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SUMMARY:Tea Thursday
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a cup of tea on us all day at the library while you browse and gather  🙂
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/tea-thursday/2026-10-01/
LOCATION:British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adults,Seniors,Teens
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SUMMARY:Venezuela: Revolutionary Promise Versus Imperialist Aggression (Sooke Region Lifelong Learning)
DESCRIPTION:Venezuela: Revolutionary Promise Versus Imperialist Aggression (Sooke Region Lifelong Learning) \nJoin Tyson Strandlund for an examination of Venezuela’s political history\, revolutionary aspirations\, international relationships\, and continuing struggles. Hosted by Jack Gegenberg. \nSession 1 of 3. Additional sessions are October 8 and 15. \nPlease register by email to sookeregionlifelonglearning@gmail.com.  Registration begins on the 12th of September.
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/venezuela-revolutionary-promise-versus-imperialist-aggression-sooke-region-lifelong-learning-4/
LOCATION:Sooke Multipurpose Room\, 6671 Wadams Way\, Sooke\, British Columbia\, V9Z 1A4
CATEGORIES:Adults,Seniors
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SUMMARY:Tech Thursday
DESCRIPTION:Have a tech question and don’t know where to start? Book a free\, thirty minute one-on-one tech help appointment with a library staff member\, and get your basic tech questions answered! \nWe can help with your smartphones\, tablets\, ereaders\, laptops\, introduction to using digital library resources\, and more! \nTo book\, please call\, email\, or visit us in-person: \n1-877-415-8475 \nNanaimoHarbourfront@virl.bc.ca \nPlease bring everything you need for your appointment. \nThis may include: \n\nYour device that you need help with\nAccount names and passwords associated with accounts we will be working with (e.g. email\, social media pages)\nIf you are needing help with digital resources\, please bring your library card and library account PIN\n\n 
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/tech-thursday/2026-10-01/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Adults,Everyone,Seniors
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SUMMARY:Silent Book Club: Shut Up & Read!
DESCRIPTION:Silent book clubs are all the rage!  Otherwise known as “Introvert Happy Hour” silent book clubs have sprung up around the world. Here’s how it works: \n\nbring a book with you or your library card so you can borrow one\narrive between 4:00 and 4:30\, find a seat\, get a cup of tea & a biscuit or 2\, and settle in\nshut uplent and silent read between 4:30 and 5:30\n5:30 to 6:00 chat\, socialize\, talk about what you’re reading\,…whatever! OR keep silent reading until 6:00!\n\nFrom the website Silent Book Club: \nSilent Book Club is a global community of readers with 2\,200+ chapters in 70 countries. There’s no assigned reading — it’s bring your own book. \nMore than a million members gather in person\, online\, and in destinations around the world to read together and swap stories. All readers are welcome! \n 
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/silent-book-club-shut-up-read/2026-10-01/
LOCATION:British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adults,Seniors,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261001T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261001T183000
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SUMMARY:Intermediate Conversational Spanish
DESCRIPTION:Join us to practice speaking Spanish in a casual setting! \nOn Thursdays\, 5:30-6:30pm\, we sit and chat en español en la biblioteca. Intermediate level.
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/conversational-spanish/2026-10-01/
LOCATION:British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adults,Seniors,Teens
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SUMMARY:Chess Club
DESCRIPTION:Think. Play. Connect. \nFriendly games and weekly sessions for all ages. Beginners welcome.\nFree!
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/chess-club/2026-10-01/
LOCATION:British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adults,Everyone,Families,Seniors,Teens,Teens & Tweens,Tweens
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