@ the Library July 2011

Your monthly guide to what’s happening at the North Vancouver District Public Library

For more information on events at your library, please see inside.

HIGHLIGHTS

Friends of the Library Receive Grant to Make the Library More Accessible

EVENT: Bountiful Boulevards Thursday, July 21, 7:00pm - 8:30pm Lynn Valley Main Library

Gardening on boulevards is a great way to promote local food security, community, biodiversity, education and fun. Learn how to create a bountiful harvest of locally grown food and flowers at this free presentation held at Lynn Valley Main Library.

Heather Schamehorn, a certified landscape designer and consultant, will talk about how you can use the vacant grassy areas of municipal land that is between the sidewalk and the property line.

North Vancouver District Public Library (NVDPL) will be made more accessible to people with disabilities thanks to a $73,353 grant that the Friends of the North Vancouver District Public Library has received from the Government of Canada.

The grant comes from the Small Project Component of the Government of Canada Enabling Accessibility Fund. It will go toward accessibility improvements to all three NVDPL branches, and towards the purchase of library materials in formats that are accessible for people with disabilities.

Specifically, the grant will be used to purchase automatic door openers for public washrooms, an accessible self-checkout station, mp3 players, cassette players and Kindles for loan to Library patrons with disabilities, additional mp3 content, magnification viewers, and large touch-screen computer monitors for specific workstations within the branches.

Construction work related to the project is scheduled to take place this summer and fall. All project work is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2011.

North Vancouver MP Andrew Saxton presents Friends of the Library Executive Chair Meghan Radomske with a cheque for $73,353.

Presenter Heather Schamehorn

Your Library: the place you want to be

EVENTS AND PROGRAMS

All BranchesSummer Reading Club for Kids

Kids are invited to “Savour each word” this summer with the 2011 Summer Reading Club — a program that rewards kids for reading!

To participate, kids sign up at their local branch to register and receive a reading record. Then, they write down the titles of the books they read in the reading

record, and track each day that they read for at least 15 minutes (or longer!). For every seven days of reading, kids receive a sticker and a small prize. Children who read for 50 days between June 13 and the end of August can chose either an RBC summer reading club medal or a new paperback book as a prize. Paperback book prizes are generously supplied by a donation from our Friends of the Library.

Summer Reading Club for TeensFor teens going into Grade 8 or above, we have an online Teen Reading Club. Visit www.teensrc.ca to find out more.

Lynn Valley Main LibrarySTORYTIMES:•Chew, Chew, Chew Your Books

For babies, ages birth to 24 monthsWednesdays, 10:30am - 11:00am, July 6-27

•On Top of Spaghetti For preschoolers, ages 2–4 yearsTuesdays, 10:30am – 11:00am, July 5-26

•Ravenous Readers For school-aged kids, ages 5–8 yearsThursdays, 10:30am – 11:15am, July 7-28

Storytimes are free, no registration is required.

English Conversation CornerMondays, 7:30pm – 8:45pm, Come and practise your English language skills with a fun group of new speakers. This program is presented in partnership with the Bahá’í of North Vancouver. Free; no registration required. Participants must have some knowledge of English.

District Library GalleryDrop by the second floor of the Lynn Valley Main Library to check out the exhibitions of the District Library Gallery, presented by the North Vancouver Community Arts Council.

Richard Alm’s exhibition runs until August 10. Richard captures moments in time from his ongoing travels in a bright, mystical and sometimes cheery way. Working in acrylics he creates urban and rural landscapes in a realistic style influenced by his pre-painting life as a graphic and industrial designer.

Parkgate Branch LibrarySTORYTIMES:•Chew, Chew, Chew Your Books

For babies, ages birth to 24 monthsTuesdays, 2:30pm - 3:00pm, July 5-26

•On Top of Spaghetti For preschoolers, ages 2–4 yearsThursdays, 10:30am - 11:00am, July 7-28

Storytimes are free, no registration is required.

Capilano Branch LibrarySTORYTIMES:•Chew, Chew, Chew Your Books

For babies, ages birth to 24 monthsFridays, 10:30am - 11:00am, July 15-29

•On Top of Spaghetti For preschoolers, ages 2–4 yearsTuesdays, 10:30am - 11:00am, July 12-26

•Ravenous Readers For school-aged kids, ages 5–8 yearsWednesdays, 10:30am - 11:15am, July 13-27

Storytimes are free, no registration is required.

Library Events at a GlanceJuly 2011

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1Canada Day

All locations closed

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3All locations closed

4English Conversation Corner7:30pm – LV

5On Top of Spaghetti 10:30am – LVChew, Chew, Chew Your Books 2:30pm – PG

6Chew, Chew, Chew Your Books 10:30am – LV

7Ravenous Readers 10:30am – LVOn Top of Spaghetti 10:30am – PG

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10All locations closed

11English Conversation Corner7:30pm – LV

12On Top of Spaghetti 10:30am – LVOn Top of Spaghetti10:30am – CAPChew, Chew, Chew Your Books 2:30pm – PG

13Chew, Chew, Chew Your Books 10:30am – LVRavenous Readers10:30am – CAP

14Ravenous Readers 10:30am – LVOn Top of Spaghetti 10:30am – PG

15Chew, Chew, Chew Your Books10:30am – CAP

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17All locations closed

18English Conversation Corner7:30pm – LV

19On Top of Spaghetti 10:30am – LVOn Top of Spaghetti10:30am – CAPChew, Chew, Chew Your Books 2:30pm – PG

20Chew, Chew, Chew Your Books 10:30am – LVRavenous Readers10:30am – CAP

21Ravenous Readers 10:30am – LVOn Top of Spaghetti 10:30am – PGBountiful Boulevards7:00pm – LV

22Chew, Chew, Chew Your Books10:30am – CAP

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24All locations closed

25English Conversation Corner7:30pm – LV

26On Top of Spaghetti 10:30am – LVOn Top of Spaghetti10:30am – CAPChew, Chew, Chew Your Books 2:30pm – PG

27Chew, Chew, Chew Your Books 10:30am – LVRavenous Readers10:30am – CAP

28Ravenous Readers 10:30am – LVOn Top of Spaghetti 10:30am – PG

29Chew, Chew, Chew Your Books10:30am – CAP

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31All locations closed

LV - Lynn Valley Main Library (1277 Lynn Valley Rd.)

PG - Parkgate Branch Library (3675 Banff Ct.)

CAP - Capilano Branch Library (3045 Highland Blvd.)

Lynn Valley Main Library

1277 Lynn Valley Road604-984-0286

Parkgate Branch Library

3675 Banff Ct.604-929-3727

Capilano Branch Library

3045 Highland Blvd.604-987-4471

Telephone renewals

604-981-3190

www.nvdpl.ca

Administration

1277 Lynn Valley Road604-990-5800

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~ P.J. O’Rourke

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CANADA DAY HOURSAll branches of North Vancouver District Public Library will be closed on Friday, July 1 for Canada Day. All other hours are as usual.

SUNDAY SUMMER CLOSURESAll locations of North Vancouver District Public Library are now closed on Sundays for the summer. Sunday openings will recommence on Sunday, September 11. All other hours are as usual.