Library Events
Author Talk: Gérard Martinez
Bowen Island Library - Annex 430 Bowen Trunk Rd., Bowen Island, BC, CanadaJoin us for an author talk by Gérard Martinez, speaking on his new book, Windows on a Sanctioned Country / Fenêtre sur l'embargo: Iraq 1997-1999. This presentation includes original photography by the author and others. Copies of the book will be available to purchase in French and English. From the author: Diplomatic ties between France […]
Media Literacy Week
October 23-27, 2023 Join us in celebrating Canada’s Media Literacy Week! Learn about the key components of digital media literacy and find free resources to use throughout the week. See our Booklist in our catalogue & our book display in the library Read our Misinformation & Fake News page Check out Media Smarts' many Media […]
Career Advisor • Drop In
Bowen Island Library - Flex RoomDrop in for a WorkBC Career Advisor session at the Bowen Island Library! Come get one-on-one help with resumes, cover letters, interviewing, job searches, insights on the job market, career and education advice, and more from Janice, the WorkBC Career Advisor. This free drop-in service is in the Library Flex Room from 11 am-2 pm […]
Storytime
Bowen Island Library - Annex 430 Bowen Trunk Rd., Bowen Island, BC, CanadaA free 30-minute drop-in program of stories and songs for 2-4 year-olds and their caregivers! Wednesdays at 10:30 am Bowen Library Annex October 11-December 13 Afterwards, from 11:00-11:30 am, families are welcome to stay and socialize in the cozy Annex, read books, and hang out! Please stay home if anyone in your family is sick—we […]
Gather for Games with SKY—Seniors Keeping Young
Seniors Keeping Young and Bowen Island Public Library present: Gather for Games with SKY Fun and brain-stimulating games for 55+. Join us for games and boost your memory and cognitive health, while meeting new people. Coffee and tea available. Free, drop-in (SKY membership not required). We have bridge, chess, cards, UNO, Boggle, Yahtzee, Scrabble, Rummikub, […]
ChessMates Plus
Bowen Island Library - Annex 430 Bowen Trunk Rd., Bowen Island, BC, CanadaCalling all chess lovers! Drop in for casual chess at the Library–all experience levels welcome (though it helps if you know the basics). We also have lots of other games available: Catan, Scrabble, Monopoly, Jenga, Mah Jong, cards, blocks, and more! Join us on Thursdays, 5:00-6:30 pm, on these Fall 2023 dates: October 12 October […]
Book Donations Accepted 10 am-12 pm (Annex)
Bowen Island Library - Annex 430 Bowen Trunk Rd., Bowen Island, BC, CanadaThe Friends are currently focusing on collecting fiction and children's books, although other categories will be considered, based on subject relevance and book condition. Donations of clean, good condition used books can be brought to the Bowen Island Library Annex starting at 10:00 am, going until volunteers' bins are full (no later than 12:00 pm). […]
Murder Mystery Movie Afternoon • “Death on the Nile”
Join us for a showing of the film Death on the Nile (2022), based on the book by Agatha Christie and directed by Kenneth Branagh. Thanks to our Teen Advisory Group for organizing and presenting this event! Drop in, no registration required. Come a little early and grab a comfy chair (seating is limited)—film starts promptly […]
Storytime
Bowen Island Library - Annex 430 Bowen Trunk Rd., Bowen Island, BC, CanadaA free 30-minute drop-in program of stories and songs for 2-4 year-olds and their caregivers! Wednesdays at 10:30 am Bowen Library Annex October 11-December 13 Afterwards, from 11:00-11:30 am, families are welcome to stay and socialize in the cozy Annex, read books, and hang out! Please stay home if anyone in your family is sick—we […]
Movie Night: All My Puny Sorrows
Bowen Island Library - Annex 430 Bowen Trunk Rd., Bowen Island, BC, CanadaThursday, November 2 | 6 pm Join us for a screening of All My Puny Sorrows (2021). Based on the international best-selling novel by Miriam Toews, All My Puny Sorrows unexpectedly infuses wry humour into this heart-wrenching story of two loving sisters: one a gifted pianist (Sarah Gadon) obsessed with ending her life, the other a […]