Nelson Public Library
“Exploring the Queer Archive: Who-When-How – People, Time and Process”
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCThis is a pre-Nelson Pride event and offers an exploration of Michael Wick’s National and Provincial Queer Archive collection, a treasure trove of LQBTQ+ history and activism that affected our Kootenay community. The event is a participatory, hands-on-materials, designed for young and old to mix and explore the vast array of original and physical newspapers, […]
Library closed Aug 22 – Aug 24 for renovations
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCWe're making some changes! The Library will be closed Aug 22 - Aug 24 for renovations! You can still call or email us during this time.
Book Launch: A Real Somebody by Deryn Collier
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCDeryn Collier launches her new book A Real Somebody at the library. Inspired by the true story of the author’s aunt and set in 1947 in Montreal, this novel follows the June Grant during one pivotal season of her life as she begins to shake off the conventions of her time to pursue the life […]
Adult Summer Reading Contest
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCWin Book Prizes!! Monthly draws through July and August.* Download the Adult Summer Reading Game Board here or pick one up at the library. List of Game Squares (also see full list below) Game Guide Just email library@nelson.ca by the end of July and August with the game square you completed and what you […]
Closed for Canada Day
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCThe Library will be closed for Canada Day Saturday July 1 - Monday July 3
Library Closed Tuesday June 20 from 10 am – 1:30 pm
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCThe Library will be closed for staff training Tuesday June 20 from 10 am - 1:30 pm (so we can serve you better!)
Working Session for Pedestrian-friendly Baker Street Experiments
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCCome and join fellow citizens who want to help with practical strategies and actions to experiment with a more pedestrian-friendly Baker Street. This idea came out of a year-long research project by Nelson at its Best on the benefits of public space. Participants at a recent community meeting on public space identified this as […]
Local History & Author Talk – L.V. Rogers: The Man Behind the Name With Patricia and Robert Malcolmson.
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCSuccessful citizens in British Columbia’s Interior are remembered in different ways, if they are much remembered at all. Perhaps the best-known name in Nelson is that of L.V. Rogers (1886-1946), after whom our secondary school is named. LVR had a remarkable life, from his birth in England to an unwed teenager and passage across the […]
Public Space Community Meeting: We know what we want, how do we get it?
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCPublic Space Community Meeting: We know what we want, how do we get it? Come hear what Nelson at its Best learned regarding Public Space during our recent public engagement. You'll hear about the key themes that emerged from the community engagement, and discuss how we as citizens can participate and work together in realizing […]
Author Reading and Book Launch
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St., Nelson, BCThe Nelson Public Library is pleased to host an author and book launch featuring two David Thompson University Centre (DTUC) alumni on May 17 at 7 pm. Calvin Wharton will launch his latest poetry collection, This Here Paradise, and Caroline Woodward will read some new short stories to celebrate the event. Wharton’s work has been […]