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Nature Talk with Kootenay Libraries
Online! See event detailsNature Talk with Kootenay Libraries Thursday November 24, 2022 7PM on Zoom Interested to learn more about wildlife in B.C.’s Columbia and Rocky Mountains? Join us, and our neighboring libraries, for an evening discussion on wildlife trends, threats, conservation opportunities, and local citizen science projects. Dave Quinn is a Kimberley-based field biologist, photographer, author, […]
Cultural Appropriation and the Craft: How to Write Without Harm
Online! See event detailsCultural Appropriation and the Craft: How to Write Without Harm December 10 12 pm-1 pm on Zoom A look at the ethics in writing and cultural appropriation. For writers & poets. Presenter bio: Jacqueline Valencia is a Toronto-based writer/editor/critic and earned her Honours BA in English at the University of Toronto. She is the author […]
Kootenay Girls
Online! See event detailsKootenay Girls: In this mother-daughter book club for ages 11-13, we will be chatting about The End of the Wild by Nicole Helget. Mothers, daughters, grandmas, aunties, neighbours, mentors, all are welcome! We will be meeting on zoom, December 13th, 6:30 pm. This program is run in partnership with the Slocan Valley CBAL. Register by […]
Fines for Foods Week!
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCThe Library is holding its annual Fines for Foods drive from December 19th to 24th. All fines collected during this week will benefit the Nelson Community Food Centre. The Nelson Community Food Centre offers a welcoming environment where people can access healthy food and join a cooking or gardening program.
Kootenay Girls
Online! See event detailsKootenay Girls: In this mother-daughter book club for ages 11-13, we will be chatting about the True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi. Mothers, daughters, grandmas, aunties, neighbours, mentors, all are welcome! We will be meeting on zoom, January 25th, 6:30pm This program is run in partnership with the Slocan Valley CBAL. Register by emailing […]
Kootenay Girls
Online! See event detailsKootenay Girls: In this mother-daughter book club for ages 11-13, we will be chatting about the Starfish by Lisa Fipps. Mothers, daughters, grandmas, aunties, neighbours, mentors, all are welcome! We will be meeting on zoom, February 22nd, 6:30pm. This program is run in partnership with the Slocan Valley CBAL. Register by emailing Sayre at sknight@cbal.org […]
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 […]