Past Events in "January 1, 2012"
Internet Basics: Intro for the Novice
Where: Parkgate Branch Library
Your days of being baffled by the Internet are over. Learn all the basics and more in this hands-on session.
Free and drop-in.
Date: April 22, 2009 - April 22, 2009Internet Basics: Intro for the Novice
Where: Lynn Valley Main Library
Your days of being baffled by the Internet will soon be over. Learn all the basics and more in this hands-on session.
Sessions are held in the Technology Classroom, Second Floor. Free; phone 604-984-0286, ext. 8116 to register for sessions.
Digital Cameras: Introduction and Show & Tell
Where: Lynn Valley Main Library - Program Room
Have you always been interested in digital cameras or photography, but don’t know where to start? Then this workshop is for you!
A specialist from the London Drugs camera department will talk about the basics of digital cameras, such as components required, how to shoot digital images and how to download them to your computer. Different models will be demonstrated, from basic point and shoot through entry level SLRs. As this is an introductory workshop, please bring all your questions but leave your own camera at home.
Free; please register at the 2nd floor info desks or call 604-984-0286, ext. 8144.
North Shore Writers Festival
Where: All North Shore libraries
Back for its tenth spectacular year, 2009's North Shore Writers Festival brings some of Canada's brightest literary stars to our local libraries. From dog training to extreme adventure to great fiction and fantasy, there is truly something for everyone at this wonderful festival. It's where writers and readers meet!
Festival headliner is Lawrence Hill (The Book of Negroes); other highlights include Steven Galloway (The Cellist of Sarajevo), CBC host and humourist Bill Richardson, and much more.
For a complete Festival program and lots more info, please visit: www.northshorewritersfestival.ca.
Date: April 18, 2009 - April 25, 2009Friends of the North Vancouver District Public Library AGM & Volunteer Reception
Where: Lynn Valley Main Library - Community Meeting Room
Annual General Meeting: 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Volunteer Appreciation Reception: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
The North Vancouver District Public Library Board of Trustees invites all Friends of the Library and library volunteers to this annual event. If you plan to attend the volunteer appreciation reception, please RSVP to 604-990-5800.
Digital Cameras: Introduction and Show & Tell
Where: Parkgate Branch Library
Have you always been interested in digital cameras or photography, but don't know where to start? Then this workshop is for you!
A specialist from the London Drugs camera department will talk about the basics of digital cameras, such as components required, how to shoot digital images and how to download them to your computer. Different models will be demonstrated, from basic point and shoot through entry level SLRs. As this is an introductory workshop, please bring all your questions but leave your camera at home.
Free; to register, phone 604-929-3727 or go to the first floor info desk.
Date: April 14, 2009 - April 14, 2009Digital Cameras: Introduction and Show & Tell
Where: Capilano Branch Library
Have you always been interested in digital cameras or photography, but don't know where to start? Then this workshop is for you!
A specialist from the London Drugs camera department will talk about the basics of digital cameras, such as components required, how to shoot digital images and how to download them to your computer. Different models will be demonstrated, from basic point and shoot through entry level SLRs. As this is an introductory workshop, please bring all your questions but leave your camera at home.
Free; to register, phone 604-987-4471 or go to the info desk.
Date: April 23, 2009 - April 23, 2009Book Talk - Come Back, Judy Baba: Memoirs of India
Where: Lynn Valley Main Library - Program Room
Born in India, Judy Norbury is a well-known Comox Valley singer-songwriter. Her fascinating new book, Come Back Judy Baba: Memoirs of India, richly details her early childhood growing up at the Mussoorie hill station in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. When Judy contracted polio at age four, the family moved back to Canada and started over in Vancouver. Co-written with her mother, Mary Hargreaves Norbury, Come Back Judy Baba tells of Judy's year in an Indian children's hospital, painful therapy and a trip to Lourdes. Judy recently returned to India and visited the places of her birth and childhood.
You won't want to miss this mesmerizing talk - you'll be transported back to 1950's-era India!
Free; to register, please call 604-984-0286 ext. 8144.