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
Summer reading club medal award ceremonies: Summer reading club members, if you have read every day, bring your reading record with your name clearly written on the front and receive your medal. If you cannot attend the award ceremony, you can pick up your medal at the information desk while supplies last. Ceremonies are Saturday, Aug. 20 at: Poirier branch, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; City Centre branch, 2 to 3 p.m.
Mango Languages: Coquitlam Public Library now offers Mango Languages, a premium online language learning system. It is available until next May - perhaps even longer if it is heavily used - and is free for all library patrons. Learn 35 foreign languages, plus introductory English for ESL learners. It includes a wide array of European, Latin American and Asian languages as well as Haitian Creole. You can find it on CPL's databases page under Language Learning; it can be accessed in library and at home (with a valid library card) over the internet. There is also an app for Mango Languages for the iPhone 4 (or newer).
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)
Food and Friendship Around the World: Mr. I has a tasty, musical treat for children and families. Mr. I (a.k.a. Yurgen Ilanender) will have the audience singing their way around the world with songs, seasoned with laughter and warmth of friendship on Monday, Aug. 15, at 2 p.m. Free tickets are available at the library.
Read for Luck adult summer reading club: Why let kids have all the fun? You can join the Read for Luck summer reading club. Drop by to borrow a book and sign up at the same time. The more you read, the more chances you have to win a prize. The club runs through August.
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 Press Display: What is the world saying about flooding, heat waves, earthquakes and other hot topics? Find out with Library Press Display. This electronic product provides free, instant, cover-to-cover access to 1,700 newspapers from 92 countries in 48 languages. Contact the library for more information.
Links to Literacy Golf Tournament: Join library staff and patrons on Aug. 29 for golf and/or the banquet and auction. More than 140 golfers participate annually in this fun fundraising event. For more information or to register for the tourney or banquet, call 604-469-4690 or email [email protected].
Save money with energy meters: We live in a world full of electrical appliances but have you ever wondered how much it costs to run your coffee maker, hair dryer or TV? Find out for free with an energy meter kit available at the library check-out counter. When you plug an appliance into the energy meter, it calculates energy consumption and cost as well as measuring voltage, current, wattage, kilowatt-hours and standby current. Each meter comes with step-by-step instructions to guide you through the process.
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.
