Peachland Library has seeds to "borrow". Take the seeds, grow the plant, harvest your crop, but save some seeds and return them to the Library so they can be "borrowed" again for the next year.

Celebrate Poetry Month with the Online Kelowna Poetry Contest for Adults! Are you feeling creative? Write a poem and submit your entry between April 1 to May 31st. Please email your poem to klreference@orl.bc.ca along with your name and phone number or drop hard copies submissions to your branch and we will make sure your poem will be send to Kelowna Downtown Library.

Submission Guidelines:

1. There is no set theme. Let your imagination run wild!
2. Poetry can be written in any poetic style and on any subject but must be in English.
3. Only one poem per person. Multiple entries will not be accepted.
4. The poem must be an original work by the person entering the contest. Plagiarism is a serious offense!
5. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday , May 31st 16 at 8:00 p.m. 
6. Poems containing language that is vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate will not be accepted.
7. Prizes:

        1^st prize- one book and a $25 Mosaic gift certificate

        2^nd prize- two books

        3^rd prize- one book

Seed Library: Starting your garden? The Westside Learning Library has a seed library where you can select the seeds you would like to start.

Ready for a new challenge? Bring in your puzzles to trade for one that is new-to-you! Or, help with the puzzle in progress in the branch!

Stop by the library and pick up a Grab-N-Go bag to take home to make your Mom a special gift.

A Story Walk will be set up in Lambly Park across the highway from the Peachland branch. Come to the Library after your walk to pick up a take-away craft based on the book while supplies last!

A Book Club with no deadlines and no meetings!
Read the book and come back to share your thoughts, in our laid back, independent book club, whenever the library is open!

June: The River, Peter Heller

July: If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin

August: The Great Alone, Kristin Hannah

Stop by the Library to pick up a Grab-N-Go bag to take home to make something special for your Dad!

I know you love your pet(s). Would you like to share a nice picture of it and a small description to bring some joy to our community? Photos of your four-legged friends will be displayed for an entire month on a board at the Downtown Kelowna Library. Please send to klreference@orl.bc or bring cool photos of your pets with a small description of them.

Calling all Junior Chefs...

Swing by the library and do our fun Dinosaur Scavenger Hunt!

Calling all Junior Chefs...

Do you love escape rooms and puzzles? Then you're going to love a break-in bag! Think "Escape Room", except instead of trying to Break Out, you're trying to Break In! Solve 3 puzzles to find the numeric code that will open the lock and free your loot. We'll have a new puzzle each month, this fall.

The Sanderson Sisters need one more ingredient to complete their magical potion. Your mission is to sneak into the Witch House and steal their spell book to thwart their evil plans once and for all!

The Okanagan Regional Library will be home to Vernon's Free Little Art Gallery (FLAG) for 1 week from Oct 3rd to Oct 8th! 

Splitting perennials this fall? Looking for some new colour for your garden? Pop down to the Lumby Branch with your extras and bring home some new treasures. Please label plants clearly with grown size, colour, and name. This drop-in event will run throughout the week from Tuesday-Saturday.

Do you have a closet full of craft materials that you’re never going to use? Or do you want to try something new but don’t want to invest a lot in new supplies? Join in our Craft & Art Supply Swap! 

Drop in activity on table tops to have fun with! 

It's time for our 3rd Annual Favourite Reads Photo Contest! Share a creative photo of your favourite book(s) for a chance to win prizes! Bookface? Selfie? Shelfie? It’s up to you! 

Pop into the library and grab a take-and-make kit made just for you! While supplies last.

Spread a little kindness this November by making a Valentine for a Veteran! 

Use old library book pages to design a poem from the print. Display it on our teen bulletin board in exchange for a vinyl sticker!