Library News

Coquitlam City Council invites applications from residents of the City of Coquitlam to fill vacancies on the Coquitlam Public Library Board commencing January 2023. * Deadline extended to Sunday, Nov. 20, 11:00 pm. *

eBooks and Audiobooks are making their way to Libby! We've been working behind-the-scenes to move our digital collection from CloudLibrary to Libby, by OverDrive. The transfer is happening this week - keep reading to learn more.

Help the Library develop a new strategic plan that reflects the needs and interests of the community.

We’re launching a new way of shelving and picking up holds to better protect the privacy of Library customers.

The Flex collection gives you more content to choose from and more ways to borrow popular eBooks and audiobooks!

New ride, same friendly faces. Thanks to Council’s approval, The City of Coquitlam will be purchasing a replacement for our existing book-mobile.

We’ve added Decodable books for struggling readers and readers with dyslexia to the Library’s collection, as part of our commitment to supporting literacy development.

The Library is improving! Poirier branch is currently undergoing renovations and some services will be disrupted.

On May 4, the Library celebrated Star Wars Day!

Including The Province, The Times-Colonist, and The Vancouver Sun.

This April 6th, consider taking part in Library Giving Day: a national day to support your local library by making a donation.

City Centre branch and Poirier branch meeting rooms have reopened. Find a selection of private meeting spaces available for booking.

More great content and functionality have been added to Hoopla!

Starting February 23, Libby will be discontinuing their Overdrive app.

The Library will be seeing more changes in the upcoming weeks due to the December 21, 2021 Provincial Health Order.

Borrow a Magazine BingePass or a Great Courses BingePass from Hoopla for 7 days of unlimited access to magazines or courses.

If you’ve got books, reading materials and gear out on loan from the Coquitlam Public Library, it’s time to get them back to the City Centre or Poirier branch.

The City Centre branch is set to introduce new story time readings in an effort to include as many people as possible.