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Connect with other new parents in this casual opportunity to socialize and share. Drop-in.

 

Please note that this program takes place at Anvil Centre.

Connect with other new parents in this casual opportunity to socialize and share while your babies play.

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+

Building Bridges with Rwanda, in collaboration with the Pacific Canada Heritage Centre Society / Museum of Migration and the New Westminster Public Library, is hosting a Black History Month event. We will screen a film produced by Baraza Collective, Douglas College and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health at the University of Toronto, and featuring the voices of African youth living in New Westminster about homelessness, climate change, poverty, racism, and hopes for the future.

There will be live music and a moderated conversation with the audience.

Confused about climate change and solutions? Feeling left out of climate conversations? Want to talk about what climate change means for New Westminster? Or how to plan your life or raise your kids in an uncertain future? This is the session for you! Led by Programming Librarian, Caitlin MacRae and Karen Crosby, organizer and leader of the New Westminster Climate Action Hub, this climate café is a space to ask questions, talk about your concerns, possible actions you may take, get connected to community groups or information, and help you feel less alone with this issue. In a relaxed atmosphere we will talk about how we get through our days, what brings glimmers of hope or joy, and how we can come together to help our whole community.

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+

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

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 Festival in Cannes

2001, 1 hour 40 minutes

A famed actress arrives at the Cannes Film Festival in the hopes of finding money to direct her first film. A farce of entertainment industry politicking ensues pulling in everyone from William Shatner to Tom Hanks.

Rated age 12+, for brief, strong language

Crochet uses a hook to interlock loops of yarn to create a textile. Learn how to make a coaster using medium weight yarn, a 5 mm crochet hook, and basic crochet stitches – chain, single crochet, half double crochet and double crochet.

Crochet hook and yarn will be provided.

This class is suitable for anyone ages 8+. Those under age 10 must attend with a grown up.

 

**if class is full, please send an email to askus@nwpl.ca to be put on the wait list**

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