Philosophy Café
Library Mainil RoomWhat is the true meaning of "success" in life? What is a “good education”? Join the discussion as we talk about the eternal Big Questions, moderated by a trained philosopher. The moderator's aim is not to find winners and losers in a debate, but to use all viewpoints as clues to the puzzle that, if completed, […]
Book Club: The Life Impossible
Library Mainil RoomJoin us as we read Matt Haig’s The Life Impossible. When retired math teacher Grace Winters is left a decrepit house in Ibiza by a long-lost friend, curiosity gets the […]
Family Storytime
Library Mainil RoomThursdays @ 10:30 -11:00 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Holiday Concert
Library - Main AreaHeidi Kurz and Lise Kreps play seasonal music on harp, flute, recorder, and viola da gamba, for your enjoyment. Free, drop-in, all ages welcome. If you require accessibility accommodations, please email outreach@gibsonslibrary.ca.
Author Reading: Emma Dakin
Library Mainil RoomBook: A Storm in the Cotswolds Author: Marion Crook writing as Emma Dakin Emma Dakin (the fiction writer nom de plume of local author Marion McKinnon Crook) will read from Storms in the Cotswolds, the latest in her British Book Tour Mysteries series. Tour guide, Claire Barclay shepherds her tourists to the heart of the […]
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.