Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities' three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.
COQUITLAM
Do you enjoy reading and talking about books? Coquitlam Public Library hosts two Monday book clubs where members meet once a month to discuss a book chosen at the previous meeting. New members are always welcome. To register, call Leslie at 604-937-4140, or just drop-in:
On June 6, the Monday Afternoon Book Club (2 to 3:30 p.m., program room, City Centre branch) will discuss Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood. (Synopsis: God's Gardeners know that the Waterless Flood is coming and they spend all their time making sure their people know how to cope with the dissolution of society. Atwood intersperses stories of several members of the sect with sermons from Brother Adam and hymns that you may not have considered.)
On the same day, the Monday Evening Book Club (7:30 to 9 p.m., boardroom, Poirier branch) will discuss The Paris Wife by Paula McLain. (Synopsis: Paris in the 1920s was the focus of a glittering literary scene populated by authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and the dashing war hero, Ernest Hemingway. Quiet, retiring Hadley Richardson Hemingway struggled with the lifestyle they led and her love for her volatile husband.)
The library also has several book club titles that are available for loan to community book clubs. To reserve them, call Leslie at 604-937-4140.
NFB Friday Matinees: On June 10, CPL's Poirier branch will show (2 to 3:30 p.m.) a film titled Grace, Milly, Lucy... Child Soldiers, which explores the plight of 30,000 Ugandan children abducted by rebel troops and forced into in armed conflict.
For more information about any of these programs, visit www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 3000 Burlington Dr. and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.
TERRY FOX (POCO)
Large print books and more: Did you know that all Fraser Valley Regional Library branches carry large print books? Check out Terry Fox Library's large print display of popular titles. And since June is seniors' month, you can enter a contest and win a large print book.
Are you always on the go? There's a way to fit bestselling fiction and non-fiction books into your busy lifestyle. Borrow books from Library to Go, Terry Fox Library's digital eBook and audiobook collection. With B.C.'s Library to Go you can download and listen to a diverse selection of audio books at any time on your PC, PDA, MP3 player or iPod - all for free. You'll also find a huge variety of downloadable eBooks. Librarians can help you learn how to borrow these and load them onto your eReaders.
For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Terry Fox Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604-927-7999.
PORT MOODY
Library to Go: Whether you are commuting to work, enjoying some down time or travelling for work or pleasure, you can now take a library book with you. Download and listen to bestselling and classic audiobooks or read eBooks 24/7 for free with your library card. Use your laptop, PC, Blackberry, iPhone, iPad, MP3 player, Kobo or Sony e-reader at home, in the office or anywhere in the world - your library without walls is always open.
Summer Reading Club: Kids of all ages can join PMPL's Summer Reading Club. This free program keeps kids reading all summer long; they can collect weekly stickers and attend great programs. All kids who read for 50 days will receive a special medal on Aug. 27. Would-be clubbers can register in-person at the library's information desk.
For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca or call 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.
