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Pen Pal Club
Libraries 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
The 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
3 events,
Exploring Public Space
Exploring Public Space
May 30 at 7 pm at the Civic Theatre *virtual option also available Join your community for an evening of learning and conversation about Public Space. Short video segments from experts and thought leaders showing creative and inspiring perspectives on public space will be shared. There will also be time for some conversation on what […]
3 events,
From the Heart Learning Circle: Book discussion of Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction
From the Heart Learning Circle: Book discussion of Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction
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 authors show how queer Indigenous communities can bloom and thrive through utopian narratives that detail the vivacity and enduring strength of 2SQness through its plight […]
3 events,
Book Babes
Book Babes
Bring your 0 to 15 month olds to the Library for some rhymes, songs & stories! THURSDAYS at 10:30
3 events,
Book Babes
Book Babes
Bring your 0 to 15 month olds to the Library for some rhymes, songs & stories! THURSDAYS at 10:30
3 events,
Kootenay Teen News Workshop
Kootenay Teen News Workshop
Learn journalism basics from the Grand Forks Junior Journalism Club! Tuesday, June 14th, 7-8pm over zoom. Register by emailing Melodie Rae at mstorey@nelson.ca.
4 events,
From the Heart Learning Circle: Book discussion of Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction
From the Heart Learning Circle: Book discussion of Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction
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 authors show how queer Indigenous communities can bloom and thrive through utopian narratives that detail the vivacity and enduring strength of 2SQness through its plight […]
BC and Yukon Book Prize Finalists Author Reading
BC and Yukon Book Prize Finalists Author Reading
Join Tanya Christenson (A Soft Place to Fall) and Matt Rader (Ghosthawk) as they read from their shortlisted books. Tanya Christenson is currently a Vice Principal but spent most of her career as a teacher and elementary school counsellor. Writing is a passion, which she squeezes into her busy days whenever possible. Returning to her […]
4 events,
Book Babes
Book Babes
Bring your 0 to 15 month olds to the Library for some rhymes, songs & stories! THURSDAYS at 10:30
Mother Daughter Book Club for ages 14-16
Mother Daughter Book Club for ages 14-16
Thursday, June 16, 7pm at the library. For our June meeting, we are reading Being Jazz by Jazz Jennings. Trans women/girls so 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.
5 events,
Book Babes
Book Babes
Bring your 0 to 15 month olds to the Library for some rhymes, songs & stories! THURSDAYS at 10:30
Book Babes
Book Babes
Bring your 0 to 15 month olds to the Library for some rhymes, songs & stories! THURSDAYS at 10:30
Bringing Characters to Life
Bringing Characters to Life
With EMLF writer-in-residence Shaena Lambert 2022 Elephant Mountain Literary Festival and the Nelson Public Library present a talk on the writing craft. People are at the heart of fiction and memoir: confusing, edgy, graceful; full of needs, urges and inner complexity. Shaena will discuss the ways that characters can be brought to life on the […]
3 events,
3 events,
Kootenay Girls: A Mother Daughter Book Club for ages 11-13.
Kootenay Girls: A Mother Daughter Book Club for ages 11-13.
June 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.
4 events,
Book Babes
Book Babes
Bring your 0 to 15 month olds to the Library for some rhymes, songs & stories! THURSDAYS at 10:30
Book Babes
Book Babes
Bring your 0 to 15 month olds to the Library for some rhymes, songs & stories! THURSDAYS at 10:30
