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Local History Spotlight: Chinese Immigrant Experiences

Stories and information about the experiences of Chinese Immigrants in BC from 1850-1950. A special booklist in partnership of the Coquitlam Heritage Society's exhibition on the Chinese Exclusion Act of1923-1947 .

Created on: August 24, 2023
Local History Spotlight: Riverview Hospital

Learn about the history of the Riverview/Essondale hospital in PoCo, and Mental Health treatment in BC. Includes resources on the history of mental illness with a focus on first person accounts. In partnership with Coquitlam Heritage's exhibition titled Riverview: an artists point of view.

Created on: September 11, 2023
Dark, Thrilling Noir Fiction

Films within the noir genre are quite diverse, but have a few things in common: a dark and brooding atmosphere, a cynical protagonist with a complicated past, and plotlines that are fatalistic. Noir fiction has developed alongside these films since the 1930s and 1940s and has the same characteristics. Although classic noir novels by such authors as Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett are detective stories, others are written in the form of psychological thrillers, and horror, western and science-fiction novels.

Created on: March 03, 2020
Immersive Reality (IR) Books

Bring your book to life using virtual and augmented reality technology. Borrow an IR book and a pair of Virtual Reality (VR) goggles from CPL! Place a hold or ask at the Help Desk.

Created on: August 09, 2021
Disasters & Emergencies

What should you do when an emergency situation happens? Featuring books on preparedness, planning, and real life stories of emergencies and disasters.

Created on: November 29, 2022
Coquitlam

Created on: August 15, 2020
CPL Book Club Sets (available for community groups on Kitkeeper)

Click here to access Kitkeeper: https://www.eventkeeper.com/kitkeeper/index.cfm?curOrg=coquitlam

Created on: December 15, 2020
Top 10 Borrowed Teen Fiction 2021

The most popular borrows from Coquitlam Public Library for teens in 2021!

Created on: December 15, 2021
The History of Coquitlam

Created on: February 04, 2022
New York Times Bestseller Lists

Browse the New York Times bestseller lists using the links below. Not every book on the bestseller list will be available from the Coquitlam Public Library. To suggest a book for purchase, fill out our Suggest a Purchase form: https://www.coqlibrary.ca/services/suggest-a-purchase

Created on: December 09, 2022