SignUp | Demco Software

Select All
Armstrong
Cherryville
Downtown Kelowna
Enderby
Falkland
Golden
Hedley
Kaleden
Keremeos
Lake Country
Lumby
Mission
Naramata
North Shuswap
Okanagan Falls
Oliver
Osoyoos
Peachland
Princeton
Revelstoke
Rutland
Salmon Arm
Sicamous
Silver Creek
South Shuswap
Summerland
UBCO
Vernon
Westbank
Westside Learning Lab

Friends of the Library Book Sale | May 3 & 4

Saturday, May 04, 2024

Vernon

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

Registration begins 8/11/2024 at 8:00 AM

SRC: Online Escape Room

Saturday, September 07, 2024

People shown with giant props including of keys, locks, magnifying glass, and sand timer.

All Locations

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.

If this is your first time registering for an online program, please check your email for an Email Verification request. Once you have verified your email with our online registration system, you will receive a confirmation message with the links included.

Registration is closed

Online Author/Illustrator Visit by Deanna Kent & Neil Hooson

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

All Locations

Recommended for Kindergarten-Grade 3.

Grab a pencil, paper, eraser and some coloured pencils and dive into the sweet world of the Marshmallow Martians graphic novel series with Deanna Kent and Neil Hooson. A former writer and artist with The Walt Disney Company, Deanna and Neil will read from their latest Marshmallow Martians graphic novel, Museum Sleepover—then they’ll show you how to draw a character, how to create BIG expressions, and we'll all get creative with the squishy marshmallow alien friends. Download a few sheets and follow along. (If you can't print them, no problem—blank paper is great!) Find the downloadable sheets here: https://deannaandneil.com/s/ORL-2024-MARSHMALLOW-MARTIANS-printable.pdf

School classes, homeschoolers and individuals are all welcome to register. Registered participants will be entered in draw to win a book bundle!

eBook Help

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Vernon

Curious about eBooks, eAudiobooks, 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.

Note: Kindle eReaders (including Paperwhite, Oasis) are not compatible with borrowing public library eBooks.

Story Time

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Vernon

Children's Area

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

Stay & Play

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Vernon

After Story Time we encourage you to visit our early years play area. Have fun with your little ones and connect with other families.

Registration is closed

Geek Out : D&D and Warhammer

3:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Vernon

Meeting Room

Elder's Circle

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Vernon

Okanagan Room

Indigenous elders and friends meet to play dice, share food and talk. Attendance is by invitation or by speaking directly to one of the elders.

Mah Jongg: American Version

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Vernon

Magazine Area

If you love games, you'll love American Mah-Jongg. Experienced and novice players are all welcome.

Registration is closed

Virtual Mobile Meetup - Android (Smart Phones and Tablets)

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

All Locations

A set of two sessions designed to help participants learn how to navigate their Tablets and/or Smart Phones. Please register for both sessions as they build upon each other. Register all family members attending under one name.

Romps & Rhymes & Stories

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Vernon

Children's Area

A fun, movement-focused story time for children ages three to five. Get ready to wiggle, dance, sing and giggle at a busy, movement-focused story time. With exciting stories, puppets, and all kinds of rhymes and songs, it's a story time for getting moving and having FUN!

Registration is closed

Get Maker Certified

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Vernon

Makerspace

This 90 minute one-on-one appointment with our technical staff will help get you started using the equipment in our Makerspace.

Materials for training will be supplied where relevant (subject to availability,) although some equipment requires removable storage devices like a USB stick, portable hard drive, etc, to save your work.

Note that in Vernon, currently only two pieces of equipment require certification before use:

3D Printer
Cricut Maker

The rest of the makerspace equipment (including the soundbooth,) can be used without certification, after a brief orientation the first time you use them, although you *can* book this time to get extra help using any of our equipment.

Please note that if you're looking for help with the soundbooth, you need to make an additional reservation alongside this one- please see https://orl.evanced.info/spaces/Patron/Results to reserve the soundbooth for the same time.

Please review our Makerspace guidelines at the following link for more details about our policies:

https://www.orl.bc.ca/docs/default-source/makerspaces/makerspace-guidelines.pdf?sfvrsn=ff949221_8

Stay & Play

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Vernon

After Story Time we encourage you to visit our early years play area. Have fun with your little ones and connect with other families.

Digital Support One to One Tutoring

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Vernon

Okanagan Room

The Digital Support program offers adult patrons one-on-one tutoring by volunteers with The Literacy Society of the North Okanagan. One hour appointments are offered at 10 am and 11 am on Saturdays.

Appointments can be booked at 250-542-7610 Ext. 6820, in person at the information desk at the library or online at Digital Support Literacy Society.

Knitting Circle

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Vernon

Community Room

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.

Story Time

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Vernon

Children's Area

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

Digital Support One to One Tutoring

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Vernon

Study Room

The Digital Support program offers adult patrons one-on-one tutoring by volunteers with The Literacy Society of the North Okanagan. One hour appointments are offered at 10 am and 11 am on Saturdays.

Appointments can be booked at 250-542-7610 Ext. 6820, in person at the information desk at the library or online at Digital Support Literacy Society.

Stay & Play

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Vernon

After Story Time we encourage you to visit our early years play area. Have fun with your little ones and connect with other families.

Dungeons & Dragons

12:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Vernon

Meeting Room

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.

Materials are not required. All you need is an active imagination and the desire to work with others.

This is a free, drop-in program open to all players, from highly experienced to novice.

Writers' Group

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Vernon

Okanagan Room

We are a group of writers who meet once a month to write and discuss our works in progress. The meeting starts with introductions and discussion, then we do an hour long silent sprint. Anyone is welcome and no experience is necessary to join.

Story Time

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Vernon

Children's Area

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

Stay & Play

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Vernon

After Story Time we encourage you to visit our early years play area. Have fun with your little ones and connect with other families.

CNIB Mobile Hub

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Vernon

Meeting Room

Meet the CNIB Mobile Hub – a new program delivery model where we visit your community to deliver in-person programming for people who are blind or partially sighted. At this CNIB Mobile Hub, you will be able to participate in recreational and social activities, hands-on assistive technology training and product demonstrations. You’ll also have access to the latest breakthroughs in assistive technologies, as well as tried-and-true favourites, all available for purchase from our SmartLife Shop.

CNIB Mobile Hub

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Vernon

Community Room

Meet the CNIB Mobile Hub – a new program delivery model where we visit your community to deliver in-person programming for people who are blind or partially sighted. At this CNIB Mobile Hub, you will be able to participate in recreational and social activities, hands-on assistive technology training and product demonstrations. You’ll also have access to the latest breakthroughs in assistive technologies, as well as tried-and-true favourites, all available for purchase from our SmartLife Shop.

Stay & Play

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Vernon

After Story Time we encourage you to visit our early years play area. Have fun with your little ones and connect with other families.

Filter Events by

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