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Library Champions Project Information Session: Fraser Valley Regional Library (Maple Ridge / Port Coquitlam)

Sep 23 2025

Event Details

Where: Online (via Zoom)
Date: Tuesday, September 23rd
When: 5:30pm - 6:30pm

 Are you a newcomer looking for: 

  • Canadian volunteer work experience? 
  • Information about library and other community services? 
  • A way to give back to your community? 
  • Better communication skills? 
  • More confidence? 
  • New friends and connections? 
  • A better understanding of your community? 

The Library Champions Project offers these things and much more!

To be a Fraser Valley (Maple Ridge / Port Coquitlam) Library Champion, you must: 

  • Live in Maple Ridge, Port Coquitlam, or the Fraser Valley
  • Be an immigrant: Permanent and Temporary Residents and Naturalized Citizens are eligible
  • Want to volunteer
  • Love libraries and helping other people
    Be 19 years or older 

For more information, go to www.newtobc.ca or email registration@librarychampions.ca. To register for the information session, follow this link: https://newtobc.ca/library-champions-project/fvrl/