Discussing & Connecting

The Canadian Federation of University Women welcome anyone (you don’t have to be a female university graduate!) to drop-in and join their book club discussion.  Everyone is invited to join the discussion!Simply read the book before each meeting and drop in.

Check out what’s next on the reading list!

• January: The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King
  Tuesday, January 29 | 12:30pm—1:30pm
   
• February: Easter Island by Jennifer Vanderbes
  Tuesday, February 26 | 12:30pm—1:30pm
   
• March: Death Comes to Pemberley by PD James
  Tuesday, March 26  | 12:30pm—1:30pm
   
• April: A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman
  Tuesday, April 30 | 12:30pm—1:30pm
   
• May: Forgiveness by Mark Sakamoto
  Tuesday, May 28 | 12:30pm—1:30pm
   
• June: The Lost Garden by Helen Humphreys 
  Tuesday, June 25 | 12:30pm—1:30pm

No registration required. Call 604-984-0286, ext. 8144 for information.

Copies of the first book will be available starting August 23. After that, books will be available after book club meetings in print format. All books are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Copies of the books are also available in other formats, such as print, ebook, audiobooks, and more. Ask staff to help you find a copy!

Want to receive meeting reminders and information about the books via email?

CLICK REGISTER above or call 604-987-4471, ext. 8175 to provide your email. 

A full schedule for all branches is available here. 

ATTENTION TEENS!

Do you want to have a say in how the library serves teens? Or talk about the books you like? Or do fun stuff that helps out the library (and get volunteer hours)? The Teen Advisory Group meets to do all that— and, of course, eat delicious snacks. If you’re in grades 8 to 12, you’re welcome to join us!

For more info, email tag@nvdpl.ca or call Rebekah at 604-990-5800, ext. 8176. 

Drop in and stitch with some fellow knitting-enthusiasts from your community!

All are welcome, from beginners to experts. Bring your own needles and yarn, and come by our cozy Lantern Lounge for a knit and purl.

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

Come find out why LGBTQ+ conversations matter for everyone, especially parents.  

1 in 5 students in British Columbia identify as not exclusively heterosexual. If that’s not your kids, it’s your kid’s friends...or your friend’s kids! Isolation is difficult for anyone, but LGBTQ+ kids face this at home, at school, and in our community. Interested parents are invited to join Michele and Caroline, LGBTQ+ identified parents, for an open discussion on building communities and homes that welcome diversity, and discover how compassion and connection benefit every child and every parent.

Caroline Wedderspoon is a Registered Clinical Counsellor on the North Shore, specializing in working with the LGBTQ+ community, and is also the parent of 4 children. Michele Fogal is a Communications Consultant specializing in diversity, a mother of 2, and a published queer author. You can find out more about their diversity work at DivineDiversity.com.

Register online or at 604-984-0286, ext. 8144.

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. 

Drop in! No registration required.

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. 

Drop in! No registration required.

Confused or curious about the idea of gender and sexuality being part of a spectrum? Interested in learning more about the joys and challenges of our LGBTQ/2S friends and family in our community? Not sure what LGBTQ/2S means?

Youth from the organization Qmunity will be presenting a fun and informative workshop to cover the following topics and more!

• Definitions of terms related to gender and sexuality
• An exploration of gender identity
• A look at various myths and stereotypes around LGBTQ/2S youth
• Examination of gender stereotypes and the connections between homophobia, transphobia and sexism
• Realities of bullying, homophobia and transphobia at schools and in communities
• Presenters sharing coming out stories

QMUNITY is a non-profit organization based in Vancouver, BC that works to improve queer, trans, and Two-Spirit lives. They provide a safer space for LGBTQ/2S people and their allies to fully self-express while feeling welcome and included.

Register online or 604-987-4471, ext. 8175.

Copies of the first book will be available starting August 23. After that, books will be available after book club meetings in print format. All books are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Copies of the books are also available in other formats, such as print, ebook, audiobooks, and more. Ask staff to help you find a copy!

Want to receive meeting reminders and information about the books via email?

CLICK REGISTER above or call 604-929-3727, ext. 8166 to provide your email. 

A full schedule for all branches is available here. 

Drop by for a group discussion!

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?

No registration required! For information, please call 604-929-3727, ext. 8166.

Philosophers’ Café is a series of informal public discussions in  libraries, cafés and restaurants throughout Metro Vancouver. The cafés, which are open to everyone, have brought dialogue and discussion to thousands of people who are interested in exploring issues from the absurd to the sublime. Join us for lively discussions with Moderator Reema Faris! 

• Monday, April 15
  In today's consumer capitalist spectacle, celebrities are held up as role models and spokespeople. Why? What are the promises and pitfalls of our obsession with celebrities?
   
• Monday, May 13
  Is there truly such a thing as choice? How do we define agency?
  
  Monday, June 10 
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the idea of family as a building block of society? Can we envision a different sort of social structure?
   
• Monday, July 8 NEW DATE: Monday, July 29
  The role of utopia: can we envision a better future? 
   

Reema Faris is a Ph.D student with the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies (GSWS) at Simon Fraser University (SFU). Her research focuses on popular culture and feminism. An MA in Graduate Liberal Studies (SFU 2015), she holds a BA in History and Classical Studies from the University of British Columbia (1983) and MBA from the University of Toronto (1990). 

No registration required. Drop in!