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

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

The Vernon Friends of the Library will be hosting their annual magazine sale, featuring magazines from 2022. Come on down and check out the amazing deals! All money is donated back to the library for programs.

Come on out to the biggest book sale of the year and support your local library!

Vernon Curling Club at 3400 39 Avenue

Friday, May 3 | 8 am to 10 am | $5.00 Early Bird Access Fee

Friday, May 3 | 10 am to 9 pm | Free

Saturday, May 4 | 10 am to 4 pm | Free

Register on your own or as a group to receive an Online Escape Room link. Once you have the link, you can do the escape rooms any time you want. 

Be Kind - Inclusion Matters!

Through picture books, interactive songs and rhymes, multicultural story time will highlight a particular culture or language. In partnership with the Vernon and District Immigrant and Community Services Society.

• 3D Printer
• Cricut Maker

The Vernon Knitters invite knitter of all experience levels and anyone interested in knitting to join them! Bring along yarn, needles and a project you are working on. You also welcome to bring your knitting questions and problems for this group of knitting fairies. Drop in.

Join us to play Dungeons and Dragons, the greatest fantasy role-playing game in the world. Create characters, battle foes and co-operate with other players as you explore a fantasy world. Adventurers League is a drop-in, drop-out DnD format that allows players of all levels to come and play. 

Family fun featuring picture books, interactive songs and rhymes. Story Time helps in the development of early literacy skills

Curious about eBooks, digital audio, or any of the ORL's many electronic resources? Having trouble making Libby work on your device? Book a time with one of our knowledgeable staff. Please bring in your device, library card and PIN number, and any necessary passwords.

Family fun featuring picture books, interactive songs and rhymes. Story Time helps in the development of early literacy skills

Play Minecraft Education Edition with other kids who share your interest.

Homework help for ESL and newcomer children. Provided by Vernon & District Immigrant Services Society. Contact daniel.vallejo@vdicss.org to join. 

Time together for you an your baby. Baby Time is a group experience for parents or caregivers and their babies, up to approximately 18 months.  The program focuses on learning rhymes and songs to share with your baby. 

Storytelling is core to the human experience.  When was the last time you could sit back, relax, and let someone else do the reading? Join us for 30-40 minutes to listen to live readings of tales and a discussion of the stories may follow.

Adult Story Time will take place on the first Wednesday of the month from 2:00pm – 3:00pm

May 2, June 6, July 4, August 1

Come play the game of kings! Everyone is welcome, from beginners to seasoned players.

Don’t forget your Stuffie as you snuggle up for Pyjama Story Time featuring longer books, Puppets, songs and rhymes. 

Brought to you by Judy from Kelowna through Microsoft Teams

Registration required with Email address to receive Teams Link

Curious about eBooks, digital audio, or any of the ORL's many electronic resources? Having trouble making Libby work on your device? Book a time with one of our knowledgeable staff. Please bring in your device, library card and PIN number, and any necessary passwords.

Come join our merry band of minds as we explore the world of books.

The Readers is a program to connect with others and discuss books and reading with fellow book lovers.  Each week starts with a question or theme and the conversation goes from there.  We are open to all kinds of readers – as any type of reading is reading!

The program is over the phone – no computer knowledge is required.  Please register here or call 778-658-6394 or email access@orl.bc.ca to receive the conference line phone number and access code.

Code. Learn. Unite. Build.

Get hands-on and make cool stuff in the Vernon Engineering Club! Learn from a variety of topics, like 3D Design, Robots, Building Challenges, Take-Aparts, and enjoy fun introductions into related topics from Coding, Math, Science with a focus on practical applications. Runs on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. New topics twice monthly!