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Welcoming Communities
Library Mainil RoomThursdays Are you a newcomer to Canada? Would you like help getting settled, accessing services, learning skills, making connections in the community, or learning English? Sunshine Coast Welcoming Communities can help! Drop in to any session. For more information, call Olga at 604 – 212- 1938, email welcoming-communities@capilanou.ca, or visit www.welcoming-communities.ca If you require accessibility accommodations, please […]
Book Club: Moon of the Crusted Snow
Library Mainil RoomCome join our discussion of Indigenous Canadian author Wabgeshig Rice’s new novel, Moon of the Crusted Snow. An Ashinaabe village struggles with an influx of refugees from an apocalypse. Out of catastrophe comes resilience. As one society collapses, another is reborn. Rice will appear at this summer's Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts. Free but space is […]
Repair Café
Library Mainil RoomDon’t buy new. Fix the old! Repair Café is back! We’re excited to host the Repair Cafe again. Bring your small appliances and other items for free repairs. Volunteers will help you bring new life to your old appliances. In person only. Drop-in; space is limited; first come first served. If you require accessibility accommodations, please email outreach@gibsonslibrary.ca.
Monday Morning Meditation
Library Mainil RoomMondays Using traditional Buddhist Dharma psychology to calm the mind and alleviate suffering, facilitator John Thompson will lead guided Dharma meditations for short and long term solutions, and discuss these modalities. No registration required, drop in to any session. No class on statutory holiday Mondays. If you require accessibility accommodations, please email outreach@gibsonslibrary.ca.
French Conversation Group
Library Mainil RoomMondays in-person only Do you wish you could practice your French with other friendly French language learners? Join our weekly French Conversation Group! No meetings on statutory holidays when the library is closed.
Knitting a Community
Library Mainil RoomDo you enjoy knitting and/or crocheting with others, and making useful items from donated yarn for local charities? Drop in to our weekly knitting group on Tuesday mornings. Knitters from beginners to experts are welcome. Host: Lynne Dyment Limited to 12 in-person participants, first-come first served. If you require accessibility accommodations, please email outreach@gibsonslibrary.ca.
Japanese Conversation
OnlineJapanese Conversation Group Are you curious about the Japanese language and culture? Join our weekly Japanese Conversation Group on Zoom. We meet every Tuesday from 1pm–2pm. All levels welcomed. Join us on Zoom here. Meeting ID: 938 2661 0670 Passcode: 705017
Pride Author Event: Anne Fleming
Library Mainil RoomCuriosities A thrilling genre- and gender-bending historical novel with a modern twist. A present-day amateur historian discovers five 17th-century manuscripts by different sources, and pieces together the strange story of plague, forbidden love, a woman going to sea as a man, and accusations of witchcraft. Free but space is limited. Registration below. Also accessible live […]
Welcoming Communities
Library Mainil RoomThursdays Are you a newcomer to Canada? Would you like help getting settled, accessing services, learning skills, making connections in the community, or learning English? Sunshine Coast Welcoming Communities can help! Drop in to any session. For more information, call Olga at 604 – 212- 1938, email welcoming-communities@capilanou.ca, or visit www.welcoming-communities.ca If you require accessibility accommodations, please […]
Word Whips—Creative Writing Workshops with Fran Bourassa
Library Mainil RoomMonthly on the third Thursday, 3:00-5:00 pm Calling all poets, writers, and would-be writers of all ages and experience levels! Bypass your inner “editor” to find your authentic voice. Practice “free writing” short pieces from “word whip” prompts, that elicit memories, emotions, and powerful ideas for poetry and stories. This method is quick, powerful, and […]