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Watch Documentaries on Senior's Health and other topics

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New Large Print Titles

Remington 1894 Cover
Remington 1894
Where the crawdads sing Cover
Where the crawdads…
I was Anastasia Cover
I was Anastasia
The clockmaker's daughter : a novel Cover
The clockmaker's daughter…
Washington Black Cover
Washington Black
Bitter orange Cover
Bitter orange
The witch elm Cover
The witch elm
Less : a novel Cover
Less : a…
Call me Lonesome Cover
Call me Lonesome
Deep Creek : finding hope in the high country Cover
Deep Creek :…
My love story Cover
My love story
Stagecoach to Purgatory : the violent days of Lou Prophet, bounty hunter Cover
Stagecoach to Purgatory…
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Learning Computers? No Problem!

Basic computers for beginners. [Windows XP] Cover
Basic computers for…
Microsoft Word for beginners Cover
Microsoft Word for…
Photo and video editing for seniors : create fantastic movie and photo projects Cover
Photo and video…
Computing for seniors in easy steps Cover
Computing for seniors…
Facebook for seniors quicksteps Cover
Facebook for seniors…
Facebook & Twitter for seniors for dummies [large print] Cover
Facebook & Twitter…
Digital photography for seniors for dummies Cover
Digital photography for…
Windows Live Essentials for seniors : get acquainted with free Windows Live Essentials applications Cover
Windows Live Essentials…
Computing with Windows 7 for the older and wiser : get up and running on your home PC Cover
Computing with Windows…
Protect, clean up and speed up your computer for seniors : use the protection, clean up and optimization tools available in Windows Cover
Protect, clean up…
More Windows 7 for seniors : get more out of your computer! Cover
More Windows 7…
Computing for seniors : for the over 50s Cover
Computing for seniors…
iPad for seniors for dummies Cover
iPad for seniors…
The internet for the older and wiser : get up and running safely on the web Cover
The internet for…
Microsoft Excel for beginners Cover
Microsoft Excel for…
Facebook & Twitter for seniors for dummies Cover
Facebook & Twitter…
Computers for seniors for dummies Cover
Computers for seniors…
E-mail for beginners Cover
E-mail for beginners
Is this thing on? : a computer handbook for late bloomers, technophobes, and the kicking & screaming Cover
Is this thing…
Windows 7 for seniors : for everyone who wants to learn to use the computer at a later age Cover
Windows 7 for…

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What's Happening

Knitting
Saturday Stitchers
  • Date: Saturday, July 20
  • Time:
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Recurring event
  • Audience: Adults, Everyone, Kids, Seniors, Teens
  • Branch: Port Alberni
Saturday Stitching
  • Date: Saturday, July 20
  • Time:
    1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
  • Recurring event
  • Audience: Adults, Seniors
  • Branch: Parksville
Knitting
Purl Jam Knitting Circle
  • Date: Monday, July 22
  • Time:
    6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
  • Recurring event
  • Audience: Adults, ESL, New Canadians, Seniors, Teens
  • Branch: Nanaimo Harbourfront
Brainstorming Together
Tech Tuesday
  • Date: Tuesday, July 23
  • Time:
    2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Recurring event
  • Audience: Adults, Everyone, New Canadians, Seniors
  • Branch: Campbell River
Tech Tuesday
  • Date: Tuesday, July 23
  • Time:
    2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Recurring event
  • Audience: Adults, Everyone, Seniors
  • Branch: Courtenay
Tech Tuesday
  • Date: Tuesday, July 23
  • Time:
    2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Recurring event
  • Audience: Adults, ESL, Everyone, New Canadians, Seniors
  • Branch: Nanaimo Harbourfront
Tech Help
Tech Tuesday
  • Date: Tuesday, July 23
  • Time:
    2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
  • Recurring event
  • Audience: Adults, Seniors
  • Branch: Gold River
Knitting
A Good Yarn: Knitting and Crochet Circle
  • Date: Tuesday, July 23
  • Time:
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Recurring event
  • Audience: Adults, Everyone, Seniors
  • Branch: Comox
Tech Help
eHelp
  • Date: Wednesday, July 24
  • Time:
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Recurring event
  • Audience: Adults, Seniors
  • Branch: Sayward
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Kanopy

Kanopy is a video streaming platform for libraries with one of the largest and most unique collections in the world. It features more than 26,000 movies, documentaries, and indie and foreign films from hundreds of producers, including The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Kino Lorber, PBS and thousands of independent filmmakers. Some popular film subjects that are included are Indigenous Studies, Health Studies (mental, child or sport & fitness), LGBTQ Stories, Photography, Career Development, Journalism and much more!

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Lynda.com

Lynda.com is a leading online learning company that has been producing and distributing video tutorials for many years. They offer thousands of courses with a focus on software, creative, education, and business skills. The tutorials are of high quality and led by industry experts.

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OverDrive

OverDrive is our most popular eBook and eAudiobook platform. All you need to get started is your library card and an internet connection. Download the Libby App for a simple and easy experience downloading eBooks and eAudiobooks for free.

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