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Creating Access: Exploring Life through a Disability-Friendly Lens
Nelson Public Library - lower level 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCMarch 22 11 am-1 pm Library (downstairs), Zoom access also available Creating Access: Exploring Life through a Disability-Friendly Lens A conversation facilitated by Graceful Coaching. What would a more accessible world look like? How can we make our spaces more inclusive? How do we create access? How do we bring up accessibility in conversation? […]
Homeschool ZOOM viewing Author Talk
Nelson Public Library - lower level 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCMonique Gray Smith will be joining Kootenay Libraries via Zoom to discuss the YA version of the popular book "Braiding Sweetgrass." Many students in local schools will be joining with their classes, homeschooling families are invited to join us in the Library for an in-person group viewing. Tuesday, April 4, 1:30-2:30 Participants are not required […]
Understanding Your Mortgage With Robert Macrae
Online! See event detailsUnderstanding Your Mortgage With Robert Macrae Thursday, April 20th at 6:30p.m on Zoom Understand your mortgage and save money! In this presentation, Robert will share practical tips on how you can avoid thousands of dollars in mortgage interest payments. With high interest rates and housing prices through the roof, this is for anyone considering […]
Kim Stanley Robinson: Imagining a Better Climate Future
Amidst the urgency and anxiety of the climate crisis, speculative fiction can help us find hope by showing what an alternative, better future could look like. In The Ministry for the Future, Kim Stanley Robinson imagines a world ravaged by climate disaster, where humans find ways to change politics, technology, and the economy to win […]
Meet the Mushrooms
Robert Macrae presents an illustrated talk on mushrooms, including detailed information on identity, edibility, nutritition, and medicnal value. On zoom! Email to register at kootenaylibrariesprogramming@gmail.com.
John Vaillant: Our New Fire Weather
Fire has changed communities across BC this year. After the most devastating wildfire season in recorded history, many are wondering how these fires got so big, what we can learn from our current responses, and whether we are prepared for an ever warming future. John Vaillant’s book Fire Weather has become a de-facto guide on […]
Financial Abuse Workshop
Nelson Public Library - lower level 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCPresented by a Seniors First BC lawyer, learn about financial abuse as one of the most common forms of elder abuse, as well as safety strategies and resources for assistance. Protect what's yours! Attend the event in person at the library or watch from home on zoom (register at mstorey@nelson.ca to get the link).
Author Talk with Susan Juby: How to Get Away with Writing about Murder
Online! See event detailsJoin other library patrons from the Kootenays, Boundary and Vancouver Island for an online evening with author Susan Juby. We will discuss crime writing and her book, Mindful of Murder. Bring your burning questions! Register by emailing Melodie Rae at mstorey@nelson.ca
The Suprising Origins of Santa Claus
Online! See event detailsPlease Note: This talk is geared towards adults and may be disillusioning for youngsters, believers and magical thinkers. Join us for an entertaining and thought-provoking evening with Robert Macrae as he presents this illustrated talk exploring the evolution of Santa Claus over time, across borders, and between cultures. This is a free Zoom program presented […]
Poetry Reflections on Water
Online! See event detailsJoin us for Poetry Reflections on Water, a From the Heart Zoom event. Our theme for the evening is With the Waters. Three Indigenous poets will share their connection with water through their work and stories. James Pakootas, Stevey Seymour, and Smokii Sumac will be with us live; join in to share intimacy with the […]