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If your card was suddenly rejected while checking-out and you see "your privilege has expired" or "patron not found" on the computer screen, do not be alarmed or aggravated. Your library card simply needs to be renewed. 

To avoid this surprise, you may proactively check the status of your card and choose to renew online. At the Library, it takes only a few minutes of interaction with friendly library staff at the help desk to quickly renew your card for another two years. 

Your card will not be replaced. That's good news for those of you who are nostalgically attached to your decade(s) old card and whose finger muscles remember your card number. HOWEVER, if you want a new card, you will also need to accept a new library card number and select from one of four new card designs!

Highlights of Board Actions

Fundraising - The Friends sponsored two tables at the recent Authors & Illustrators 2024 Dinner and Auction, the annual gala fundraising event for the FVRL Foundation. The evening's excitement peaked with the competitive bidding for the offer from the guest author, Laura Dave, to use the winning bidder's name for a character in her future novel.

The event is also a fundraising opportunity for Friends groups to submit auction items and receive the proceeds.

Thanks go to the FoCPL Officers and Friends who pitched in their ideas, time and energies to raise funds with these enticing baskets:

Friends gained more than $300 from the winning bids for Ice Cream Indulgence; Relax Rejuvenate and Renew; Disney Fandom; Creature Comfort; and Bon Appetite.

If you have ideas, items or time to give to the next A&I auction, please contact the Board.

It's never too early to do so!

Website - The names of our newly elected Board Officers and Members for October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025 now appear on the About page.

Also available to browse is a list of past Board members since the group began in 1996. The list is a work-in-progress. We have a little gap in collective memory and records from 2012 to 2014. If you can help fill-in that gap or any other missing information, please contact the Board. Thank you! 

News about Library Matters

"Libraries are Hubs ..." Blue Zones, an organization dedicated to creating healthy communities, describes libraries as a third space. As cornerstones of community well-being, libraries as third spaces are uniquely qualified. You may be surprised by the data reported in this article and be uplifted, as well.

** Half-price Sale on the last day of each month!**

It might be the items on the cart, on the table, books on specific shelves OR it might be everything in the Bookstore!?!

If the last day falls on a Sunday, the sale is the day before on Saturday.

There's something for everyone. Here's a sampling of upcoming programs. Don't forget and don't miss out - mark your calendars NOW!

Nov 15, 2024 - Friday - 8:00 - 9:00

East Vancouver Business Association monthly networking event features Frank Green, Assistant Program Administrator for the I-5 Bridge Project. FVRL is honored to host this event at CPL. The Friends are pleased to provide support (early morning refreshments) and extend an invitation to its members to attend this event.

Nov 19, 2024 - Tuesday - 5:30 to 7:30 - Holding Your Line in the Sand: Practical self-defense when things get heated

Dec 10, 2024 - Tuesday - 5:00 to 7:00 - Collaborative Communication: Using communication skills to reduce stress and tension with family, friends, and others

Dec 11, 2024 - Wednesday - 4:00 to 5:30 - Winter Craft: Gingerbread

Jan 4, 2025 - Saturdays - 9:00 to 10:00 - Qigong

Jan 17, 2025 - Friday - 4:00 to 5:30 - American Red Cross: Even War Has Rules

Check the CPCL online calendar for a full listing.

For your convenience, pickup the new Friends brochure/tear-off form and self-addressed envelope at the Bookstore. Thank you!