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Who says Monday mornings can’t be fun? Are you looking to join a book club but don’t know where to start?
Join us for Monday Morning Book Club! Just have the book read before the meeting and drop in!
Whether you are well-seasoned in Book Clubs or have never been in one, we invite you to participate in our Monday Morning Book Club at the Learning Lab on the 2nd floor of Lynn Valley Library. This will be a group-led Book Club.
Here's what we're reading and discussing:
No registration required. For more information about Monday Morning Book Club, call 604-984-0286, ext. 8144 or email campbella@nvdpl.ca.
Do you love to talk about what you’re reading? Join a book club to share your thoughts and hear what others have to say about books that spark discussion, curiosity, and debate! Discover new “Books to Talk About” and join a community of booklovers at NVDPL. Simply read the book and join us at the meeting!
Register online for the time and location that’s most convenient for you to receive meeting instructions and information in advance of the discussion! Join us every month or just for the meetings you prefer. If you miss a meeting but still want to discuss the book, you can also join us at a different time or location. Click here to see all six Books to Talk About book clubs.
2022–2023 Schedule for the Capilano Tuesday Evening Book Club:
Hey, kids in grades 4-7! This Book Club’s for YOU!
We’re meeting every second Wednesday on Zoom to discuss nominated titles for the 2023 Red Cedar Book Awards! Kids in grades 4-7 are invited to join the Red Cedar Book Club and choose who wins British Columbia’s Red Cedar Book Award. The Club will discuss the nominated titles, do fun activities, write reviews and more. Choose what books you want to read from the fiction and non-fiction nominees lists, and vote for your favourite in the spring. Winners are announced in June.
Find more info and this year’s nominated titles at www.redcedaraward.ca. NVDPL will feature virtual author presentations by Red Cedar nominated authors in 2022 – stay tuned!
Registration required. Register online or call 604-984-0286, ext. 8141.
Ted Barris, author of several bestselling Canadian military history books, will speak about his most recent title: Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory.
The Battle of the Atlantic, Canada’s longest continuous military engagement of the Second World War, lasted 2,074 days, claiming the lives of more than 4,000 men and women in the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian merchant navy. The years 2019 to 2025 mark the eightieth anniversary of the longest battle of the Second World War, the Battle of the Atlantic. It also proved to be the war’s most critical and dramatic battle of attrition.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.
Registration required. Register online, call 604-984-0286 ext. 8116, or email myhillm@nvdpl.ca.
Do you love to talk about what you’re reading? Join a book club to share your thoughts and hear what others have to say about books that spark discussion, curiosity, and debate! Discover new “Books to Talk About” and join a community of booklovers at NVDPL. Simply read the book and join us at the meeting!
Register online for the time and location that’s most convenient for you to receive meeting instructions and information in advance of the discussion! Join us every month or just for the meetings you prefer. If you miss a meeting but still want to discuss the book, you can also join us at a different time or location. Click here to see all six Books to Talk About book clubs.
2022–2023 Schedule for the Parkgate Tuesday Afternoon Book Club:
Come meet other comics and manga fans!
Each month, we’ll read graphic novels or manga from a different genre, and meet to discuss, compare, and snack!
Graphic Novel & Manga Book Club is open to anyone ages 10-16.
Registration required. Register online or call 604-987-4471, ext. 8175.
Questions? Email Jessie at hawkesj@nvdpl.ca
Do you love to talk about what you’re reading? Join a book club to share your thoughts and hear what others have to say about books that spark discussion, curiosity, and debate! Discover new “Books to Talk About” and join a community of booklovers at NVDPL. Simply read the book and join us at the meeting!
Register online for the time and location that’s most convenient for you to receive meeting instructions and information in advance of the discussion! Join us every month or just for the meetings you prefer. If you miss a meeting but still want to discuss the book, you can also join us at a different time or location. Click here to see all six Books to Talk About book clubs.
2022–2023 Schedule for the Parkgate Wednesday Evening Book Club:
Looking for a book club with a digital twist? Join us at Libby Book Club! We pick top reads from the Libby app by OverDrive and discuss them every month on Zoom.
Register online to receive meeting instructions and information in advance of the discussion. Join us every month, or just for the meetings you prefer. Copies of these titles are available as both eBooks and audiobooks in Libby. Contact info@nvdpl.ca if you need help getting a copy.
2022–2023 Schedule for Libby Book Club:
We're hosting this virtual program on Zoom. Register online to receive a link to join the meeting. What you'll need to attend: A computer with microphone (or headphones) and webcam, or your smartphone/tablet.
Not your average book club!
In this friendly book club, we read Advance Reading Copies of soon-to-be-published books and share our reviews! We meet monthly to discuss our books with fellow bibliophiles.
Read & Review Teen Book Club is for grades 7-12.
Registration required. Register online or email Jessie at hawkesj@nvdpl.ca for info.
Do you love to talk about what you’re reading? Join a book club to share your thoughts and hear what others have to say about books that spark discussion, curiosity, and debate! Discover new “Books to Talk About” and join a community of booklovers at NVDPL. Simply read the book and join us at the meeting!
Register online for the time and location that’s most convenient for you to receive meeting instructions and information in advance of the discussion! Join us every month or just for the meetings you prefer. If you miss a meeting but still want to discuss the book, you can also join us at a different time or location. Click here to see all six Books to Talk About book clubs.
2022–2023 Schedule for the Lynn Valley Wednesday Afternoon Book Club:
Hey, kids in grades 4-7! This Book Club’s for YOU!
We’re meeting every second Wednesday on Zoom to discuss nominated titles for the 2023 Red Cedar Book Awards! Kids in grades 4-7 are invited to join the Red Cedar Book Club and choose who wins British Columbia’s Red Cedar Book Award. The Club will discuss the nominated titles, do fun activities, write reviews and more. Choose what books you want to read from the fiction and non-fiction nominees lists, and vote for your favourite in the spring. Winners are announced in June.
Find more info and this year’s nominated titles at www.redcedaraward.ca. NVDPL will feature virtual author presentations by Red Cedar nominated authors in 2022 – stay tuned!
Registration required. Register online or call 604-984-0286, ext. 8141.
Do you love to talk about what you’re reading? Join a book club to share your thoughts and hear what others have to say about books that spark discussion, curiosity, and debate! Discover new “Books to Talk About” and join a community of booklovers at NVDPL. Simply read the book and join us at the meeting!
Register online for the time and location that’s most convenient for you to receive meeting instructions and information in advance of the discussion! Join us every month or just for the meetings you prefer. If you miss a meeting but still want to discuss the book, you can also join us at a different time or location. Click here to see all six Books to Talk About book clubs.
2022–2023 Schedule for the Lynn Valley Thursday Evening Book Club:
Interested in reading more books by LGBTQ+ authors?
Join Queerly Quilled, the library’s first teen-led book club! Each month we meet at the Lynn Valley library to select and discuss queer books, craft, and snack.
Queerly Quilled is for teens grades 8-12.
No registration required. Questions? Email Jessie at hawkesj@nvdpl.ca
Who says Monday mornings can’t be fun? Are you looking to join a book club but don’t know where to start?
Join us for Monday Morning Book Club! Just have the book read before the meeting and drop in!
Whether you are well-seasoned in Book Clubs or have never been in one, we invite you to participate in our Monday Morning Book Club at the Learning Lab on the 2nd floor of Lynn Valley Library. This will be a group-led Book Club.
Here's what we're reading and discussing:
No registration required. For more information about Monday Morning Book Club, call 604-984-0286, ext. 8144 or email campbella@nvdpl.ca.
Book buddies is a one-on-one reading program to help young readers get more comfortable.
We match up developing readers with teen volunteers to read together and play literacy games for 30 minutes each week.
Book buddies is available for kids ages 6-11; participants must be able to attend all four sessions.
Registration required. Register in person at the Capilano Library children’s information desk or by calling 604-987-4471, ext. 8175.
Do you love to talk about what you’re reading? Join a book club to share your thoughts and hear what others have to say about books that spark discussion, curiosity, and debate! Discover new “Books to Talk About” and join a community of booklovers at NVDPL. Simply read the book and join us at the meeting!
Register online for the time and location that’s most convenient for you to receive meeting instructions and information in advance of the discussion! Join us every month or just for the meetings you prefer. If you miss a meeting but still want to discuss the book, you can also join us at a different time or location. Click here to see all six Books to Talk About book clubs.
2022–2023 Schedule for the Capilano Thursday Afternoon Book Club:
Celebrate Poetry Month with two local poets!
Award-winning poets Susan Alexander and Rhona McAdam weave themes of spirituality, environment, food and family into powerful readings that will move, delight and inspire you.
Rhona McAdam’s most recent poetry collection is Larder (Caitlin Press, 2022) which draws heavily on her food studies at the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy, and her long involvement in food security and organic farming.
Susan Alexander is the author of two collections of poems and her work has received multiple awards, most recently the Vancouver Poet Laureate’s City Poems Contest.
Books will be available for purchase and range from $10-20. Cash, cheques, and e-transfers accepted.
Registration required. Register online or call 604-987-4471, ext. 8175.
Book buddies is a one-on-one reading program to help young readers get more comfortable.
We match up developing readers with teen volunteers to read together and play literacy games for 30 minutes each week.
Book buddies is available for kids ages 6-11; participants must be able to attend all four sessions.
Registration required. Register in person at the Capilano Library children’s information desk or by calling 604-987-4471, ext. 8175.
Do you love to talk about what you’re reading? Join a book club to share your thoughts and hear what others have to say about books that spark discussion, curiosity, and debate! Discover new “Books to Talk About” and join a community of booklovers at NVDPL. Simply read the book and join us at the meeting!
Register online for the time and location that’s most convenient for you to receive meeting instructions and information in advance of the discussion! Join us every month or just for the meetings you prefer. If you miss a meeting but still want to discuss the book, you can also join us at a different time or location. Click here to see all six Books to Talk About book clubs.
2022–2023 Schedule for the Capilano Tuesday Evening Book Club:
Hey, kids in grades 4-7! This Book Club’s for YOU!
We’re meeting every second Wednesday on Zoom to discuss nominated titles for the 2023 Red Cedar Book Awards! Kids in grades 4-7 are invited to join the Red Cedar Book Club and choose who wins British Columbia’s Red Cedar Book Award. The Club will discuss the nominated titles, do fun activities, write reviews and more. Choose what books you want to read from the fiction and non-fiction nominees lists, and vote for your favourite in the spring. Winners are announced in June.
Find more info and this year’s nominated titles at www.redcedaraward.ca. NVDPL will feature virtual author presentations by Red Cedar nominated authors in 2022 – stay tuned!
Registration required. Register online or call 604-984-0286, ext. 8141.