Using the library
Located in the heart of North Vancouver, City Library is a place to read, explore and discover. Everyone is welcome to learn, study, relax, collaborate and create at the library.
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City Library app
City Library's app allows you to search the catalogue, manage your account and check out materials.
Use the City Library app to discover new titles, borrow ebooks and e-audiobooks, and browse recommendations from staff and community members!
Log in just once to have instant access to a digital library card that you can use at the self-checkouts and service desks. You can add family members’ cards too — no need to carry multiple cards in your pocket.
With the app, you can:
- Use it in place of a physical library card to scan at our self-checkouts/service desks;
- Search for books by scanning an ISBN;
- Search the collection and save titles for later;
- Place and manage holds;
- Renew checked-out items; and
- Check library hours.
Immigrants and newcomers
English Corner (in-person) — April 2026
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Early literacy
Circletime success: sensory friendly circletimes
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Collaboratory
Drop-in technology help in Farsi کمک به رفع اشکال تکنولوژی به زبان فارسی
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Immigrants and newcomers
English Corner (virtual) — April 2026
Friday, April 10, 2026, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Immigrants and newcomers
Beginner English Corner (in-person) — April 2026
Friday, April 10, 2026, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
General
North Shore Writers Festival: Literary Trivia hosted by Charlie Demers
Friday, April 10, 2026, 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
General
North Shore Writers Festival: Creative Writing 101 from Capilano University faculty
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:30 am
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North Shore Writers Festival: Traditional Welcome from Tuyúsalanexw
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 10:00 am to 10:30 am
General
North Shore Writers Festival: The Perils and Joys of Memoir Writing with Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho & Tara McGuire
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 11:45 am to 12:45 pm
General
North Shore Writers Festival: Lunchtime Writers' Café
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
General
North Shore Writers Festival: Between the Covers: Inside the World of Romance Novels
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm
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North Shore Writers Festival: The Shape of Story: Contemporary Indigenous Storytelling
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
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North Shore Writers Festival: Canuck of Many Crafts: Charlie Demers in discussion with Margaret Gallagher
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 4:45 pm to 5:45 pm