Southern Gulf Islands Community Libraries

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Event Calendar

Jan

Wed

Quilts by Laura Vilness – Pender Is. Library

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Jan 1 – Mar 1 all-day

Art in the Library – Pender Island Library

Quilts by Laura Vilness

January and February, 2020

A display of 10 original pieces, with reflections by the artist.

Exhibit open Tues/Thurs/Fri/Sat, from 10 -4.

Categories: Community Library: Pender

Tech Tutor – Thursdays – Pender Is. Library

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Jan 1 – Dec 31 all-day

Tech Tutor sessions at the Pender Island Library

Need help online? Come try a one-on-one “Tech Tutor” session!

Every Thursday afternoon, 1:00 -3:30 pm.

Book your free appointment

Get Help with online library services

E-books, audiobooks, and online magazines
Library collection browsing
Inter-library loans
Internet browsing

Getting started on:

Email
Social Media

Get answers to hardware troubleshooting:

Why can’t I access e-books?
Can my phone do this?

For more information or to book a *FREE* 30-minute session, call or visit the Library!

tel.: 250-629-3722

email: penderislandlibrary@crd.bc.ca

Categories: Library: Pender

Jan

Tue

French Language Classes – weekly – Galiano Is. Library

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Jan 7 – Feb 26 all-day

Learn a Language at the Library – Galiano Is. Library

Winter 2020

Improve your French, make new friends, and explore French culture with instructor Sylvie Beauregard. Have fun while learning another language, one of the best ways to challenge the brain and improve memory.

Beginners

Tuesdays

Jan 7/14/21/28, Feb. 4/11/18/25

10 to 11:30 am.

Introduction to French

Wednesdays

Jan 8/15/22/29, Feb 5/12/19/26

10 to 11:30 am

Advanced

Wednesdays

Jan 8/15/22/29, Feb 5/12/19/26

11:30 am to 1 pm

To register, contact Sylvie at 250-539-3077 or misha@xplornet.ca.

Fee for 8 classes: $75, payable on first day of class. Minimum of 6 enrolled students in each class.

Categories: Adults Library: Galiano

Feb

Fri

Rosies of the North film – Mayne Is. Ag Hall

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Feb 21 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Mayne Island Library presents:

Rosies of the North, NFB Film

“They raised children, baked cakes…and built world class fighter planes.”

Location: Ag Hall

Date: Friday, Feb. 21, 2020

Time: 7:30 pm

Free popcorn! Admission by donation

Categories: Adults Library: Mayne

Mar

Sun

Howard White: publisher & author- Pender Is. Library

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Mar 1 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Sunday Afternoon at the Pender Is. Library presents:

Guest speaker: Howard White – Author, Founder of Harbour Publishing, and President of Douglas and McIntyre

Sunday March 1, 2020; 2:00 pm

Award-winning publisher & author Howard White is responsible for publishing some 1,000 books about BC, including the well-known Raincoast Chronicles.

As a recipient of the Canadian Historical Soc. Career Award, he has been described as “a tireless promoter of quality regional history, who has nurtured and brought into being a remarkable range of works that capture the essence of BC.”

He has been equally active as a writer, winning the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour for Writing in the Rain.

Join us for a fascinating account of Howard’s journey in book publishing and as an author, with readings from his latest book of poetry, A Mysterious Humming Noise (available at the library).

Free program, all welcome. Come early as seating is limited.

Categories: Adults Library: Pender

Mar

Mon

Annual General Meeting – Pender Is. Library

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Mar 2 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Pender Island Public Library

Annual General Meeting

Monday, March 2, 2020

9:30 am coffee, 10:00 am meeting starts

Presenting a Special Resolution to update the Constitution & Bylaws

For more info:

Email: penderislandlibrary@crd.bc.ca

Visit: the Library website or Facebook page

Call: 250-629-3722

All welcome!

Categories: Library: Pender

Mar

Sun

Historical settler photos – Pender Is. Library

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Mar 8 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Sunday Afternoon at the Library presents a joint program from the PI Museum and the PI Library:

Historial Settler photographs: Can you name these people?

Pender! We need your help identifying old photographs!

Community members are invited to join us for a trip down memory lane. Come spend an afternoon browsing historical photographs from the museum archives.

All help is welcome in identifying people, places and events in photographs donated to the museum by local families.

Free event, All welcome!

Categories: Library: Pender

Mar

Sun

Tech Cafe: Cell phone videos & photos – Galiano Is. Library

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Mar 15 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Drop in @ the Tech Café! Galiano Island Library

Cell Phone Video and Photography, with Cody and Terry Kerr

Sunday March 15, 2020; noon – 2:00 pm.

Come learn tips & tricks to take your cell phone videography and photography to the next level. Workshop will be run by Cody Kerr, a prolific videographer with an active YouTube channel, and his dad Terry Kerr, former film and video instructor at SFU.

Co-sponsored by the Galiano Community Library and the Galiano Activity Centre Society. Donations most appreciated.

Click poster for more info.