Upcoming events & programs

Age: 3 to 5 years.

Join us for a preschool Storytime! Stories, songs, and fingerplays - perfect for kids who love stories and might even sit still for them! This week's theme will be Winter!

Storytime starts at 10:45am, doors open at 10:30am. The first 15 minutes is a time to settle in, look at books with your child, play, and meet other families.

No registration is required but space is limited. Caregivers must attend with children. Siblings welcome.

For more information, call 604-522-3971.

See also our Winter Family Storytimes on Tuesday, December 10.

Armstrong Elementary School: 8757 Armstrong Ave - Room 4

Burnaby Public Library will be at Armstrong School CommunitTEA time on the 1st Friday of every month, in room 4 at Armstrong Elementary School. 

We will be visiting the CommuniTEA Time to chat, make library cards, answer questions and share what's happening at the library. 

There will be a storytime, so feel free to bring your toddlers!

For more information call: 604-296-9000 or 604-436-5415.

Find out more about CommuniTEA Time here.

Heather McCain is a queer, non-binary, disabled advocate and educator on Disability Justice and ableism. This workshop is an introduction to Disability Justice, an ongoing practice that recognizes the inherent worth of every person and sees us as whole beings with differing strengths and needs. Disability Justice was created by trans, queer, disabled people of colour to center their experiences as people with intersecting identities. It helps us have a better understanding of disability while challenging everyone to address the ways we think about, and label, bodies, minds, and senses. Disability Justice is a community building practice that encourages all to engage with each other and create and explore new ways of doing things.

Presented in partnership with the Citizens for Accessible Neighbourhoods (C.A.N.). Photo taken from Disabled and here. 

Register Online, at any branch or call 604-436-5400.

Join us for a two day workshop on December 6 & December 13, 2019 to prepare for Canadian citizenship. The sessions will be facilitated by MOSAIC staff. We will talk about topics such as Canada’s history, symbols, government and geography, as well as the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

Registration is required. To register please contact Sonia Blanco, 604-438-8214 or sblanco@mosaicbc.org or click here to register using their online registration form.  

Join us for a two day workshop on December 6 & December 13, 2019 to prepare for Canadian citizenship. The sessions will be facilitated by MOSAIC staff. We will talk about topics such as Canada’s history, symbols, government and geography, as well as the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

Registration is required. To register please contact Sonia Blanco, 604-438-8214 or sblanco@mosaicbc.org or click here to register using their online registration form.  

The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of 'A Christmas Carol,' a timeless tale that would redefine the holiday.

This film is rated PG, and it's 104 minutes long.

Space is limited. Drop in, no registration required. For more information call : 604-522-3971, or ask at any information desk. 

Join us for an introduction to coding in HTML. Play games as a group to learn how coding works and start coding your own basic website in this interactive workshop. Beginners and those with some experience coding are welcome. 

Basic computer knowledge is necessary to register.

Please register by phone at: 604-522-3971 or in person at the Tommy Douglas Library. 

Registration starts Monday, November 4.

Practice your English and meet people in a friendly, relaxed environment. Each week a librarian will lead a discussion on a variety of topics. Some knowledge of English is recommended. Free, no registration required. 

First Saturday morning of the month, from 10:30 am to 12 noon, in the Cedar Room of the Cameron Recreation Centre.

For more information call, 604-421-5454.

Saturdays, November 2 to December 14

Age: Newborn to 2 ½ years

Join us for lively songs, rhymes and stories for babies and their dads, uncles, stepdads, foster dads, grandfathers and other male caregivers. No registration is required. Enthusiastic siblings are welcome.

For more information call: 604-522-3971.

Calling all builders! Kids ages 4 and up are invited to drop in anytime between 1:30pm and 4:30pm to play with the library's extensive LEGO collection. Moms and dads can join the fun too!

Caregivers are required to accompany children under 10. Drop-in. No registration required.