This course will help to change your life in a real way by changing your habits.

Have you read, watched, listened to or thought about anything recently that inspires you enough to share and discuss with others? 

Local issue you’d like to chew over with other locals?

Join us at Parkgate Library in the Enid Dearing room! 

No registration required. Call 604-929-3727, ext. 8166 for more information.

“My name is Sam George. In spite of everything that happened to me, by the grace of the Creator, I have lived to be an Elder.”

In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, join the North Shore libraries for an evening with Squamish Elder Sam George. His recent memoir, The Fire Still Burns: Life In and After Residential School, is an unflinching look at the horrors of a childhood in the Indian Residential School system and the long-term effects on survivors. It illustrates the healing power of one’s culture and the resilience that allows an individual to rebuild a life and a future.

Elder George will talk about his story and speak with co-authors Jill Yonit Goldberg, Liam Belson, Dylan MacPhee, and Tanis Wilson about how the book came together.

The evening will begin with a Traditional Welcome offered by Chepx̱imiya Siyam’ Chief Janice George of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation).

Bios:

Sam George is a Squamish Elder and a survivor of the Canadian Indian Residential School system. A retired longshoreman and semi-retired drug and alcohol counsellor, Sam now works as an educator with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society and speaks with students and community groups about his experiences.

Jill Yonit Goldberg is a writer, and a literature and creative writing instructor at Langara College in Vancouver, BC, where she teaches the Writing Lives course in which students collaborate with Indian Residential School survivors who are writing their memoirs. She worked with Sam George to bring his story to the page.

Liam Belson, Dylan MacPhee, and Tanis Wilson are students who participated in the Writing Lives course where they worked with Sam George to write his story.

Chepx̱imiya Siyam’ Chief Janice George is a hereditary chief of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw. She is an acclaimed weaver, educator, and trained museum curator. George is the co-founder of the L’hen Awtxw Weaving House and the co-author of Salish Blankets: Robes of Protection and Transformation, Symbols of Wealth. Don’t miss her recent TedTalk, The Spirit Moves Like a Storm.

32 Books will be on-site to sell copies of The Fire Still Burns. You can also order the book from 32 Books in advance and have it brought to the event.

Free. Registration is required to secure your spot. Drop-in seating may be available but is not guaranteed.

Register at TheFireStillBurns.eventbrite.ca

This presentation is a collaboration between North Vancouver City Library, North Vancouver District Library and West Vancouver Memorial Library. Our libraries are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. Listening to the stories of Residential School survivors is an act of reconciliation. We hope that you can join us for this special event.

Test out new recipes and Cook the Books with us!

Get together with fellow food-enthusiasts and put a cookbook to the test!  You choose the recipes from a cookbook, and then we meet sharing our baking/cooking experiences!

This Month's pick: Best of Bridge cookbooks OR choose a cookbook from your own collection.

We will meet in the Enid Dearing Room on the 1st floor.

For more information, call 604-929-3727, ext. 8166

Join Gina Mae Schubert, Haida artist and activist, at Parkgate Library.

She is a graduate of the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and is a contemporary Haida artist and industrial/interior designer. Schubert was born in the rainforest of the Pacific Northwest and raised between Prince Rupert and Haida Gwaii. She is a descendant of Haida artist and shipbuilder, Captain Andrew Brown of Old Masset, and is also a descendant of Catherine O'Hare Schubert of the Overlanders. She is recognized for her paintings, sculpture, and jewelry but also has had many interior design projects in Canada, New York, Central America, and California; all of which are embodied by her passion for the Earth, humanity, and her Haida culture. She believes in elevating the divine feminine in all that she creates and is an activist for the protection of children, Mother Earth, humanity, and Indigenous rights.

www.artoftheraven.com

Registration required. Register online or call 604-929-3727, ext. 8166. Contact Vanessa at gillv@nvdpl.ca for more information.

North Vancouver District Public Library supports the arts!

We are celebrating Culture Days 2023 with a partnership with the Elders Council for Parks to bring you a presentation on the art of Emily Carr. Patricia Mason will be leading this one-hour informative talk on the works of Emily Carr, highlighting some of the important milestones and turning points in the artist’s life.

Registration required. For questions regarding the presentation or registration, please contact Rianna Shannon at riannashannon02@gmail.com

Kim Stanley Robinson: Imagining a Better Climate Future

October 3
6:30 - 8:00 pm Pacific (7:30 - 9:00 pm Mountain)

Amidst the urgency and anxiety of the climate crisis, speculative fiction can help us find hope by showing what an alternative, better future could look like. In The Ministry for the Future, Kim Stanley Robinson imagines a world ravaged by climate disaster, where humans find ways to change politics, technology, and the economy to win the fight against climate change.

For our first event of this series, join a hopeful conversation about solutions to our most existential dilemma, and how imagining new futures can help us get there.

Moderated by Dorothy Woodend, culture editor for The Tyee.

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Kim Stanley Robinson is the author of more than twenty books,  including the bestselling Mars trilogy and the critically acclaimed 2312, Shaman, New York 2140, and The Ministry for the Future. He has won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards, the most prestigious awards for science fiction. In 2008, he was named a “Hero of the Environment” by Time magazine, and he works with the Sierra Nevada Research Institute.

Dorothy Woodend is the culture editor for The Tyee, and a renowned arts and culture critic. Her writing has received numerous awards, including the Max Wyman Award for Critical Writing in 2020, as well as Silver Medal for Best Column at the Digital Publishing Awards in 2019 and 2020. Dorothy is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Vancouver Film Critics Circle.

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Do you want to get volunteer hours for making the library a more welcoming place? Then the Teen Advisory Group is for you!

We are a council of enthusiastic, welcoming teens who meet monthly to make the library a better place. The TAG tackles everything from décor and displays to offering insight on teen collections and library policies. Plus, there’s snacks!

TAG is for teens grades 8-12.

No registration required. Email tag@nvdpl.ca for more information.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://nvdpl.zoom.us/j/82457110458?pwd=OEdIajAwTlZmR2FKQ29RdmpJVWplUT09

No registration required. For more information, call 604-984-0286, ext. 8144 or email info@nvdpl.ca.

Come practice your English language skills in a fun group of other new speakers.

Meet new people, learn English, and have fun! This program is presented in partnership with the Baha'is of North Vancouver.

Instead of meeting onsite, this program will be delivered via Zoom.

The session will start at 1:00pm, however, you're welcome to tune in as early as 12:50pm to test your technology. 

Registration required. Register online or call 604-987-4471, ext. 8175.

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