Book Club
Tales & Lies My Baba Told Me by Jennie Tschoban On Ukrainian Independence Day, local author Jennie Tschoban joins us to discuss her book. Jennie was four when her family fled their Ukrainian home in World War II, trekking through Europe and spending years in a Displaced Persons Camp before emigrating to Canada. In her sixties, […]
Ukulele Workshop with Susan Telfer
Would you like to try a song in a new key on the ukulele and brush up your skills? Join Susan for a fun morning learning Keep on the Sunny Side in the key of F, with tips for handy ways to play B flat and C7 chords, picking out the melody, and “singing the strings” […]
Author Event: Jon van Arsdell, No Longhairs
Jon van Arsdell, No Longhairs: The Odyssey of a Vietnam Draft Dodger Local author Jon van Arsdell reads from his humourous new memoir, No Longhairs, recalling his half century on the Sunshine Coast. Arriving in the late ‘60s as a draft dodger, the local pub’s sign greeted him with “No Longhairs Allowed.” Jon is a […]
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
Mondays in-person only Do you wish you could practice your French with other friendly French language learners? Join our weekly French Conversation Group!
French Conversation Group
Mondays in-person only Do you wish you could practice your French with other friendly French language learners? Join our weekly French Conversation Group!
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
Author Event: Jim Christy & David MacKinnon: Blazing a Trail to Blaise Cendrars
"No Truth, Only Action" Local author Jim Christy and Amsterdam writer David MacKinnon recently collaborated on Blaise Cendrars Speaks, a translation of radio interviews with Blaise Cendrars. Cendrars, a one-armed Swiss poet who gave birth to the Modernist movement in literature, discovered artists Fernand Leger, Marc Chagall, and Robert Doisneau, and collaborated with artist Sonia […]