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WIR 2024 — Meet Robin Stevenson

First Credit Union Community Room

Meet PRPL’s new Writer-in-Residence and hear about her journey becoming an author, her writing process for picture books, novels, non-fiction, and collaborative writing, and her experiences standing against book bans and censorship. Bring all your questions!   PRPL’s Writer in Residence for 2024 is Robin Stevenson Residency Dates:  September 12th, 2024 – October 26th, 2024 Robin […]

WIR 2024 – Kid Lit 101

Drawing on her professional experience as an award winning author of more than thirty books of fiction and non-fiction for kids and teens, Writer in Residence Robin Stevenson will provide an overview of the different types of books for young readers, middle grades and young adults, including fiction, non-fiction and hi-lo books - and what […]

WIR 2024 – Robin Stevenson Visits Preschool Storytime

Anne Woznow Children's Reading Room

Writer in Residence Robin Stevenson takes the story seat at this extra special storyime and reads from some of  her award-winning books for children. Between books, Sonia will offer the usual lively fare of puppetry, finger plays, action rhymes and singalong songs. Toddlers and preschoolers and family members come discover the energy of words and […]

WIR 2024 – Robin Stevenson Visits Preschool Storytime

Anne Woznow Children's Reading Room

Writer in Residence Robin Stevenson takes the story seat at this extra special storyime and reads from some of  her award-winning books for children. Between books, Sonia will offer the usual lively fare of puppetry, finger plays, action rhymes and singalong songs. Toddlers and preschoolers and family members come discover the energy of words and […]

Event Series Write On

Write On

Virtual

Write On is a fun, creative, and informal online space for writers.  Participating writers will receive creativity-sparking prompts each week, and we will write for 20-25 minutes followed by discussion and time to share and celebrate writing. Write On meets virtually on Fridays from 2-3 pm. Registrants will receive a link by email each week for […]

Free
Event Series Write On

Write On

Virtual

Write On is a fun, creative, and informal online space for writers.  Participating writers will receive creativity-sparking prompts each week, and we will write for 20-25 minutes followed by discussion and time to share and celebrate writing. Write On meets virtually on Fridays from 2-3 pm. Registrants will receive a link by email each week for […]

Free
Event Series WIR 2024 – Writers’ Café

WIR 2024 – Writers’ Café

Meeting Room A

Want to meet other writers? Need some inspiration to get words down on the page? Hoping to protect some precious time each week to focus on your writing? Come to the library for a weekly drop-in Writer's cafe session with Robin Stevenson. Start a new piece of writing with the weekly writing prompts Robin provides, or focus on your own work-in-progress--it's […]

Event Series Young Writers’ Group

Young Writers’ Group

Meeting Room B

Interact, create and engage in this fun and informal writing group!  Talk writing, genre, learn new techniques, and develop your craft. Ages 10+  welcome. Young Writers Group meets every Friday when school is in session. Drop-in.

Reading & Discussion with Kim Spencer

First Credit Union Community Room

Join award-winning author Kim Spencer for a reading and discussion of her award-winning debut novel, Weird Rules to Follow, followed by a Q&A. About Kim Spencer Kim Spencer graduated from the Writers Studio at Simon Fraser University, where she focused on creative nonfiction. Her critically acclaimed first novel, won the IODE Violet Downey Award, the […]

Free
Event Series Write On

Write On

Virtual

Write On is a fun, creative, and informal online space for writers.  Participating writers will receive creativity-sparking prompts each week, and we will write for 20-25 minutes followed by discussion and time to share and celebrate writing. Write On meets virtually on Fridays from 2-3 pm. Registrants will receive a link by email each week for […]

Free