August 2026
Summer Escape Room
Grab up to eight friends/family members and come attempt our Summer Escape Room. You have 45 minutes to try and…
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Summer Storytime
Bring your little ones to the library every Thursday this summer for stories, songs, rhymes and movement. Best for 0—5…
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Babytime
Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes. No registration required. For children ages 0-18 months and their caregivers
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Paws and Tales: Read to Rosie
Introducing Rosie, one of our furry library assistants! Paws and Tales is a reading program for kids ages 7 and…
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Sculpt Your Own Sea Creature at the Wellington Library
Join us at the library for some sea creature sculpting! Make your own ocean friend using Model Magic clay. Decorate…
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Summer Reading Club Activity
Join us for Summer Reading Club, a different activity every week! Imagine, explore, create.
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Kindness Rocks
Decorate rocks and then leave them around Bowser for people to enjoy.
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Tech Thursday
Have a tech question and don't know where to start? Book a free, thirty minute one-on-one tech help appointment with…
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Tabletop Game Night
It’s your turn, so drop in and play! The library has reserved space each week for drop-in tabletop game play:…
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Islands Trust Pop-Up Office hours
Drop in and chat with Gabriola Island trustees Susan Yates and Tobi Elliot in the meeting room/gallery. No appointment needed.
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Teen Advisory Group
Are you 12-18 & want to have a say in what happens at your library? Come to our TAG meeting!…
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Casual Crafters
Join us to create, relax, and connect. Materials are provided, and all are welcome.
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Intermediate Conversational Spanish
Join us to practice speaking Spanish in a casual setting! On Thursdays, 5:30-6:30pm, we sit and chat en español en…
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Mindfulness Book Club
This is a free, open community-room booking. Please contact the organiser to register for the program. Join Amanda for a…
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Teen Summer Challenge Activity
Stop by on Thursday evenings to work on your Teen Summer Challenge. Bring a friend or make a new one…
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Grizzly Bears on Vancouver Island: Past, Present, and Future
Learn about the presence of grizzly bears on Vancouver Island and how to stay safe. This program is free and…
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Puzzle Time
Feeling puzzled? Join us at the library for Puzzle Time. Work on our puzzle, or take one home with you.…
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Port Hardy Library Adventure Card
Ahoy matey! Shiver me timbers! Treasures await you at the library! Kids can pick up a Library Adventure Card, then…
Find out more >Summer Escape Room
Grab up to eight friends/family members and come attempt our Summer Escape Room. You have 45 minutes to try and…
Find out more >
Healthy Kids Storytime
Join us on Fridays for stories about healthy habits for children. Presented in partnership with Island Health.
Find out more >Babytime in Sooke
Join us at Babytime for songs, rhymes, stories, and more as we shake our sillies out and wiggle our waggles…
Find out more >Summer Reading Club Activity
Stop by the library for Summer Reading Club fun. A new activity every week!
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Tech Help
Tech Help is here to assist with your laptop, tablet, cellphone or ereader! We can help with streaming movies, downloading…
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Crafts for Kids
Join us July 3rd and August 7th for fun crafting at the library! All supplies are provided for this free…
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Nintendo Switch Time
All year round drop in and play Nintendo Switch on our giant screen in the meeting room. We have lots…
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STEM Building Fun
Come and build a variety of toy boats with us! We will test if they float.
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Naloxone and Harm Reduction Training
Learn when and how to use Naloxone. It saves lives!
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Chess Club
Seasoned pros or fresh newbies, come play a friendly game or two with us! This is a drop-in event for…
Find out more >Puzzle Time
Feeling puzzled? Join us at the library for Puzzle Time. Work on our puzzle, or take one home with you.…
Find out more >Port Hardy Library Adventure Card
Ahoy matey! Shiver me timbers! Treasures await you at the library! Kids can pick up a Library Adventure Card, then…
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Family Fun Time
Sooke is hosting a drop-in Family Fun Time on Saturday mornings! We’ll have board games, puzzles, STEAM toys and more…
Find out more >Summer Escape Room
Grab up to eight friends/family members and come attempt our Summer Escape Room. You have 45 minutes to try and…
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Chess Club
Checkmate! It's an all ages Chess club at the Library every Saturday from 10am until 12pm. Come to learn or…
Find out more >Family Play Day
The Courtenay Library is hosting a drop-in play day on Saturday mornings! The program room will be set up with…
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Metis Felt Story Event
Families come decorate a felt story based on the book The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a Traditional Métis Story…
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Sooke All-Ages Family Storytime
Join us at an all-ages family Storytime for songs, rhymes, stories, and more as we shake our sillies out and…
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Family Storytime
Drop by the library and join Librarian Kaitlin every Saturday morning for stories, songs and rhymes all around a fun…
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LEGO Club and Family Fun Time
Join us on Saturdays for LEGO, puzzles, games, colouring, and more. Find inspiration and friendship while creating something cool. Fun…
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Oceanside Chess Club
Swing by and join us for a thrilling game of chess! Everyone welcome, games are provided. The Oceanside Chess club…
Find out more >Summer Reading Club Activity
Join us for Summer Reading Club fun -- a different activity every week. Imagine, explore, create!
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Games Club
It's game time at the library! Bring your friends, or make a new one, and play one of our many…
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Saturday Family Matinee
Join us (almost) every Saturday afternoon in July and the first half of August for a family movie in our…
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Author Talk: Lawrence Feuchtwanger
Local author Lawrence Feuchtwanger presents his latest book. Skin: a novel. Skin, the porous boundary where we meet, touch, bleed.…
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Needlecraft Circle
Do you love embroidery, knitting or crocheting? How about beading or other needlecraft? Join our needlecraft circle every Thursday at…
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Kid’s Dungeons & Dragons
Adventure awaits…at the library! Join a stalwart band of kids as they learn to how to play the Dungeons &…
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Summer Drop In Art Social!
Beat the heat and join us for a fun and casual art drop in! Bring your own supplies, or use…
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Shut Up & Write: Nanaimo
Shut Up & Write! is a global community that empowers writers to overcome procrastination, silence their inner critic, and make…
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Coffee Morning
Stop by the Cowichan Library for free coffee, tea, snacks and socializing.
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Builders’ Club at the Wellington Library
Calling all builders! Join us every Monday, from 2:30-4:30 PM, at the Nanaimo Wellington library. We will have LEGO® bricks,…
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Paws and Tales: Read to Carlie
Introducing Carlie, 0ne of our furry library assistants! Paws and Tales is a reading program for kids ages 7 and…
Find out more >Port Hardy Library Adventure Card
Ahoy matey! Shiver me timbers! Treasures await you at the library! Kids can pick up a Library Adventure Card, then…
Find out more >Crafts for Kids
Join us every Tuesday for fun crafting at the library! All supplies are provided for this free event and drop-in's…
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Knit Wits
Visit Bowser Library and be a Knit Wit!. Join us at 12:00 pm to sit, chat, and get a little…
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Crafternoon!
Stop by the library and paint a Kindness Rock with us!
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The Knit Wits (Bowser textile group)
Visit Bowser Library and be a Knit Wit! Join us at 12:30 pm to sit, chat, and get a little…
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Photo Scavenger Hunt
Photograph objects, locations and situations inside and outside the library for a chance to win prizes.
Find out more >Lego Club
Drop in to the meeting room and use our mountains of Lego to let your imagination fly! Challenge cards will…
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Tech Help
Tech Help is here to assist with your laptop, tablet, cellphone or ereader! We can help with streaming movies, downloading…
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Kids’ Crafternoon – Finger Puppets
Join us as we make colourful ocean creature finger puppets. Best suited for ages 4-12.
Find out more >Sooke LEGO® Club
Drop in for some weekly LEGO® building fun at LEGO® Club! We provide the LEGO® (and Duplo) and you provide…
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Learn Lorcana
Want to learn Lorcana? Librarian Kaitlin will be available to teach it! Sign up for this 7 week series! Learn…
Find out more >Chess Club
Seasoned pros or fresh newbies, come play a friendly game or two with us! Ages (7-12)
Find out more >Puzzle Time
Feeling puzzled? Join us at the library for Puzzle Time. Work on our puzzle, or take one home with you.…
Find out more >Port Hardy Library Adventure Card
Ahoy matey! Shiver me timbers! Treasures await you at the library! Kids can pick up a Library Adventure Card, then…
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Shut Up & Write
All writers welcome to join this very dedicated group of local authors, poets, & beginning writers too! Work on your…
Find out more >Tech Help
Tech Help is here to assist with your laptop, tablet, cellphone or ereader! We can help with streaming movies, downloading…
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Babytime
Learn songs, rhymes, stories and skills you can use to help your baby get a start on literacy. For ages…
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Comox Sing and Splash Storytime
The library is taking storytime to the park this summer! Songs, stories, puppets and more under the lower gazebo in…
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Comox Mother Goose Baby Bounce
Join us at the Marina Park behind the stage on the grass in the shade! Babies start learning from birth!…
Find out more >Summer Reading Club Activity
Join us for Summer Reading Club! A different activity every week. Come imagine, create, and explore.
Find out more >Paws and Tales: Read to Rosie
Introducing Rosie, one of our furry library assistants! Paws and Tales is a reading program for kids ages 7 and…
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Lego® Club
Calling all architects! Bring your construction skills and we’ll provide the LEGO.
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Tech-Help Wednesday
Let us help you figure out your device issues. Whether it's your laptop, tablet, eReader, or phone - we will…
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Need help with your phone, tablet, laptop, or another tech question? Sign up for a 30-minute, one-on-one session with library…
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Comox Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club
Calling youth ages 12-16! Step into the world of Dungeons & Dragons with thrilling monthly adventures that challenge your creativity…
Find out more >LEGO Club
Join us for LEGO Club! Drop in to create anything you can imagine or follow the themed prompt and…
Find out more >Summer Reading Club Activity
Join us for Summer Reading Club! A different activity every week. Come imagine, explore, create.
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Rubik’s Cube Club
Love the cube? Join Jessie and Zane in Cumberland to practice the cube or learn the basics! Drop in, bring…
Find out more >Puzzle Time
Feeling puzzled? Join us at the library for Puzzle Time. Work on our puzzle, or take one home with you.…
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Tea Thursday
Enjoy a cup of tea on us all day at the library while you browse and gather :-)
Find out more >Port Hardy Library Adventure Card
Ahoy matey! Shiver me timbers! Treasures await you at the library! Kids can pick up a Library Adventure Card, then…
Find out more >Paws and Tales: Read to Rosie
Introducing Rosie, one of our furry library assistants! Paws and Tales is a reading program for kids ages 7 and…
Find out more >Summer Reading Club Activity
Join us for Summer Reading Club, a different activity every week! Imagine, explore, create.
Find out more >Tech Thursday
Have a tech question and don't know where to start? Book a free, thirty minute one-on-one tech help appointment with…
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Create with LEGO
Join us for building fun! Bring your imagination and creativity, we'll supply the bricks.
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Estuary Touch and Discover
Join staff from the Cowichan Bay Estuary to learn about things that live in the sea and what we might…
Find out more >Chess Club
Seasoned pros or fresh newbies, come play a friendly game or two with us! this is a drop-in event for…
Find out more >Tabletop Game Night
It’s your turn, so drop in and play! The library has reserved space each week for drop-in tabletop game play:…
Find out more >
Islands Trust Pop-Up office hours
Drop in and chat with Gabriola Island trustees Susan Yates and Tobi Elliot in the meeting room/gallery. No appointment needed.
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Textile Arts with Vancouver Island Fibreshed
Come together in community with members of Vancouver Island Fibreshed for a monthly, hands-on exploration of the textile arts. Learn…
Find out more >Casual Crafters
Join us to create, relax, and connect. Materials are provided, and all are welcome.
Find out more >Intermediate Conversational Spanish
Join us to practice speaking Spanish in a casual setting! On Thursdays, 5:30-6:30pm, we sit and chat en español en…
Find out more >Mindfulness Book Club
This is a free, open community-room booking. Please contact the organiser to register for the program. Join Amanda for a…
Find out more >Teen Summer Challenge Activity
Stop by on Thursday evenings to work on your Teen Summer Challenge. Bring a friend or make a new one…
Find out more >Puzzle Time
Feeling puzzled? Join us at the library for Puzzle Time. Work on our puzzle, or take one home with you.…
Find out more >Port Hardy Library Adventure Card
Ahoy matey! Shiver me timbers! Treasures await you at the library! Kids can pick up a Library Adventure Card, then…
Find out more >Healthy Kids Storytime
Join us on Fridays for stories about healthy habits for children. Presented in partnership with Island Health.
Find out more >Babytime in Sooke
Join us at Babytime for songs, rhymes, stories, and more as we shake our sillies out and wiggle our waggles…
Find out more >Crafts for Kids
Join us July 17th and August 14th for fun crafting at the library! All supplies are provided for this free…
Find out more >Summer Reading Club Activity
Stop by the library for Summer Reading Club fun. A new activity every week!
Find out more >