In the Community

You have to be prepared emotionally to visit an animal shelter

Former Seaforth Elementary kids gather to read letters they wrote to themselves when they were in Grade 3, 11 years ago

Burnaby Public Library wants to keep teens hooked on reading over the summer. Young readers in grades 8 through 12 are invited to take part in the library’s Teen Book Club at the McGill branch (4595 Albert St.).

Gio Porta has his sights set on a career fighting cybercrime

Teens in Burnaby can get their hands on some 3-D art this summer. The Burnaby Public Library is once again offering its Julia’s Studio workshops for teens.

The Nikkei National Museum is giving people a chance to immerse themselves in the history of Japanese Canadian internment.

Make storytime part of your family routine this summer. The Burnaby Public Library’s Metrotown branch is offering Friday Night Stories, aimed at kids aged four to eight, with their caregiver.

Early registration has begun for the annual Paws for a Cause walk, raising money for SPCA branches in Burnaby and Metro Vancouver.

Burnaby residents are invited to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day. The day is marked nationwide on Thursday, June 21.

Would you like to take out a musical instrument, get coding tools or recreation passes at one of Burnaby’s libraries? The BPL is looking for suggestions about how to improve the city’s libraries, and wants to hear from you.