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Events for Children

Story Time Blocks

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All Events This Month

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Featured Programs

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Summer Reading Club

Starting June 1, join one of our three Summer Reading Clubs and participate in fun activities.

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Summer Drop-In Activities

Come join us for drop-in activities this July and August. Events include movie screenings, Lego, board games, and even a theatre performance! Click below to see the schedule.

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Summer Drop-In Schedule

Origami

City Centre: Jul. 9 | Poirier: Jul. 10

Lego/Keva
City Centre: Jul. 16 | Poirier: Jul. 17
Movie Screening: Dog Man
City Centre: Jul. 23 | Poirier: Jul. 24

Summer Theatre Troupe: Munsch at Play
City Centre: Jul. 30 | City Centre: Jul. 31
Board Games & Puzzles

City Centre: Aug. 6 | Poirier: Aug. 7

Lego/Keva

City Centre: Aug. 13 | Poirier: Aug. 14

Movie: Despicable Me 4

City Centre: Aug. 20 | Poirier: Aug. 21

Board Games & Puzzles

City Centre: Aug. 27 | Poirier: Aug. 28

Family Programs and Events

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Tween Book Club
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
City Centre Jun. 13

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Birding for Beginners
ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park
Adults only: Jun. 14, 8:30 am - 10:00 am

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Chess Club
Poirier, Nancy Bennett Room
All Ages, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Jun. 14 | Jul. 5 | Aug. 16 | Sep. 20

Tall Tales

Early Readers Book Club
City Centre, Room 127
Jun. 18 | Jul. 2 | Jul. 16 | Jul. 30 | Aug. 13 | Aug. 27 | Sep. 10 | Sep. 24

Nature Walk

Nature Walk
With Park Spark Team
Jun. 20, Mundy Park

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Little Artists
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Poirier Jun. 23
City Centre Jun. 24

Animal Aware

Animal Aware
With Parks Canada
City Centre, Rooms 136 & 137
Jul. 3, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Camping 101

Camping 101
With Parks Canada
City Centre, Rooms 136 & 137
Jul. 3, 3:00 - 4:00 pm

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Little Explorers
With Westcoast Family Centers
Poirier, Nancy Bennett
Jul. 6 | Jul. 13 | Jul. 20 | Jul. 27

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English Conversation Circle for Older Kids & Tweens
City Centre, Room 136
Jul. 7 | Jul. 14 | Jul. 21 | Jul. 28 | Aug. 11 |
Aug. 18 | Aug. 25

MathTree
City Centre, Room 137
Jul. 7 | Jul. 14 | Jul. 21 | Jul. 28 | Aug. 11 |
Aug. 18 | Aug. 25

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Let's Play Board Games
Adults Only Jul. 10 | Aug. 14 | Sep. 11
All Ages Jul. 12 | Aug. 9 | Sep. 27

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Go Weiqi: Learn & Play
With Vancouver Go Academy
Jul. 12, City Centre
Aug. 16, Poirier

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Moon Day
City Centre, Rooms 136 & 137
Jul. 13, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Summer Storywalks
Poirier, Entrance
Jul. 7 | Aug. 11 | Sep. 8

Past Events

Science Expo 2025

Thank you to all visitors and Science Expo participants for a successful event.

See the list of winners

Learn with a Teen Buddy

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Reading Buddies

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Homework Help

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Parlez-Nous en Français

Upcoming Events

Parent-Child Cantonese Mother Goose

Friday, June 13 at 10:00 AM

Branch - City Centre
Age group:
- Babies & Toddlers (0-3)
Events type:
- Mother Goose Storytime
Program is in Cantonese. For parents and children 6 months to 3 years old. Registration required.
Toddler Plus Story Time

Friday, June 13 at 10:30 AM

Branch - Poirier
Age group:
- Toddlers (2-3)
- Preschoolers (3-5)
Events type:
Enjoy songs, rhymes, and stories for children 2 -5 years old at a weekly Toddler Plus Story Time. Registration: Drop-In.
Tween Book Club

Friday, June 13 at 03:45 PM

Branch - City Centre
Age group:
- Children (9-11)
Events type:
- Children's Program
Read, talk about, and VOTE for your favourite book to help choose the Red Cedar Book Award winner! For grades 4 - 7.
Family Story Time

Saturday, June 14 at 10:30 AM

Branch - City Centre
Age group:
Events type:
Enjoy songs, rhymes, and stories for children 0 - 5 years old at a weekly Family Story Time. Registration: Drop-In.
Chess Club

Saturday, June 14 at 02:00 PM

Branch - Poirier
Age group:
- All Ages
Events type:
Join the Chess Club to play chess and look for someone to play against. All ages and skill levels are welcome.
Family Story Time

Sunday, June 15 at 10:30 AM

Branch - City Centre
Age group:
Events type:
Enjoy songs, rhymes, and stories for children 0 - 5 years old at a weekly Family Story Time. Registration: Drop-In.
Parent-Child Mandarin Mother Goose

Monday, June 16 at 10:00 AM

Branch - City Centre
Age group:
Events type:
- Mother Goose Storytime
In Mandarin. For parents and children 6 months to 3 years old. Presented by Coquitlam Public Library and S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Korean Story Time : 한국어스토리타임

Monday, June 16 at 10:30 AM

Branch - City Centre
Age group:
- Preschoolers (3-5)
- Babies & Toddlers (0-3)
Events type:
- Children's Program
Korean story time for kids aged 0-5 and their caregivers. No registration required. Just drop in.
Korean Playtime

Monday, June 16 at 11:00 AM

Branch - City Centre
Age group:
- Preschoolers (3-5)
- Babies & Toddlers (0-3)
Events type:
- Children's Program
After the Korean story time, for Korean kids aged 0-5 and their caregivers to play, enjoy and learn together. No registration required. Just drop in.
Baby Story Time

Tuesday, June 17 at 10:30 AM

Branch - City Centre
Age group:
- Babies (0-2)
Events type:
- Children's Program
- Baby Storytime
Enjoy songs, rhymes and stories for children 0 - 2 years old at a weekly Baby Story Time. Registration: Drop-In.

We acknowledge with gratitude and respect that the name Coquitlam was derived from the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (Hunquminum) word kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) meaning “Red Fish Up the River”. The Coquitlam Public Library is honoured to be located on the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm traditional, ancestral and unceded lands, including those parts that were historically shared with the q̓ic̓ əy ̓ (Katzie), and other Coast Salish Peoples.