Discussing & Connecting

Cooking the Books: Dinner in French

Get together (virtually) with fellow food-enthusiasts and put a cookbook to the test!

Every month we’ll select a new cookbook or cookbook author from the NVDPL collection and you pick recipes you’d like to try out. At the meeting, you’ll share your experience with the recipe!

This month we are cooking from Dinner in French by Melissa Clark

You can access her recipes from the New York Times in any branch of NVDPL for free!

Or, a copy of the book will be available at Capilano Library. Come have a look and pick out a recipe to try!

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

This meeting will take place on Zoom. What you’ll need: A computer with microphone (or headphones) and webcam for Zoom; or your smartphone/tablet. We will email you the Zoom link in advance of the event. 

Location: 

Zoom 3

Time: 

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Audience: 

  • Adults

DocuTalk: Tomorrow's Harvest

Join us as we watch a short documentary and then connect via Zoom to discuss it! We will be watching documentaries that touch on social, cultural, political, and global issues. Then, we’ll have an open discussion and exchange of ideas over the film’s topic.


Tomorrow's Harvest

Friday, May 14th | 2:00pm-4:00pm

Farmers Doug Zaklan and Gemma McNeill are living their dream: every harvest on the land that has belonged to Zaklan's family since 1924 feeds their community and reminds them of how tasty veggies can be. But they're facing an uncertain future. Soaring land prices in B.C. have pushed small-scale farmers out and development has eaten up valuable farmland, forcing a new generation to think outside the box. 

This meeting will be held on Zoom. You can watch the film with the group at 2:00pm, or watch on your own and join us at 3:00pm for a great discussion!

What you’ll need to attend: a computer with microphone (or headphones) and webcam, or your smartphone/tablet.

Registration required. Register online or call 604-987-4471, ext. 8175. Zoom link will be sent to those registered in advance of the meeting date.

Location: 

Zoom 3

Time: 

Friday, May 14, 2021 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Audience: 

  • Adults

DocuTalk: The Weight We Carry

Join us as we watch a short documentary and then connect via Zoom to discuss it! We will be watching documentaries that touch on social, cultural, political, and global issues. Then, we’ll have an open discussion and exchange of ideas over the film’s topic.

The Weight We Carry
Thursday, April 29th | 2:00pm-4:00pm

You'd think a group of formerly homeless people wouldn't be too keen to spend a lengthy trip outdoors. But a multi-day hike through Vancouver Island's coastal forest was a very different experience for them: They were on a journey of personal growth and discovery.  In 2018, Anawim House, a support home in Victoria for those in poverty, partnered with mountain guide Ken Wylie and the Mountains for Growth program, a company that leads people on outdoor adventures, where they can connect with peers, gain confidence, and learn about themselves.

 

This meeting will be held on Zoom. You can watch the film with the group at 2:00pm, or watch on your own and join us at 3:00pm for a great discussion!

What you’ll need to attend: a computer with microphone (or headphones) and webcam, or your smartphone/tablet.

Registration required. Register online or call 604-987-4471, ext. 8175. Zoom link will be sent to those registered in advance of the meeting date.

Location: 

Zoom 3

Time: 

Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 2:00pm to 3:45pm

Audience: 

  • Adults

Mere Mortals: Grief - When a Child Dies

 
Grief over the death of a loved one is a universal experience. The complex grief over the death of one’s child can only be fully understood by someone who has experienced such a loss. 
 
Here in North Vancouver is a chapter of an international peer-support group for bereaved parents called The Compassionate Friends (TCF). The chapter leaders, Jan Bryant and Cathy Sosnowsky, will share their personal grief journeys and how The Compassionate Friends continues to support parents whose children have died at whatever age and from whatever cause. They will also offer hints for how to help parents in grief.
 
 
About Cathy and Jan 
 
Cathy Sosnowsky’s teenage son died in a freak accident over 20 years ago.  Besides playing a leadership role in North Shore’s TCF chapter, she gives writing towards healing workshops and has authored three books based on her grief journey: Holding On: Poems for Alex; Snapshots: A Story of Loss, Love and Life; and Finding Heartstone: A Taste of Wilderness. Learn more about Cathy: www.cathysosnowsky.com 
 
Jan Bryant joined TCF after her ten-year-old daughter, Lindsay, died from a fall. Jan is a semi-retired Counsellor and Educator, parent and grandmother, birder, singer, artist, knitter, and all-around creative handy person. Learn more about Jan: www.janbryant.ca   
 

This meeting will be held on Zoom. What you’ll need to attend: a computer with microphone (or headphones) and webcam, or your smartphone/tablet.

Registration required. Register online or call 604-929-3727, ext. 8166.

Location: 

Zoom 2

Time: 

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Audience: 

  • Adults

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