Library Events
Teen Summer Reading Challenge
Bowen Library challenges you to a summer of great reading! Pick up your tracker at the Library, or download the fillable PDF (found below) and complete seven Reading Challenges and three Bonus Challenges. Books can be hard copies, graphic novels, ebooks, audiobooks and braille. On your tracker check off the challenges you complete, list the books you’ve read, and tell […]
French Connections: French Conversation Club
Bowen Island Library - Flex RoomDrop in and join us to practice your conversational French, and get to know other French speakers on Bowen Island! The focus is on beginner and intermediate speakers, but all levels are welcome. We meet 10:30-11:30 am on these Saturdays, but participants are welcome to stay longer if the conversation is still rolling! September 23 […]
Teen Advisory Group Meeting
The Teen Advisory Group (TAG) is for teens who want to make the Library better for themselves and for other teens! Joining TAG gives you a voice in what happens at the Library! Suggest items for our teen collections Suggest programs and services you’d like us to offer Participate in library and community activities Earn […]
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 […]
ReconciliACTION
Bowen Island Library - Annex 430 Bowen Trunk Rd., Bowen Island, BC, CanadaReconciliACTION on Nex̱wlélex̱wm / Bowen Island: Be a Hummingbird & Do What You Can Dukdukdiya, the little hummingbird from the Quechan parable and illustrated here by local artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, inspires us to do what we can in the work of reconciliation ahead—single acts of courage and commitment. This is a drop-in event from […]
Poet Talk: Emily Osborne
Bowen Island Library - Annex 430 Bowen Trunk Rd., Bowen Island, BC, CanadaJoin us for a talk by local poet, Emily Osborne, who will be reading from her new book of poetry, Safety Razor, published by Gordon Hill Press (2023). Read the Bowen Island Undercurrent article interviewing Emily Osborne Safety Razor combines personal lyrics with translations from Old Norse, its taut poems running like high-wires between the poles […]
French Connections: French Conversation Club
Bowen Island Library - Flex RoomDrop in and join us to practice your conversational French, and get to know other French speakers on Bowen Island! The focus is on beginner and intermediate speakers, but all levels are welcome. We meet 10:30-11:30 am on these Saturdays, but participants are welcome to stay longer if the conversation is still rolling! September 23 […]
Teen Advisory Group Meeting
Bowen Island Library - Flex RoomThe Teen Advisory Group (TAG) is for teens who want to make the Library better for themselves and for other teens! Joining TAG gives you a voice in what happens at the Library! Suggest items for our teen collections Suggest programs and services you’d like us to offer Participate in library and community activities Earn […]
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 […]