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Winter book sale

Monday, December 1, 2025, 9:00 am to 9:00 pm

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Tech for tots

Saturday, November 22, 11:15 am to 12:15 pm

Family gaming

Saturday, November 22, 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Sunday open door community hub

Sunday, November 23, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

North Shore knitters

Sunday, November 23, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Open gaming: Minecraft

Sunday, November 23, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

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Adult summer reading challenge 2025

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The 2025 adult summer reading challenge is now over. Thanks to all who participated!

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Adult Summer Reading Club picks 2024/25 Adult book club selections NYT Bestsellers

The Sign for Home

The Sleeping Car Porter

How High We Go in the Dark

The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules

The Water Dancer

Little Fires Everywhere

All the Quiet Places

Where the Crawdads Sing

The Good Lord Bird

My Brilliant Friend

The Remains of the Day

Remarkably Bright Creatures

In the Upper Country

The Book of Charlie

The Story of Us

A Grandmother Begins the Story

How Do You Live?

Project Hail Mary

The Surrogate Mother

The Gingerbread Bakery

The Things Gods Break

The Everlasting

The Secret of Secrets

Gone Before Goodbye

The Proving Ground

Upcoming events

Book clubs

Persian book club باشگاه کتابخوانی فارسی

Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Book clubs

Adult book club: The Cure for Drowning

Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Children

Meet the author: Richard Van Camp

Thursday, November 27, 2025, 9:30 am to 10:30 am

Authors & writers

BC Libraries Present: Timothy Caulfield

Thursday, December 4, 2025, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Authors & writers

North Shore Authors Collection book sale

Saturday, December 6, 2025, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Book clubs

Adult book club: The Enchanted April

Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Authors & writers

North Shore Reads: The Pain Project

Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Book clubs

Adult book club: James

Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Book clubs

Adult book club: Held

Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Book clubs

Adult book club: Taiwan Travelogue

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

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