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
TED Talks – Video Discussion Circle
TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) talks spread ideas and cover a wide range of topics — science, personal growth, social and global issues, etc. Each month, we watch a couple of short TED Talk videos together (subtitles available), on a selected topic. Then we discuss them in a friendly, casual group. Like a book club, but […]
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 […]
Canceled Welcoming Communities
Thursdays 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) 935-6813, email welcoming-communities@capilanou.ca, or visit www.welcoming-communities.ca
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 […]
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 […]