Mid-Autumn Festival
Come celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival at the Library! Lanterns, moon cake tasting, calligraphy, music and dance performances, and more. All ages welcome. Performances start at 1:30. Gu Zheng performance 古筝演奏 Meg (10 yrs) Violin performance 小提琴演奏 Henry (13yrs) Gu Zheng and Cello duo 古筝大提琴协奏 Meg (10yr) & Alina (9yrs) Calligraphy 书法 Mr. Xie 谢老师 Chinese Poetry […]
Monday Morning Meditation
Mondays 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 May 1 or May 8
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.
Writers’ Group
Alternate Wednesdays Come join your fellow writers in reading your own and critiquing each others’ work. No writing instruction offered, just helpful feedback in a friendly and constructive environment. Everyone welcome to attend any session. Facilitator: Vicki Warner Limited to 8 participants, in person only. To register for a session, please contact the library.
Beading Workshop
Learn to bead an orange shirt pin, a symbol of solidarity born of Phyllis Webstad's residential school experience. The workshop teaches basic beadworking techniques and discusses indigenous beading and appropriation. Participants will walk away with supplies to complete their project at home. For adults and youth age 13+ Registration required
Author and Art Event: Art & Words
Join us for a special presentation by artists and authors from this summer’s Art & Words Festival, including the short film Falling Down Slowly. The Sunshine Coast Writers’ and Editors’ Society (SCWES) paired artists and authors together to prompt each other’s creativity, resulting in stunning paintings, sculpture, a short film, and accompanying literary works. Free […]
Monday Morning Meditation
Mondays 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 May 1 or May 8
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.
Queer Youth Drop-In: Movie Screening
The Year We Thought About Love Come hang out and watch The Year We Thought about Love. This documentary follows a group of 16 queer youth from Boston, Massachusetts who act out their life experiences on stage in order to promote social change. For youth age 12-18, snacks provided. Run time is 68 minutes.
Readers’ Open Mic
Do you love to read aloud with expression, or listen to someone reading? Here’s your chance to read aloud for all to enjoy (4 minutes max), every third Wed of the month. You’re encouraged to pick a piece that resonates with the monthly theme. September's (optional) theme is "Truth and Secrets." Read or perform a […]