Friday Afternoon Book Club

The Friday Afternoon Book Club meets at the Library on the last Friday of the month at 1pm. There is a maximum of 15 participants, and space is currently available. Contact the library or email Mark Merlino at mmerlino@prpl.ca if you are interested in joining. See the schedule for upcoming titles: Friday Afternoon Book Club reading list…

Radon Detection Kits

  Is there radon in your home and do you know the health risks? Researchers at Simon Fraser University are conducting a study of radon levels on the North Shore and Sunshine Coast. Borrow a radon detection kit from the Powell River Public Library to test your home’s radon levels and participate in the study!…

Robotics

Sphero SPRK (2) Teach your robot combine simple commands like roll, flip, spin, and color change to create more complex instructions for your robot to follow. Text-Based code viewer after combining commands, see the code and use this as a foundation to learn more about programming. Accessible for all ages the SPRK app is designed to appeal…

Book Clubs

The Library supports book clubs by bringing in multiple copies of specific titles for their members through Interlibrary Loan. Do you organize a book club or would like to start one? Contact us to get you started. Consider joining one of the Library’s Book Clubs: Book Club – Tuesday at 4:00pm Book Club – Thursday…

Tech Help

Need Tech Help? Contact Mark mmerlino@prpl.ca to schedule an appointment for one on one Tech Help. Curious about social media, computer software and digital library services? Join us for Tech Savvy, our ongoing series that explores a variety of tech topics. Check our Events Calendar or contact Mark mmerlino@prpl.ca to see what is coming up next.  

Board Games

The Powell River Public Library’s  collection of board games is bigger and better and ready for you to play at any time! Simply ask to see the selection of games at the front desk and enjoy a game with friends and family here in the library, or bring your own. Castle Panic + Settlers of…

Thursday Afternoon Book Club

The Thursday Afternoon Book Club meets at the Library every third Thursday of the month at 1:30 pm. For information about this book club contact Mark at mmerlino@prpl.ca See 2020 2021 Thursday Afternoon Book Club for the complete list of upcoming Book club book titles. See our Events Calendar for details of upcoming meetings.

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BC OneCard

BC OneCard Policies: Powell River BC OneCard patrons may borrow regularly circulating items for 4 weeks with a limit of 30 items. New items and interlibrary loan items cannot be borrowed.    

Special Collections

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