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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.

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

English Conversation Circles – Saturday Sessions

Make new friends while practicing English at our weekly Conversation Circles. Join us to improve your conversation skills, learn more about Canadian culture, and build your speaking confidence. All adults are welcome. Registration required. Register once to be included in all Saturday Conversation Circle sessions. Held in partnership with ISS of BC.

To register: https://bit.ly/VCPLearnEnglish

English Conversation Circles – Friday Sessions

Make new friends while practicing English at our weekly Conversation Circles. Join us to improve your conversation skills, learn more about Canadian culture, and build your speaking confidence. All adults are welcome. Registration required. Register once to be included in all Friday Conversation Circle sessions. Held in partnership with ISS of BC.

 

To register: https://bit.ly/VCPLearnEnglish

English Conversation Circles – Saturday Sessions

Make new friends while practicing English at our weekly Conversation Circles. Join us to improve your conversation skills, learn more about Canadian culture, and build your speaking confidence. All adults are welcome. Registration required. Register once to be included in all Saturday Conversation Circle sessions. Held in partnership with ISS of BC.

To register: https://bit.ly/VCPLearnEnglish

English Conversation Circles – Friday Sessions

Make new friends while practicing English at our weekly Conversation Circles. Join us to improve your conversation skills, learn more about Canadian culture, and build your speaking confidence. All adults are welcome. Registration required. Register once to be included in all Friday Conversation Circle sessions. Held in partnership with ISS of BC.

 

To register: https://bit.ly/VCPLearnEnglish

Virtual Author Event: Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow: Enshittification

In November 2022, Cory Doctorow coined the term “enshittification” to describe the decay of digital platforms as the owners prioritize profit over the experience of their users. Cory’s argument clearly resonated and helped people realize that enshittification is everywhere, creeping into many of the services that we now rely on—so much so that the American Dialect Society named it its 2023 Word of the Year, and it was cited as an inspiration for the popular dystopic TV series 2025 season of Black Mirror.

Cory Doctorow will discuss his highly anticipated new book Enshittification with public policy expert Vass Bednar, to help us understand why Big Tech is the way it is, and how we can disenshittify the internet.

Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. He is the author of many books, including The Lost Cause, a solarpunk science-fiction novel of hope amidst the climate emergency. His nonfiction book The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation is a Big Tech disassembly manual. Other recent books include Red Team Blues, a science fiction crime thriller; Chokepoint Capitalism, nonfiction about monopoly and creative labor markets; the Little Brother series for young adults; In Real Life, a graphic novel; and the picture book Poesy the Monster Slayer. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

Vass Bednar is the Managing Director of the Canadian SHIELD Institute and the co-author of The Big Fix: How Companies Capture Markets and Harm Canadians. Vas was the host of the Globe & Mail podcast Lately, about navigating life in the new economy. She was also the Executive Director of the Master of Public Policy program at McMaster University.

**Please note, this event is online only and will not take place at the library**

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For the third year in a row, BC’s public libraries are hosting a virtual author series to bring new insights and voices to library users in every corner of British Columbia: BC Libraries Present. Public libraries are known as centres of dialogue on many important ideas in their communities. To build upon that role, Public Library InterLINK has brought together many libraries, both big and small, to host these events and provide access to award-winning authors to library users across the province.

For the third season of this series, the topic is upheaval. This year has been marked by tariffs, trade wars, and international conflicts that are destabilizing economies and political systems worldwide. The advent of artificial intelligence is adding to a wave of technological changes that are disrupting the way we work, how we communicate, and our ability to discern truth from propaganda and disinformation.

All events are hosted on the BC Libraries Present Crowdcast channel: crowdcast.io/@bclibraries-present

BC Libraries Present is a project of BC’s public library federations with the generous financial support of the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Municipal Affairs.