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Online Kelowna Poetry Contest
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@or.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:
- There
is no set theme. Let your imagination run wild!
- Poetry
can be written in any poetic style and on any subject but must be in English.
- Only
one poem per person. Multiple entries will not be accepted.
- The
poem must be an original work by the person entering the contest.
Plagiarism is a serious offense!
- The
deadline for submissions is Wednesday , May 31st 16 at 8:00
p.m.
- Poems
containing language that is vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate will not
be accepted.
- Prizes:
1st
prize- one book and a $25 Mosaic gift certificate
2nd
prize- two books
3rd
prize- one book
Family Story Time at Downtown Kelowna Library
Featuring longer books, puppets and fun, children will sing, dance and rhyme for another season of Story Time.
This FREE DROP - IN Story Time is recommended for children ages 3 - 6 years and their caregiver, but all children are welcome to join in the fun!
Story Times are offered Thursdays and Saturdays 10:30 - 11: 15 am, January 12 to April 1.
No program on January 28th, February 11th or March 11th.
Spring Tech-stravaganza
Intro to AI + ART - Javascript Flower (online)
Bad Art Night
**Each person must register individually as supplies are limited**
Do you love art but it’s not one of your talents? Maybe you’re great at it, but want to try something different? If so, join us at the Kelowna library and create your own wonderfully awful masterpieces! Basic art material will be provided. Registration is required.
Toddler Time at Downtown Kelowna Library
This program is recommended for toddlers 18 months - 3 years and their caregivers. We welcome the whole family to join in the fun! Drop-in to this FREE program.
Join us for an energetic half hour of books, rhymes, fingerplays and songs.
- Wednesdays @ 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
- Fridays @ 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Stay & Play at Downtown Kelowna Library
Pirate Parrrrty
Book Club in French/Club de lecture en français
Si vous êtes un adulte curieux et passionné de littérature francophone, ce club de lecture est pour vous! Joignez-vous à nous chaque premier samedi du mois de 10h30 à 11h30.
Le roman à discuter: "La part de l'autre" d'Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
If you like French literature, and enjoy discuss it in French, this Book Club is for you! Join us every first Saturday of the month from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The book to discuss: "The part of the other" by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Family Story Time at Downtown Kelowna Library
Featuring longer books, puppets and fun, children will sing, dance and rhyme for another season of Story Time.
This FREE DROP - IN Story Time is recommended for children ages 3 - 6 years and their caregiver, but all children are welcome to join in the fun!
Story Times are offered Thursdays and Saturdays 10:30 - 11: 15 am, January 12 to April 1.
No program on January 28th, February 11th or March 11th.
Valley Voices: The Fierce by Judy Piercey
A true David-versus-Goliath battle, The Fierce is the story of
the teenager who helped take down the worst mass murderer and Holocaust war
criminal in America. Judy Piercey is a Canadian journalist, writer
and public speaker. Judy retired from CBC where she was a senior journalist in
its Edmonton and Northern Alberta operations. She brings her talent and
skill for investigative research, interviewing, and documentary storytelling to
this project. She lives in Kelowna.
Mandarin Mondays
Board Games Night
Looking for a place to play some table top games? Every Tuesday we will be hosting a board games night. From social games to in-depth
strategy games, we have a number to choose from. People are welcome to bring
their own games, we hope to see you there!
Kelowna Writer's Group Drop-In
Spanish-English Intercambio
The Readers
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.
Adult Story Time – Listen and Relax to a Story
Storytelling is
core to the human experience. When was
the last time you could sit back, relax, and let someone else do the
reading?
Adult Story Time will take place on the first
Wednesday of the month from 2:00pm – 3:00pm
The program is over the phone – no computer knowledge is
required. Please register online here, call 778-658-6394 or email: access@orl.bc.ca to receive the conference line phone number and access code.
Kelowna English Corner
We
learn, we share, we discover. English Corner is a conversational group
for people with beginner to intermediate English skills that meet weekly to
discuss topics that unite and inspire us.
Drop-In Chess
MakerSpace Certifications
Virtual Mobile Meetup - Apple (iPhones and iPads)
Paws 4 Stories @ Downtown Kelowna Library
Board Games Night
Looking for a place to play some table top games? Every Tuesday we will be hosting a board games night. From social games to in-depth
strategy games, we have a number to choose from. People are welcome to bring
their own games, we hope to see you there!
Spanish-English Intercambio
Online Pyjama Story Time with Judy
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