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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-2026-06-26/2026-07-26/
LOCATION:In Branch\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adults,Everyone
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SUMMARY:Sunday Swaps: Audio!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an all things audio swap on July 26th from 10-3! \nWhat to donate: \n\nRecords\nMusic CDs\nAudiobooks\n\nWe will be accepting donations at the front service desk until July 25th. \nYou do not need to donate to attend the swap on the 26th! \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-audio/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Adults,Everyone
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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/2026-07-26/
LOCATION:2687 James St. Duncan\, BC
CATEGORIES:Adults,Seniors
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