Tag Archive for: Conversation

Midday Movie: Mid-August Lunch

Come join us at our monthly movie series, featuring lighthearted selections from our Kanopy films, specially selected for in-library viewing. Relieve the monotony of the days with shared entertainment.

This month we watch Mid-August Lunch

2008, 1 hour 15 minutes.

An utterly charming tale of good food, feisty ladies and unlikely friendships during a very Roman holiday. Broke, and armed with only a glass of wine and a wry sense of humor, middle-aged Gianni resides with his 93-year-old mother in their ancient apartment.

The condo debts are mounting, but if Gianni looks after the building manager’s mother, all will be forgiven. Then the manager also shows up with an auntie, and then a doctor friend appears with his mother in tow… Can Gianni keep these lively mamas well fed and happy in these cramped quarters?

Midday Movie: The Bookshop

Come join us at our monthly movie series, featuring lighthearted selections from our Kanopy films, specially selected for in-library viewing. Relieve the monotony of the days with shared entertainment.

This month we watch the Bookshop

2017, 1 hour 52 minutes.

England, 1959. Free-spirited widow Florence Green (Emily Mortimer) risks everything to open a bookshop in a conservative East Anglian coastal town. While bringing about a surprising cultural awakening through works by Ray Bradbury and Vladimir Nabokov, she earns the polite but ruthless opposition of a local grand dame (Patricia Clarkson) and the support and affection of a reclusive book loving widower (Bill Nighy). As Florence’s obstacles amass and bear suspicious signs of a local power struggle, she is forced to ask: is there a place for a bookshop in a town that may not want one?

Midday Movie: To Dust

Come join us at our monthly movie series, featuring lighthearted selections from our Kanopy films, specially selected for in-library viewing. Relieve the monotony of the days with shared entertainment.

This month we watch To Dust

2019, 1 hour 31 minutes.

Shmuel, a Hasidic cantor in Upstate New York, distraught by the untimely death of his wife, struggles to find religious solace, while secretly obsessing over how her body will decay. As a clandestine partnership develops with Albert (Matthew Broderick), a local community college biology professor, the two embark on a darkly comic and increasingly literal undertaking into the underworld.

Midday Movie: Wicked Little Letters

Come join us at our monthly movie series, featuring lighthearted selections from our Kanopy films, specially selected for in-library viewing. Relieve the monotony of the days with shared entertainment.

This month we watch Wicked Little Letters

2023, 1 hour 40 minutes.

Local women investigate the mystery behind a series of letters filled with hilarious profanities.

Rated 15+ for lots of profanity (integral to the plot!)

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Tunisian Crochet

Tunisian Crochet uses the technique of knitting and crocheting to create a fabric that is dense and squishy with a beautiful texture. Make a coaster using medium weight yarn and 7 mm size regular crochet hook or Tunisian Crochet hook. Learn foundation row, forward row, return row, basic Tunisian simple stitch (TSS), bind off and the slip stitch. Crochet hook and yarn will be provided.

This is suitable for ages 6+ but those under the age of 10 must attend with an adult.

 

If class is full, please send an email to askus@nwpl.ca to be put on the waitlist.

Community Dialogue: Safe Cities

What are the elements of a safe city, and does our city embody these elements? If not, what are the gaps and how might we address these gaps? In general, how safe do you feel in New Westminster? Join your neighbours and friends for 90 minutes of engaging discussion.
 
Angela Sealy, M.Ed; participant in the SFU Centre for Dialogue, is a Community Engagement Specialist and has been a private consultant for 20 years. She believes in creating a structure of belonging using the power of the people where they live. This structure has the ability to transform isolation and loneliness.

Midday Movie: My Old Lady

Come join us at our monthly movie series, featuring lighthearted selections from our Kanopy films, specially selected for in-library viewing. Relieve the monotony of the days with shared entertainment.

This month we watch My Old Lady

2014, 1 hour 47 minutes.

When Mathias inherits a sumptuous Parisian apartment, he is surprised to learn that it comes with two stubborn tenants who are not required to leave according to French law. But a complex labyrinth of secrets unites them all in unexpected ways.

Rated 14+

Midday Movie: iMordecai

Come join us at our monthly movie series, featuring lighthearted selections from our Kanopy films, specially selected for in-library viewing. Relieve the monotony of the days with shared entertainment.

This month we watch iMordecai

2022, 1 hour 42 minutes.

A delightful comedy where a cranky retiree gets thrown headfirst into the digital age when his over-eager son buys him an iPhone. Digital adventures with TikTok, and Tinder ensue!

Rated 14+

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Talking Climate: How to Have Conversations that Connect

Did you know that a broad majority of Canadians are alarmed or concerned about climate change and that having conversations with our neighbours about climate solutions is one of the best ways to alleviate some of this anxiety? But how do you start those conversations? What if you feel you don’t know enough, or don’t know your neighbours well enough to begin? Join Karen Crosby and Kristen Andrews from the New Westminster Climate Action Hub to learn about how to start. She’ll share best practices for starting solutions-focused conversations and talk about her own journey as a climate communicator.

Here’s to trying new things in the new year and creating community along the way!

Midday Movie: Christmas, Again

Come join us at our monthly movie series, featuring lighthearted selections from our Kanopy films, specially selected for in-library viewing. Relieve the monotony of the days with shared entertainment.

This month we watch Christmas, Again

2015, 1 hour 18 minutes.

As a struggling Christmas tree lot worker spirals into despair he comes to the aid of a mysterious young woman in the park. Her warming spirit and some colourful customers help rescue him from self-destruction.

Rated PG 13