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SUMMARY:Pride Scavenger Hunt
DESCRIPTION:Looking for something fun to do?\nCheck out our scavenger hunt! Search the library for the hidden images and solve the riddle to be entered into a prize draw! Check back often for a new theme!
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/pride-scavenger-hunt/2026-06-28/
LOCATION:In Branch\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Children
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SUMMARY:Sunday Swaps: Games!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a game swap on June 28th from 10-3! \nWhat to donate: \n\nBoard games\nVideo games\nCard games\nPuzzles\n\nWe will be accepting donations at the front service desk until June 27th. Please ensure that items are complete (not missing pieces) and that they are in good/working condition. \nYou do not need to donate to attend the swap on the 28th! \nWhen you drop off your donations be sure to pick up one of our Sunday Swap stamp bookmarks! You will earn a stamp each time you donate to a Sunday Swap! Completed stamp bookmarks will be entered into a draw at the end of 2026\, for a chance to win a prize!
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/sunday-swaps-games/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Adults,Families
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SUMMARY:The Great Land Grab Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:The Vancouver Island Local History Society and the Nanaimo Museum have partnered to develop a travelling exhibit: The Great Vancouver Island Land Grab. \nThe exhibit introduces visitors to the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway Land Grant of 1887 — also known as the great land grab. Through graphic novel and comic style panels\, video\, and interactive elements\, visitors learn what happened\, who is affected\, and what it means for today. \nFeaturing illustrations by: \n\nEliot White-Hill\, Kwulasultun – Snuneymuxw First Nation\nJordanna George\, T’Sou-ke First Nation\nGord Hill\, Kwakwaka’wakw Nation\n\nThe exhibit is bilingual (English and French) and will travel Vancouver Island through 2026 and 2027. The exhibit begins at the Nanaimo Harbourfront Library in June 2026.
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/great-land-grab-2026-06-26/2026-06-28/
LOCATION:In Branch\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adults,Everyone
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260628T123000
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SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION:We pick the theme\, you pick the book! Join us monthly to chat\, discuss what we read\, and share book recommendations. \nNo registration required\, drop in to say hi! Tea and treats provided. \n  \nTHEME for September: Indigenous voices \nSuggested Titles: \n\nWhat Was Said to Me: The Life of Sti’tum’atul’wut\, a Cowichan Woman by Ruby Peters\nMaking Space for Indigenous Feminism by Multiple Authors\nSee-Me Street: My Homeless Indigenous Journey by DerRic Starlight\nUnreconciled: Family\, Truth\, and Indigenous Resistance by Jesse Wente\nBeyond the Glittering World: Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms by Multiple Authors\nVenCo: a Novel by Cherie Dimaline\nLove is a War Song by Danica Nava\nThe Cree Word for Love : Sâkihitowin by Tracey Lindberg\nGlobal Indigenous Horror by Multiple Authors\nCold: a Novel by Drew Hayden Taylor\nMy Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones\nAll the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Isaac\nPython’s Kiss by Louise Erdrich\nMaking Love with the Land by Joshua Whitehead\nMother Earth is our Elder: a Northern Indigenous Perspective on the Climate Crisis by Catherine Lafferty\nThe Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont\nTalk Treaty to Me: Understanding the Basics of Treaties and Land in Canada by Crystal Fraser\nListening Once Again to Our Great Mother: the Fairy Creek Blockades and the Life Story of Pacheedaht Elder Bill Jones by Elder Bill Jones\nMoon of the Crusted Snow: a Novel by Waubgeshig Rice\nNever Whistle at Night: an Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Multiple Authors\nNaoyak: a Novel by Norma Dunning\nMonkey Beach by Eden Robinson\nA minor chorus: a novel by Billy-Ray Belcourt\nBeautiful Beautiful : a novel by Brandon Reid\nPrairie Edge: a Novel by Conor Kerr\n\n  \nQuestions? Email cowichan@virl.bc.ca or call 250-746-7661 \n 
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/book-talk-book-club/2026-06-28/
LOCATION:2687 James St. Duncan\, BC
CATEGORIES:Adults,Seniors
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260628T130000
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SUMMARY:Summer Drop In Art Social!
DESCRIPTION:Beat the heat and join us for a fun and casual art drop in! Bring your own supplies\, or use what we provide! \nOpen to all ages and experiences\, and all forms of arts and crafts welcome. \nMeet in the Large Meeting Room on the second floor of the Nanaimo Harbourfront Library.
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/summer-drop-in-art-social/2026-06-28/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Everyone
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260628T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260628T143000
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SUMMARY:Talk: Regreening Urban Spaces
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special presentation to celebrate Pollinator Week! \n\nRe-greening Urban Spaces for Our Native Pollinators \n\nNative plants bring native bees\, even in the city. Local artist and avid naturalist Jesse Gray will be telling the story of her small urban yard transformation\, which over 5 years went from a lifeless expanse of grass\, concrete parking pads\, and invasive weeds to a home to over 21 genera of native bees\, as well as birds\, butterflies\, beneficial wasps\, flower flies and other invertebrates . \nJesse will introduce some of the bees and their behaviours\, and talk about what plants they like and why\, and how thinking about overall habitat needs\, rather than just feeding pollinators with flowers\, can make a huge transformation in the diversity of your garden \nIn short: you can bring wildness to where you are\, and re-greening urban spaces\, especially with native plants will be an important step towards tending for pollinators into the future.
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/talk-regreening-urban-spaces/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Adults
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