Family Storytime
Library Mainil RoomThursdays - New time! 10:00 -10:30 am Join us for songs, bounces, and stories for children age 0-5 and their caregivers. Connect with your child and with families in your community. Free, drop-in program If you require accessibility accommodations, please email outreach@gibsonslibrary.ca
Baby & Toddler Storytime
Library Mainil RoomNow on Thursdays! 11:00 – 11:30 am Join us for rhymes, songs, bounces, and stories for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers. Recommended for children age 0-3. Free, drop-in program If you require accessibility accommodations, please email outreach@gibsonslibrary.ca
Welcoming Communities
Library Mainil RoomThursdays repeating, 12:30 - 2:00 pm New time Are you a newcomer to Canada? Would you like help getting settled, accessing services, learning skills, making connections in the community, or […]
Word Whips Writing Workshop with Fran Bourassa
Library Mainil RoomCalling 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 everyone can enjoy it. Fran Bourassa is […]
Open Games Time
Library Mainil RoomFridays, 1:00 – 3:00 PM Bring a friend and play! Chess, Scrabble, and Bridge, are just a few examples. We provide the space and tables, you bring the friends! We have Scrabble, Chess sets, and playing cards available. Please bring any specific games you’d like to play. Drop-in. No registration required. If you require accessibility accommodations, please […]
Advanced Care Planning Workshop
Library Mainil RoomAdvance care planning helps you have a say in the health care you would like to receive if you get very sick and cannot speak for yourself. In this workshop, presenters from Sunshine Coast Hospice will introduce you to the Sunshine Coast Green Sleeve and explore the steps involved in making an advance care plan. […]
Kindness Quilt, Anti-Bullying Buttons, and Pink Cupcakes!
Library Mainil RoomJoin us in creating a Kindness Quilt as a way to stand up against bullying for Pink Shirt Day. Drop-in to decorate a square expressing what kindness, caring, and inclusion means to you! While you’re here, design or colour a button to showcase your creativity and promote anti-bullying messages, helping to lift each other up. […]
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. If you require accessibility accommodations, please email outreach@gibsonslibrary.ca.