Book Club
Kootenay Girls: A Mother Daughter Book Club for ages 11-13.
Online! See event detailsJune 29, 6:30pm on zoom. CBAL and the library are teaming up to offer this book club! We will read Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper. Register by emailing Sayre at sknight@cbal.org and copies of the book can be picked up at the circ desk at the Nelson Public Library.
From the Heart Learning Circle
Outdoor location TBABook Discussion: Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson Wednesday, July 13 5:30-7 pm Outdoor location TBA Narnia meets traditional Indigenous stories of the sky and constellations in this epic middle-grade fantasy novel. Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, […]
Mother Daughter Book Club for ages 14-16
Lakeside Park, Nelson BCThursday, July 21, 6pm at Lakeside Park. For our July meeting, we are reading The Fashion Committee by Susan Juby. Trans women/girls welcome! Register by emailing Melodie Rae at mstorey@nelson.ca and copies of the book can be picked up at the circ desk at the Nelson Public Library.
From the Heart Learning Circle
in field by Mary Hall Nelson, BCAugust 24 and September 7 5:30 pm-7 pm in field by Mary Hall Book discussion of “The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour” by Dawn Dumont. The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour is loosely based — like, hospital-gown loose — on the true story of a group of Indigenous dancers who left Saskatchewan and toured through Europe in the 1970s. Dawn […]
From the Heart Learning Circle
in field by Mary Hall Nelson, BCAugust 24 and September 7 5:30 pm-7 pm in field by Mary Hall Book discussion of “The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour” by Dawn Dumont. The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour is loosely based — like, hospital-gown loose — on the true story of a group of Indigenous dancers who left Saskatchewan and toured through Europe in the 1970s. Dawn […]
Mother Daughter Book Club for ages 14-16
TBAWe are reading The Fashion Committee by Susan Juby. Trans women/girls welcome! Register by emailing Melodie Rae at mstorey@nelson.ca and copies of the book can be picked up at the circ desk at the Nelson Public Library.
Podcast Club
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCLike a book club, but for podcasts! Every month we listen to a curated list of podcast episodes (see list below) on a particular topic or theme and then we meet to discuss them. It’s the perfect discussion for time-starved folks. No long books to read! Listen to the podcasts while you commute, do chores […]
Kootenay Girls Book Club for ages 11-13: EVENT POSTPONED
TBAIn this mother-daughter book club, we will be chatting about books we read over the summer. In person event! Register by emailing Sayre at sknight@cbal.org. NOTE: EVENT POSTPONED, NEW DATE T.B.A.
Mother Daughter Book Club for ages 15-17
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCWe will be discussing “You Have a Match” by Emma Lord. We will meet at the library. Pizza supper included! Register by emailing Melodie Rae at mstorey@nelson.ca
From the Heart Learning Circle
Nelson Public Library - lower level 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCOctober 19 and November 2 5:30-7 at the Library (downstairs) Book Discussion of "Firekeeper's Daughter" by Angeline Boulley. “Reeling after the death of her uncle, Daunis is trying to adjust to her new normal, a challenge at the best of times in her gossip-prone town, especially when her scandalous origins leave her caught between two […]