July 2026
Family Play Day
The Courtenay Library is hosting a drop-in play day on Saturday mornings! The program room will be set up with…
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Open Playroom
After Storytime, stick around and play! Enjoy our array of toys, meet and play with other families! This is a…
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Sunday Swaps: Audio!
Join us for an all things audio swap on July 26th from 10-3! What to donate: Records Music CDs Audiobooks…
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Summer Drop In Art Social!
Beat the heat and join us for a fun and casual art drop in! Bring your own supplies, or use…
Find out more >Introduction to Libby
Learn about getting started with Libby, browsing the ebook, audiobook, and magazine catalogue, and managing your account.
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Family Storytime
Join librarian Renée for 30 minutes of live-action storytime fun. We’ll move our bodies, wave our scarves, sing songs, learn…
Find out more >Open Playroom
After Storytime, stick around and play! Enjoy our array of toys, meet and play with other families! This is a…
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Knit Wits
Visit Bowser Library and be a Knit Wit!. Join us at 12:00 pm to sit, chat, and get a little…
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The Knit Wits (Bowser textile group)
Visit Bowser Library and be a Knit Wit! Join us at 12:30 pm to sit, chat, and get a little…
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Reader’s Choice Book Club: Afternoon Edition
Join us for the latest afternoon meeting of Reader’s Choice book club! This July we are having an afternoon meeting…
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Tuesday Movie Club!
The Game is Afoot! Join us for the Courtenay's Tuesday Movie Club as we screen Rian Johnson’s critically acclaimed, modern…
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D&D 102
Are you curious about Dungeons & Dragons but don’t know where to start? Good news! Graham is teaching beginner’s classes…
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Tech Help
Need help with your phone, tablet, laptop, or another tech question? Sign up for a 30-minute, one-on-one session with library…
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Family Storytime
Join us for songs, stories and fun with your little ones. This is a free family drop-in program for babies,…
Find out more >Summer Reading Club Kids’ Craft
Ahoy mateys! Let’s get creative and make some ocean-themed crafts! All materials are provided. For kids ages 5-12. Participants will…
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Lego Jam!
Drop in every Thursday! Use our Lego to do your thing, or try one of our challenges! Ages 5+
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Tech Thursday
Have a tech question and don't know where to start? Book a free, thirty minute one-on-one tech help appointment with…
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Mindfulness Book Club
This is a free, open community-room booking. Please contact the organiser to register for the program. Join Amanda for a…
Find out more >Board Game Drop-In
Looking for something to do together on a Friday afternoon? Drop in & play some of our awesome board games!…
Find out more >August 2026
Family Play Day
The Courtenay Library is hosting a drop-in play day on Saturday mornings! The program room will be set up with…
Find out more >Open Playroom
After Storytime, stick around and play! Enjoy our array of toys, meet and play with other families! This is a…
Find out more >SRC Trading Card Play & Swap
Do you have a Summer Reading Club Trading Card collection that just keeps growing? Drop-in to meet up and play,…
Find out more >D&D Club: Campaign
Let’s band together and save the world! Join us for a short Dungeons & Dragons campaign, played over several weeks…
Find out more >Knit Wits
Visit Bowser Library and be a Knit Wit!. Join us at 12:00 pm to sit, chat, and get a little…
Find out more >The Knit Wits (Bowser textile group)
Visit Bowser Library and be a Knit Wit! Join us at 12:30 pm to sit, chat, and get a little…
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Rubik’s Cube Club
Love the cube? Join Jessie and Zane in Courtenay to practice the cube or learn the basics! This is a…
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Parksville Library Book Club
Looking for a great new read and some lively discussion? The Parksville Library Book Club meets on the 1st Tuesday…
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Tuesday Movie Club!
An angry raccoon and his emotional support tree carry three useless adults through space. Come watch it happen! This week’s…
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Crafternoon!
Stop by the library and paint a Kindness Rock with us!
Find out more >Teen Sea Monster Club Craft: Kraken Tentacle! (Part 1)
Let’s make something monstrous! Join us for crafting sessions, earn points toward your Teen Summer Challenge prizes, hang out, and…
Find out more >Tech Help
Need help with your phone, tablet, laptop, or another tech question? Sign up for a 30-minute, one-on-one session with library…
Find out more >Family Storytime
Join us for songs, stories and fun with your little ones. This is a free family drop-in program for babies,…
Find out more >Lego Jam!
Drop in every Thursday! Use our Lego to do your thing, or try one of our challenges! Ages 5+
Find out more >Tech Thursday
Have a tech question and don't know where to start? Book a free, thirty minute one-on-one tech help appointment with…
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Islands Trust Pop-Up Office hours
Drop in and chat with Gabriola Island trustees Susan Yates and Tobi Elliot in the meeting room/gallery. No appointment needed.
Find out more >Mindfulness Book Club
This is a free, open community-room booking. Please contact the organiser to register for the program. Join Amanda for a…
Find out more >Underwater Yoga with Anita!
Can you stretch like an octopus? Spin like a turtle? Scuttle like a crab? Kids of all ages (0-18) are…
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Family Movie Matinee
Beat the heat in our air-conditioned “theatre,” bring some snacks, and enjoy our selected under-the-sea themed family films. This is…
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Chess Club
Seasoned pros or fresh newbies, come play a friendly game or two with us! This is a drop-in event for…
Find out more >Family Play Day
The Courtenay Library is hosting a drop-in play day on Saturday mornings! The program room will be set up with…
Find out more >Open Playroom
After Storytime, stick around and play! Enjoy our array of toys, meet and play with other families! This is a…
Find out more >Summer Drop In Art Social!
Beat the heat and join us for a fun and casual art drop in! Bring your own supplies, or use…
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Board Game Club
Are you looking to unplug, meet people in the community, and dive into the exciting world of modern tabletop gaming?…
Find out more >Family Storytime
Join librarian Renée for 30 minutes of live-action storytime fun. We’ll move our bodies, wave our scarves, sing songs, learn…
Find out more >Open Playroom
After Storytime, stick around and play! Enjoy our array of toys, meet and play with other families! This is a…
Find out more >Knit Wits
Visit Bowser Library and be a Knit Wit!. Join us at 12:00 pm to sit, chat, and get a little…
Find out more >Crafternoon!
Stop by the library and paint a Kindness Rock with us!
Find out more >The Knit Wits (Bowser textile group)
Visit Bowser Library and be a Knit Wit! Join us at 12:30 pm to sit, chat, and get a little…
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Tech Help
Need help with your phone, tablet, laptop, or another tech question? Sign up for a 30-minute, one-on-one session with library…
Find out more >Rubik’s Cube Club
Love the cube? Join Jessie and Zane in Cumberland to practice the cube or learn the basics! Drop in, bring…
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Children’s Author Reading: Roz Maclean + “Do You Know the Dark?”
Please join us in celebrating local author Roz Maclean’s Do You Know the Dark?, the latest in her collection of…
Find out more >Lego Jam!
Drop in every Thursday! Use our Lego to do your thing, or try one of our challenges! Ages 5+
Find out more >Tech Thursday
Have a tech question and don't know where to start? Book a free, thirty minute one-on-one tech help appointment with…
Find out more >Chess Club
Seasoned pros or fresh newbies, come play a friendly game or two with us! this is a drop-in event for…
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Textile Arts with Vancouver Island Fibreshed
Come together in community with members of Vancouver Island Fibreshed for a monthly, hands-on exploration of the textile arts. Learn…
Find out more >Mindfulness Book Club
This is a free, open community-room booking. Please contact the organiser to register for the program. Join Amanda for a…
Find out more >Board Game Drop-In
Looking for something to do together on a Friday afternoon? Drop in & play some of our awesome board games!…
Find out more >SRC Trading Card Play & Swap
Do you have a Summer Reading Club Trading Card collection that just keeps growing? Drop-in to meet up and play,…
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Courtenay SRC Book Club
The Courtenay branch Summer Reading Club Book Club will be reading and discussing "Impossible Creatures." Registration is required for this…
Find out more >Family Play Day
The Courtenay Library is hosting a drop-in play day on Saturday mornings! The program room will be set up with…
Find out more >Open Playroom
After Storytime, stick around and play! Enjoy our array of toys, meet and play with other families! This is a…
Find out more >Board Game Club
Are you looking to unplug, meet people in the community, and dive into the exciting world of modern tabletop gaming?…
Find out more >D&D Club: Campaign
Let’s band together and save the world! Join us for a short Dungeons & Dragons campaign, played over several weeks…
Find out more >Family Movie Matinee
Beat the heat in our air-conditioned “theatre,” bring some snacks, and enjoy our selected under-the-sea themed family films. This is…
Find out more >Knit Wits
Visit Bowser Library and be a Knit Wit!. Join us at 12:00 pm to sit, chat, and get a little…
Find out more >The Knit Wits (Bowser textile group)
Visit Bowser Library and be a Knit Wit! Join us at 12:30 pm to sit, chat, and get a little…
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Dance Party!
DANCE PARTY! CAKE! CRAFTS! Join us for a fun end to SRC! We’ll have cake and crafts and music and…
Find out more >Teen Sea Monster Club Craft: Kraken Tentacle! (Part 2)
Let’s make something monstrous! Join us for crafting sessions, earn points toward your Teen Summer Challenge prizes, hang out, and…
Find out more >Tech Help
Need help with your phone, tablet, laptop, or another tech question? Sign up for a 30-minute, one-on-one session with library…
Find out more >Chess Club
Seasoned pros or fresh newbies, come play a friendly game or two with us! This is a drop in event!…
Find out more >DANCE PARTY!
DANCE PARTY! CAKE! CRAFTS! Join us for a fun end to SRC! We’ll have cake and crafts and music and…
Find out more >Lego Jam!
Drop in every Thursday! Use our Lego to do your thing, or try one of our challenges! Ages 5+
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Summer Reading Club Wrap-up Party!
Let’s party! We are excited to celebrate all the efforts of our Summer Reading Club participants! Join us for reading…
Find out more >Tech Thursday
Have a tech question and don't know where to start? Book a free, thirty minute one-on-one tech help appointment with…
Find out more >Mindfulness Book Club
This is a free, open community-room booking. Please contact the organiser to register for the program. Join Amanda for a…
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Music in the Library: Nanaimo Recorder Consort
It’s Music at the Library! Join us at the Nanaimo Harbourfront Branch for a free, Friday lunch hour of live…
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Cumberland SRC Book Club
Cumberland SRC book club will be reading and discussing “The House at the Edge of Magic.” (Snacks Provided!) Registration is…
Find out more >Family Play Day
The Courtenay Library is hosting a drop-in play day on Saturday mornings! The program room will be set up with…
Find out more >Open Playroom
After Storytime, stick around and play! Enjoy our array of toys, meet and play with other families! This is a…
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Library Olympics!
Join us for the library olympics!
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Sunday Swaps: Back to School!
Join us for a back to school swap!! What to donate: Notebooks/Binders Pens/Pencils Scissors/ rulers Backpacks Lunchboxes Rain jackets Water…
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Queer Crafternoon
Queer Crafternoon is a free drop-in art space for queer, trans, and two-spirit folks of all ages along with their…
Find out more >Board Game Club
Are you looking to unplug, meet people in the community, and dive into the exciting world of modern tabletop gaming?…
Find out more >Knit Wits
Visit Bowser Library and be a Knit Wit!. Join us at 12:00 pm to sit, chat, and get a little…
Find out more >D&D 102
Are you curious about Dungeons & Dragons but don’t know where to start? Good news! Graham is teaching beginner’s classes…
Find out more >Reader’s Choice Book Club: Afternoon Edition
Join us for the latest afternoon meeting of Reader’s Choice book club! This August we are having an afternoon meeting…
Find out more >Tech Help
Need help with your phone, tablet, laptop, or another tech question? Sign up for a 30-minute, one-on-one session with library…
Find out more >Lego Jam!
Drop in every Thursday! Use our Lego to do your thing, or try one of our challenges! Ages 5+
Find out more >Tech Thursday
Have a tech question and don't know where to start? Book a free, thirty minute one-on-one tech help appointment with…
Find out more >Mindfulness Book Club
This is a free, open community-room booking. Please contact the organiser to register for the program. Join Amanda for a…
Find out more >Family Play Day
The Courtenay Library is hosting a drop-in play day on Saturday mornings! The program room will be set up with…
Find out more >Board Game Club
Are you looking to unplug, meet people in the community, and dive into the exciting world of modern tabletop gaming?…
Find out more >D&D Club: Campaign
Let’s band together and save the world! Join us for a short Dungeons & Dragons campaign, played over several weeks…
Find out more >September 2026
Knit Wits
Visit Bowser Library and be a Knit Wit!. Join us at 12:00 pm to sit, chat, and get a little…
Find out more >Parksville Library Book Club
Looking for a great new read and some lively discussion? The Parksville Library Book Club meets on the 1st Tuesday…
Find out more >Tech Help
Need help with your phone, tablet, laptop, or another tech question? Sign up for a 30-minute, one-on-one session with library…
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Needlecraft Club
Join us every Wednesday for Needlecraft Club, where like-minded crafty individuals come together to share their passion for knitting, crochet,…
Find out more >Tech Thursday
Have a tech question and don't know where to start? Book a free, thirty minute one-on-one tech help appointment with…
Find out more >Yvonne Maximchuk Author Reading
Join B.C. artist and author Yvonne Maximchuk for a reading from her latest book and a look at what she's…
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Mindfulness Book Club
This is a free, open community-room booking. Please contact the organiser to register for the program. Join Amanda for a…
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