WIR 2022 – NaNoWriMo Write In
First Credit Union Community RoomJoin PRPL's Writer in Residence in kicking off NaNoWriMo - November Novel Writing Month! NaNoWriMo is an annual Internet-based creative writing event that challenges participants to draft a novel in 30 days. Award-winning YA author Gabrielle Prendergast loves NaNoWriMo and takes part in the global writing event each year! In an interview with CBC Books, […]
WIR 2022 – Drop-in & Consultation Hours
Rotary MakerSpaceBook a one-on-one manuscript consultation with PRPL's Writer in Residence. Do you have a piece of writing that you want to take to the next level? Don't miss this opportunity to share a sample of your work-in-progress and receive some expert writing support from award-winning author Gabrielle Prendergast. Visit Gabrielle in-person in the Rotary Makerspace […]
Preschool Storytime Cats Special with Guest Author Terry Faubert
Anne Woznow Children's Reading RoomSpecial Guest Terry Faubert joins our regularly scheduled storytime to read from her book A Cat Called Ballet. Sonia Zagwyn offers a lively fare of puppetry, finger plays, action rhymes, singalong songs and the best-of-the-best-of book-tales Wednesday mornings, 10:30-11am in the Anne Woznow Children's Reading Room. Toddlers and preschoolers and family members come discover the energy […]
Preschool Storytime
Anne Woznow Children's Reading RoomSonia Zagwyn offers a lively fare of puppetry, finger plays, action rhymes, singalong songs and the best-of-the-best-of book-tales Wednesday and Thursday mornings, 10:30-11:00 am in the Anne Woznow Children's Reading Room. Toddlers and preschoolers and family members come discover the energy of words and pictures. This is a drop-in program and no registration is required.
Knit Night
Friends of the Library Lounge 100-6975 Alberni Street, Powell River, BC, CanadaJoin fellow knitting enthusiasts in the Friends of the Library Lounge for a drop-in knit night.
WIR 2022 Finale Event Open Mic with Gabrielle Prendergast
First Credit Union Community RoomGabrielle Prendergast celebrates her time as PRPL's 2022 Writer in Residence by sharing the stage! Aspiring writers who worked with Gabrielle during her residency are invited to read from their work in this unique Open Mic event. To register email wir@prpl.ca. PRPL’s 2022 Writer in Residence – Gabrielle Prendergast Gabrielle Prendergast is the award-winning […]
Preschool Storytime
Anne Woznow Children's Reading RoomSonia Zagwyn offers a lively fare of puppetry, finger plays, action rhymes, singalong songs and the best-of-the-best-of book-tales Wednesday and Thursday mornings, 10:30-11:00 am in the Anne Woznow Children's Reading Room. Toddlers and preschoolers and family members come discover the energy of words and pictures. This is a drop-in program and no registration is required.
Write On
VirtualWrite 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 […]
Psilocybin Mushrooms – Author Event
First Credit Union Community RoomIn collaboration with the qathet Mycology Network, the library is presenting Todd Caldecott, a medical herbalist and Ayurveda practitioner. Caldecott has been working with medicinal fungi in his clinical practice for over 20 years and will present a detail lecture on magic mushrooms and their benefits. This drop-in event will be popular, and seating is […]