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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/2026-12-17/
LOCATION:British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adults,Seniors,Teens
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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 up 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!
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/silent-book-club-shut-up-read-2/2026-12-17/
LOCATION:British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adults,Seniors,Teens
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SUMMARY:Casual Crafters
DESCRIPTION:Join us to create\, relax\, and connect. Materials are provided\, and all are welcome.
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/casual-crafters/2026-12-17/
LOCATION:British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adults,Seniors,Teens
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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/2026-12-17/
LOCATION:British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adults,Seniors,Teens
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