Pen Pal Club
See Event DetailsLibraries across the Kootenays are bringing back the lost art of correspondence. Join the club and we will match you up with someone to correspond with by snail mail. This is a great opportunity to encourage one another in a trying time! Here is how it works: Register by emailing Melodie Rae at mstorey@nelson.ca and […]
Kootenay Teen News
See Event DetailsThe Kootenay Library Federation is introducing a Kootenay-wide newspaper created by teens for teens! Interested in getting involved? We need all sorts of content creators: writers reporters photojournalists We can teach you everything you need to know! Get in touch by emailing Melodie Rae at mstorey@nelson.ca
Kootenay Girls
Online! See event detailsKootenay Girls: A Mother Daughter Book Club for ages 11-13. April 27, 6:30pm on zoom. CBAL and the library are teaming up to offer this book club! We will read The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart. Register by emailing Sayre at sknight@cbal.org and copies of the book can be picked up at […]
Write Where You Are: A Free Mini Workshop For Writers
Nelson Public Library - lower level 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCWith BC novelist Maureen Brownlee Brownlee will encourage you to explore your writing habits through a series of exercises and help you develop specific actions that lead to a sustainable […]
Maureen Brownlee Author Reading
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCMaureen Brownlee Author Readings & Writing Q&A In conversation with local author, Deryn Collier May 4th at 7 pm at Nelson Library Maureen Brownlee reads from her new novel Cambium […]
Podcast Club: May theme: Time
Online! See event detailsMay 12 at 6:30 pm on Zoom Like a book club, but for podcasts! Every month we listen to a curated list of podcast episodes (see list below) on a […]
From the Heart Learning Circle: Book discussion of Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction
TBA (possibly outside or by Zoom)Love after the End is a bold and breathtaking speculative fiction anthology showcasing a number of new and emerging Two-Spirit and queer Indigenous writers from across Turtle Island. These visionary […]
Mother Daughter Book Club for ages 14-16
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCMother Daughter Book Club for ages 14-16 Thursday, May 19, 7pm at the library. For our May meeting, we are reading The Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley. 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.ns
Kootenay Girls: A Mother Daughter Book Club for ages 11-13
Online! See event detailsMay 25, 6:30pm on zoom. CBAL and the library are teaming up to offer this book club! We will read The Barren Grounds by David Robertson. 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.
Anecdotal Evidence: A Personal History of Candid Photography With Photographer Fred Rosenberg
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCWith nearly four decades of photography on the streets of Nelson, Fred Rosenberg is something of a local legend. In this presentation he’ll talk about the nature and the craft […]