This month's book is Up Ghost River by Edmund Metatawabin. The Salt Spring Island Public Library book club, open to all and free of charge, meets from 1 – 3 pm on the fourth Thursday of each month. Meet other book lovers and have fun discussing an interesting read.
Salt Spring author Chris (CC) Humphreys reads from his latest novel, Smoke in the Glass. SS Public Library. 7 p.m.
Salt Spring author and photographer Diana Hayes reads from Labyrinth of Green, Poems and Photographs. SS Public Library 7 p.m.
Reconciliation reading circles starting in fall for 5 weeks. Join others in reading They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars. In these Reading Circles, we explore Bev Sellars’ frank and poignant memoir, in which she shares her personal account of her residential school experience and articulates her own path to healing. Library staff will […]
Featured poet Chris Muscat writes about the unseen, ecology, grief and beauty. He has self-published half a dozen chap books and is currently working on two books of poetry to be released in 2020. Salt Spring Public Library. 7 p.m. Reader sign-up at 6:45 p.m.. One poem per reader.
Reconciliation reading circles starting in fall for 5 weeks. Join others in reading They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars. In these Reading Circles, we explore Bev Sellars’ frank and poignant memoir, in which she shares her personal account of her residential school experience and articulates her own path to healing. Library staff will […]
Maggie Squires and Drew Bodaly present Gulf Island Lakes: New Work (2014-2019) on Salt Spring's St. Mary, Cusheon and Blackburn, and Cortes' Hague and Gunflint. SS Public Library. 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Reconciliation reading circles starting in fall for 5 weeks. Join others in reading They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars. In these Reading Circles, we explore Bev Sellars’ frank and poignant memoir, in which she shares her personal account of her residential school experience and articulates her own path to healing. Library staff will […]
Marissa Stapley launches The Last Resort, an instant national bestselling thriller by visiting Toronto-based author and journalist. Salt Spring public Library. 7 p.m.
Reconciliation reading circles starting in fall for 5 weeks. Join others in reading They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars. In these Reading Circles, we explore Bev Sellars’ frank and poignant memoir, in which she shares her personal account of her residential school experience and articulates her own path to healing. Library staff will […]
The Salt Spring Island Public Library book club, open to all and free of charge, meets from 1 to 3 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month. This month's pick is A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles.
Toronto write Eufemia Fantetti launches My Father, Fortune-tellers & Me: A Memoir — a powerful and witty coming-of-age story of fate versus free will — and Salt Spring's Brenda Brooks presents her much-anticipated second novel, the noir-ish Honey. Salt Spring Public Library. 3:30 p.m.
Reconciliation reading circles starting in fall for 5 weeks. Join others in reading They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars. In these Reading Circles, we explore Bev Sellars’ frank and poignant memoir, in which she shares her personal account of her residential school experience and articulates her own path to healing. Library staff will […]
Salt Spring writers who contributed to Mother Tongue Publishing's Love of the Salish Sea Islands anthology will read at the Salt Spring Public Library. 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Today's book being discussed is Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Penelope Bagieu.
Featured poet Karen Lee White is Northern Salish, Tuscarora, Chippewa and Scots from Vancouver Island. Library program room. Reader sign-up 6:45 p.m., open mic at 7, featured poet at 7:30 p.m.
A self-led program where participants walk from the library, through Mouat Park to the pool, following the story along the path. Fun for all ages! Today's book is Duck in the Truck by Jez Alborough. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Presented in partnership with CRD PARC with funding from Island Link Library Federation.
First annual celebration of children's lit at the SS Public Library. Schedule sees Aidan Cassie give a presentation on creating picture books from 11 a.m. to noon; snacks and a picture book-making activity from 12 to 12:30 p.m.; and Mike Deas give a presentation on creating graphic novels from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Snacks, games, crafts and discussion of Jane, the Fox and Me by Jane Britt. SS Public Library. 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Salt Spring Seeds founder and author of multiple books Dan Jason talks about his latest book. Salt Spring Public Library. 7 to 9 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Second book in a trilogy by Salt Spring writer Mary Hughes is launched at the Salt Spring Public Library. 1:30 p.m. With live piano music by Susan Bull.
Evening of poetry with Arleen Pare at the Salt Spring Public Library. 7 p.m.
Today's book is The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Salt Spring Public Library. 1 to 3 p.m. The book club is open to all and meets on the fourth Thursday of each month.
Salt Spring author Briony Penn shares Stories from the Magic Canoe, stories of Cecil Paul, an Xenaksiala elder, as told to Penn. Salt Spring Public Library. 7 p.m.
Guest is North Vancouver poet and novelist Aislinn Hunter. Salt Spring Public Library. The open-mic begins at 7 p.m., with sign-up at 6:45, followed by Hunter reading at 7:30 p.m.
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