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LDAG Meeting

Creston Public Library

Library Directors Advisory Group meets twice a year to discuss business related to the Kootenay Library Federation.

Genealogy Workshop

Online via Zoom

Begin or deepen your family research with tips and tricks from the BC Genealogy Society! They will join us for a free Zoom workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 20th at 6pm . We will discuss the many genealogy resources available for free through the library, including including Ancestry, various cemetery, grave, newspaper, and photography archives, ProQuest, […]

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 […]

Dementia and Public Library Service

Online via Zoom

The BC library federations are pleased to offer the upcoming Zoom webinar, Dementia and Public Library Services: How Well Are We Prepared? It is free for BC library employees and Trustees. According to the Alzheimer's Society of Canada, 597,000 people in Canada were living with dementia in 2020, a number that is predicted to rise […]

Meet the Mushrooms

Online via Zoom

Have you ever wondered about those mushrooms growing on your lawn or along your favorite hiking trail? Do you know how to identify mushrooms that are safe to eat? What about the nutritional and medicinal value of mushrooms? Join us for an illustrated talk with Robert Macrae and learn more regarding the surprising and often […]

Event Series BC Public Libraries Presents

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 […]

Event Series CATS: Children and Teen Services Roundtables

CATS Online Roundtable

Online via Zoom

CATS Online Roundtables are hour-long forums where library staff who work in childrens and teen services gather to share their successes, brainstorm dilemmas, identify trends and offer support. The emphasis is on peer-to-peer learning and the sharing of best practices in libraries.

Author Talk Susan Juby: How to Get Away with Writing About Murder

Online via Zoom

Join other library patrons from the Kootenays, Boundary, and Vancouver Island for an evening of murder and shared secrets as we talk with author Susan Juby about crime writing and her book, Mindful of Murder. Promotional materials, such as posters and newsletters blurbs, are available for download.

The Surprising Origins of Santa Claus

Online via Zoom

HO HO who?? Join us for The Surprising Origins of Santa Claus! Robert Macrae presents this illustrated talk Tuesday, Dec. 5th at 6:30pm P / 7:30pm M on Zoom. �� Robert is back! Anyone who attended last month’s Meet the Mushrooms talk and heard Robert’s diverse introduction will not be surprised to learn this next […]