Library News

Skip the waitlist with a special collection of first-come, first-served titles on Libby by OverDrive. ​

Starting on May 1, the number of borrows on Hoopla will be decreasing from ten to seven per month, in order to keep Hoopla - one of our most popular databases - available to Coquitlam residents. Keep reading for other ways to get the most out of your digital library experience.

On May 1, the legacy OverDrive app will be discontinued. We encourage you to make the switch to Libby, OverDrive's newer app for browsing and enjoying digital content from Coquitlam Public Library.

Discover and share your interest in titles that aren't currently in our Libby collection. Tag a title using Libby's smart tag system, and you'll be notified if it's added to the collection.

Five new collections were just added to Hoopla's BingePasses! Using only one borrow, you can access an entire collection of educational children's videos or books for seven days. Get more of what you love!

Author Cathalynn Labonte-Smith will be at the City Centre branch of the Coquitlam Public Library on Jan. 14 with Annette Poitras, whose case received international attention when she went missing on Westwood Plateau in 2017.

Watch more movies with credit-free films from our new Kanopy PLUS packs!

Get to know our three new lendable tech items! Test your home for radon levels, check out a portable hotspot, or use a Happy Light Lamp to fight the effects of the "winter blues."

Check out a selection of classes from MasterClass free with your library card!

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.