@ the Library

In observation of the National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, NVDPL will be adjusting services on Monday, September 19th.

Lynn Valley Library and Parkgate Library are OPEN for learning, reflection, and connection, from 10:00am-5:00pm.  

Capilano and Lions Gate Express libraries will be CLOSED.

Glenn Gould would have turned 90 this September. On September 22, celebrate with the creators of As Glenn As Can Be, a new picture book about the early life of the famous Canadian musician.

Author Sarah Ellis and illustrator Nancy Vo will talk about bringing the book to life, and local pianists will share some music. This program will be of interest to ages six and up, especially music students, Gould appreciators, picture book fans, and anyone who knows what they like and finds their own way in the world! Learn more.

Meet your favourite trucks up close at Parkgate Library!

On September 21, enjoy a story and songs at 10:30am, and meet the community workers who drive the trucks all around our neighbourhoods. Trucks are subject to availability, but may include a street sweeper, snow plow/salter, garbage truck, or a Vactor (utilities suction truck). Learn more.

• Monday Morning Book Club: Translated from the Gibberish 
  Monday, September 19 at 10:00am
  Who says Monday mornings can’t be fun? Join us for Monday Morning Book Club! This month, we're reading Translated from the Gibberish by Anosh Irani. Registration required. Learn more.
• Cooking the Books: Parkgate Library Cookbook Club 
  Thursday, September 22 at 2:30pm
  Get together in-person with fellow food enthusiasts and put a cookbook to the test! This month’s pick: Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten and cookbooks by Alex Guarnaschelli or choose a cookbook from your own collection. We will meet at Parkgate Library in the Enid Dearing Room. Registration required. Learn more.
• The Armchair Detective Society: The Inspector Morse Series     
  Thursday, September 22 at 3:00pm
  This book club is for anyone who loves a good mystery and who also loves talking about them! This month, we're reading and discussing the Inspector Morse series by Colin Dexter. Registration required. Learn more.
• Capilano Tuesday Evening Book Club 
  Tuesday, September 27 at 7:30pm 
  Discover new “Books to Talk About” and join a community of booklovers at NVDPL! This month, we're reading My Conversations with Canadians by Lee Maracle. Registration required. Learn more.
• Cooking the Books: Capilano Library Cookbook Club 
  Wednesday, September 28 at 2:00pm
  Get together in-person or virtually with fellow food enthusiasts and put a cookbook to the test! This month’s pick: The Kitchen without Borders by the Eat Offbeat Chefs. Registration required. Learn more.
• Parkgate Tuesday Afternoon Book Club 
  Tuesday, October 4 at 2:30pm 
  Discover new “Books to Talk About” and join a community of booklovers at NVDPL! This month, we're reading What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J.A. Chancy. Registration required. Learn more.
• Parkgate Wednesday Evening Book Club 
  Wednesday, October 5 at 7:00pm 
  Discover new “Books to Talk About” and join a community of booklovers at NVDPL! This month, we're reading Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley. Registration required. Learn more.
• Libby Book Club: The Vanishing Half  
  Thursday, October 6 at 10:30am
  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. This month, we're reading and discussing The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. Registration required. Learn more.
• Lynn Valley Wednesday Afternoon Book Club 
  Wednesday, October 12 at 2:30pm 
  Discover new “Books to Talk About” and join a community of booklovers at NVDPL! This month, we're reading The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. Registration required. Learn more.
• Afternoon Tea Book Club: The Lincoln Highway 
  Thursday, October 13 at 1:30pm
  Settle in with a cuppa home brew and chat with other book folk! This month, we're reading The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. No registration required. Learn more.
• Lynn Valley Thursday Evening Book Club 
  Thursday, October 13 at 7:30pm 
  Discover new “Books to Talk About” and join a community of booklovers at NVDPL! This month, we're reading Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. Registration required. Learn more.
• North Shore Reads: Care Of 
  Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00pm 
  Join the North Shore libraries for an evening with Ivan Coyote, author of Care Of, in Conversation with CBC’s Shelagh Rogers. Registration required. Learn more.
• Capilano Thursday Afternoon Book Club 
  Thursday, October 20 at 2:00pm 
  Discover new “Books to Talk About” and join a community of booklovers at NVDPL! This month, we're reading Rabbit Foot Bill by Helen Humphreys. Registration required. Learn more.

• Storytimes
  September–December
  Storytimes support & develop early literacy through singing, talking, reading, & playing. No registration required.  
  • Lynn Valley Library
    Babytime | Thursdays at 10:00am. Learn more.
    Babytime | Thursdays at 11:00am. Learn more.
    Toddlertime | Tuesdays at 10:30am. Learn more.
    Family Storytime | Wednesdays at 10:30am. Learn more.
  • Parkgate Library
    Babytime | Mondays at 1:30pm. Learn more.
    Babytime | Tuesdays at 10:30am. Learn more.
    Toddlertime | Thursdays at 10:30am. Learn more.
    Family Storytime | Wednesdays at 10:30am. Learn more. (No session September 21 due to the "Meet a Truck" event.)
  • Capilano Library
    Babytime | Wednesdays at 1:00pm. Learn more.
    Toddlertime | Tuesdays at 10:30am. Learn more.
    Storytime | Thursdays at 10:30am. Learn more.
  • Lions Gate Express Library
    Family Storytime with CCSS | Wednesdays at 10:30am. Learn more.
• Paws 4 Stories @ Capilano
  Fridays: September 9–October 28 at 4:30pm 
  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. Registration required. Learn more.
• Meet a Truck!
  Wednesday, September 21 at 10:30am 
  Enjoy a story and songs at 10:30am, and meet the community workers who drive the trucks all around our neighbourhoods. No registration required. Learn more.
• Book Launch and Birthday!
  Thursday, September 22 at 7:00pm 
  Glenn Gould would have turned 90 on September 24. Celebrate with the creators of As Glenn As Can Be, a new picture book about the early life of the famous Canadian musician. Registration required. Learn more.
• Kids’ Book Club: Read it First!
  Thursdays: September 29, October 27, November 24 & December 15 at 4:00pm 
  Kids! Get your hands on the newest book and read it first! Books will appeal to kids in grades 4-7. Registration required. Learn more.

• Teen Advisory Group
  Do you want to get volunteer hours for making the library a more welcoming place? Then the Teen Advisory Group is for you! No registration required. 
  • Capilano Library | Tuesdays: September 27, October 25 & November 29 at 4:00pm. Learn more.
  • Lynn Valley Library | Wednesdays: September 28, October 26 & November 30 at 4:00pm. Learn more.
  • Parkgate Library | Thursdays: September 29, October 27 & November 24 at 4:00pm. Learn more.

• Parkgate Discussion Lounge
  Wednesdays at 2:30pm
  Have you read, watched, listened to or thought about anything recently that inspires you enough to share and discuss with others? Registration required. Learn more.
• English Conversation Corner
  Practice your English language skills online via Zoom in a fun group of other new speakers. Meet new people, learn English, and have fun! 
  • Capilano Library | Mondays at 1:00pm
    Registration required. Learn more.
  • Lynn Valley Library | Tuesdays at 3:00pm
    No registration required. Learn more.
  • Parkgate Library | Thursdays at 7:30pm
    No registration required. Learn more.
  • Parkgate Library | Fridays at 11:30am (starting October 7)
    Registration required. Learn more.
• NVDPL Writers' Group
  Alternate Tuesdays & Wednesdays: July 26–December 28 at 5:30pm
  This self-managed writers' group is an opportunity to receive feedback on your writing in progress. Registration required. Learn more.
• Pins and Needles
  Wednesdays at 6:30pm
  Looking for company while your hands are busy with yarn or textiles? Gather at the Parkgate Branch for a friendly evening of knitting, crocheting, sewing, needlepoint, felting, tatting, embroidery, hand quilting or other fiber arts. No registration required. Learn more.
• Documentary and Discussion
  Join us at Parkgate Library to watch a documentary, followed by time for discussion. No registration required. Here's what's coming up:
  • Emperor Putin | Friday, September 16 at 2:00pm. Learn more.
  • Eating Our Way to Extinction | Friday, September 23 at 2:00pm. Learn more.
• Author Event: Iona Whishaw talks about Writing and Reconciliation
  Tuesday, September 20 at 6:30pm
  Join author Iona Whishaw, who will talk about her book, Framed in Fire, and how she worked with knowledge keepers from Sinixt First Nation to write the story, as well as how fiction authors can engage in truth and reconciliation. Registration required. Learn more.
• Tech Café
  Join NVDPL staff and a small group of other learners for personalized guidance and answers to all your technology questions at our Tech Café Registration required. 
  • Capilano Library | Wednesdays: October 12, November 9 & December 14 at 10:30am. Learn more.
  • Lynn Valley Library | Thursdays: September 22, October 27, November 24 & December 8 at 10:30am. Learn more.
• Parkgate’s Thursday Night at the Movies
  Join us at Parkgate Library for our Thursday Night at the Movies series! No registration required. Here's what's coming up:
  • Parasite | Thursday, September 22 at 6:00pm. Learn more.
  • Ford V. Ferrari | Thursday, September 29 at 5:45pm. Learn more.
• Movies at Capilano
  Join us at Capilano Library for movies! Registration required. Here's what's coming up:
  • After Yang | Sunday, September 25 at 2:00pm. Learn more.
• Meet Your MLA with Karin Kirkpatrick
  Monday, September 26 at 3:00pm
  Bring your questions and comments and drop in for an informal chat with Karin Kirkpatrick, MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano. No registration required. Learn more.
• Thinking Matters with SFU host Reema Faris
  Monday, September 26 at 7:00pm
  Put your philosopher's hat on and head into a Zoom call to discuss relevant social issues! No registration required. Learn more.
• World Affairs Forum
  Thursday, October 6 at 7:00pm
  Join us for a wide-ranging, open discussion of current events throughout the world with host Michael Wood. No registration required. Learn more.
• Chats with MLA Susie Chant
  Bring your questions and comments and join Susie Chant, MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour, for an informal chat at the library! No registration required. 
  • Parkgate Library | Wednesday, October 12 with MP Terry Beech at 11:00am, Tuesdays: November 8 & December 6 at 7:00pm. Learn more.
  • Lynn Valley Library | Tuesdays: November 8 & December 6 at 10:00am. Learn more.
• Speed-Candidating
  Wednesday, October 12 at 7:00pm
  Attend the local all-candidates meetings where candidates running in the municipal election share their platforms with the community, then join us for a rapid-fire “speed-candidate” chat to confirm who you most align with. Registration required. Learn more.
• Life on the Coast Series: Living Off the Grid
  Tuesday, October 18 at 7:00pm
  Since 2020, Marcie Callewaert and her husband, Skookum, have lived off the grid in a tiny  480 square foot cabin on Vargas Island in Clayoquot Sound. Marcie will give us a fascinating insider’s view into what life is really like ‘off the grid’. Registration required. Learn more.