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The Vancouver Public Library is hiring for 8 digital internship positions. If you are 15-30 years of age, you can apply! The application deadline is Sunday, November 29, 2020. THE POSITIONS Children’s and Teen Services including Community Librarian work (3 positions)... Working with the Children’s and Teen Services team (CTS), you will gain skills in virtual program planning, and delivery for children, youth, and families. Working with the Community Librarian team, you will gain skills in digital program planning and delivery for patrons and communities made vulnerable by systemic factors such as racism, poverty, and housing affordability. Programming and Learning (2 positions) Working with Programming and Learning (PLG), you will gain skills in virtual program planning and delivery for adults. You will hone your project management and creative problem-solving skills in a collaborative team environment. Marketing and Communications (1 position) Working with Marketing and Communications team, you will develop skills in social media planning, scheduling/communication, and development. Digital Services (2 positions) Working with Digital Services (DSV), you will gain skills in project planning, content management, and creative problem-solving in a digital environment. Details: https://tinyurl.com/y2w49432 VPL Skilled Immigrant InfoCentre

Join H.R. MacMillan Space Centre's Rachel Wang and discover more about the structure of our universe! This event will take place December 1st! Details at your North Vancouver District Public Library: https://nvdpl.ca/event/our-place-universe

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Refine your English language skill with a fun group of other new speakers at English Conversation Corner via Zoom with the North Vancouver District Public Library. Details can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/yy7kzn6d

The Vancouver Public Library is offering Virtual Book Clubs for all ages. Read great books and connect online with other readers for lively conversations. Early Readers, Teens, Chinese Friday Morning Book Club, and more. There is a book club for you at VPL! https://tinyurl.com/yxgyjdcr

The New Westminster Family Place has a Toy Lending Library located at the New Westminster Public Library! To borrow toys, or learn more about this wonderful program, have a look at the Family Place website: http://newwestfamilies.lend-engine-app.com/ or contact Olga at [email protected]. Enjoy the toys and play, play, play!

Read books at your level and join the friendly discussion with other English language learners with the Coquitlam Public Library's English as an Additional Language Virtual Book Club. EAL Book Club is for English language learners. Meetings happen every fourth Tuesday of the month at 1:00 pm. Register by emailing [email protected]. Next meeting: Tuesday, November 24... Book pick: The Next Sure Thing by Richard Wagamese Reserve a copy: In-person or by phone at 604-554-7323 https://www.coqlibrary.ca/borrow/book-club

The CIVIC Association of Iranian Canadians is bringing together the candidates of the ridings in the Tri-Cities to give you an opportunity to ask your questions about the upcoming provincial election. October 18, 2020 | 2:00 pm 4:00 pm | Zoom Meet the candidates of the ridings. ... Listen to parties’ platform. Use the following link or the Meeting ID to join in Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/73334711130 Meeting ID: 733 3471 1130

Would you like to learn to make your own comics and graphic novels? Comic artist, Janice Liu, will guide you through the entire process of creating a one-page comic story, from brainstorming to scriptwriting to artwork. Artists will learn new skills, develop their stories, and finish the series with their very own comic! This Comic Making Workshop series is best suited for kids and tweens aged 10-14. For more info, email Kaley at [email protected] or Jessie at [email protected]... at the North Vancouver District Public Library. Janice Liu Illustration is the owner & instructor at Young Artists' Place. She graduated from the University of Toronto, and has been teaching art since 2013. Janice is the comic artist of Chicken Soup & Goji Berries , a bilingual graphic novel published in 2019. She was also one of the contributors to Shuster Award-winning, Wayward Sisters: An Anthology of Monstrous Women. Repeats every week every Wednesday until Wed Dec 09 2020. Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm Wednesday, November 25, 2020 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Are you a Dad to a little one? Lillooet Early Years Services is running a new play group this November on Mondays at 5pm at their Old Mill Plaza centre. The Lillooet Public Library library is providing the Dinosaur Explorer Kit to enjoy as well as other books and games!

LEARN + CREATE. Gain confidence & develop skills through projects while learning English! This FREE program for immigrant & refugee youth (ages 18-30) is being offered through the Training Group at Douglas College. If you would like to learn more, sign up for an online information session. They're offered every Tuesday from 11:00am - 1:00pm. Contact [email protected] to register for the next meeting. ... https://www.douglascollege.ca//training-g/linc/linc-engage

The Vernon & District Immigrant & Community Services Society invites you to participate in Conversation Circles for Temporary Foreign Workers. Thursday at 7 pm. Zoom.... M.O.S.A.I.C.

New English Conversation Circle sessions are starting up again at the Surrey Libraries. You can choose from a November 5th or November 6th start dates. Register now to hold your spot! https://tinyurl.com/y4yjwlk7

LIVE in your living room. The West Vancouver Memorial Library is offering a number of concerts to be streamed to their YouTube channel. Artists include: ... Ginalina Music The Slocan Ramblers Fred Penner You can register ahead of time, online: https://westvanlibrary.ca/events-programs/list/

Now that the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) has wound down, people who are still jobless are eligible for other federal financial supports to help get them through the next phase of the pandemic. Please join ISSofBC, St. Mary's Parish - Vancouver and guest speaker Diane Stoesz from Service Canada October 16 - 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm to learn about the changes to these benefits, eligibility and how to apply. Registration is required for this online event.... https://issbc.org/event/what-happens-next-after-cerb-webinar #servicecanada #CERB

October is Canadian Library Month! All month long, libraries and library partners across Canada are raising awareness of the valuable role libraries play in Canadians’ lives. More than just a place to find books, libraries promote cultural awareness, engage in the community, provide educational programs, support freedom of expression and so much more.... Our latest blog post outlines how libraries help newcomers adapt to life in Canada. Have a read!

Online retail giant Amazon is looking to fill 3,000 new jobs at its latest tech hub, located in the former downtown Vancouver post office. The jobs span several departments across the company, including Alexa, Amazon advertising, retail and operations technology. Almost to 800 positions are already available. https://newtobc.ca//amazon-looks-to-fill-3000-jobs-at-new/

The City of Surrey offers FREE, online events for youth (10-18 years). Every online event has a different theme and there is something for everyone. Thursdays at 7pm, youth can have fun while social distancing with friends. All events will be in Microsoft Teams.

Award-winning author, Lindsay Wong, is the City of Richmond’s ninth annual Writer-in-Residence. From September 27 through November 27, 2020, Ms. Wong will provide advice to emerging writers through free virtual public workshops, events and conversations. Lindsay Wong is the best-selling, award-winning author of the memoir The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug-Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family. This memoir won the 2019 Hubert-Evans Prize for Nonfiction, was a ...finalist for the 2018 Hilary Weston Prize for Nonfiction and was featured in on CBC Radio’s Canada Reads in 2019. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Fine Arts in literary nonfiction from Columbia University. Lindsay is now based in Vancouver. Richmond’s Writer-in-Residence program is presented by the Richmond Arts Centre, Richmond Public Library and the Seniors Centre at the Minoru Centre for Active Living. The workshop schedule can be found online: https://tinyurl.com/yycswo6y

Join Tanya Boteju, author of 'Kings, Queens and In-Betweens' for a virtual book presentation and creative writing workshop. Tanya will share her journey of becoming a published author, lead participants through a series of writing exercises and give you time to share your work. Friday, October 16, 2020, 3:45 5 p.m.... https://tinyurl.com/yysdfm9g

Preparing for Job Interviews Do you feel your interview skills are stopping you from getting the right job? Join this online presentation where you will learn basic strategies to answer interview questions. With the help of a Career Advisor from WorkBC you will get information that will help you structure answers and place your skills at a higher level! All job seekers are welcome.... Register at the Coquitlam Public Library. Thursday, October 22 2:00pm - 3:30pm Details: https://coquitlam.libnet.info/event/4492395

Join the Burnaby Neighbourhood speaker series Untold Histories & the Legacy of the Chinese Community on Deer Lake The site of the Burnaby Art Gallery and surrounding Century Garden are rich with stories of early settlers. British farmers and social elite have shaped the history of this area since the early 1900s. This presentation highlights the unseen presence of a Chinese community that is equally profound in its connection to this historic place. Through the discovery o...f a ‘Pak Chu’ (White Pearl) gaming piece, Lee’s public art installation (April 2021) explores a parallel site history and celebrates the profound contributions of the Chinese Canadian community. Join us for this presentation and re-discover this beautiful area in a more complex way! Presented by Nathan Lee, Lead Designer and co-founder of Contexture Design. Register online, at any Burnaby Public Library branch, or call 604-436-5400. A link and password to join the Zoom Meeting will be sent by email. *This program is being administered by the Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel. If you have any questions about the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information please contact [email protected]. https://tinyurl.com/y292fr5c

October is #LibraryMonth. Let's celebrate what libraries do to make our communities inclusive and provide a place of belonging. Our latest blog post outlines the many ways in which library's help newcomers discover a sense of belonging. Featuring Richmond Public Library, Port Moody Public Library, Surrey Libraries, Coquitlam Public Library, West Vancouver Memorial Library, North Vancouver City Library and the VPL Skilled Immigrant InfoCentre