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Digital Support One to One Tutoring

10:00 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 offered at 10 am and 11 am Friday and Saturday.
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 . 
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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.
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Story Time

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Girl leaning on a tree trunk, reading a story book. A bear and lion are in the foreground.
Vernon
Children's Area
Family fun featuring picture books, interactive songs and rhymes. Story Time helps in the development of early literacy skills
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Stay and Play

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Vernon
Children's Area
After Story Time we encourage you to visit our early years play area. Have fun with your little ones and connect with other families.  
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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. 
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Write for Rights - Amnesty International Okanagan

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Vernon
Meeting Room
December 10th is International Human Rights Day! 

Join the Amnesty International Okanagan Group on December 10 from 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm for their annual Write for Rights event at the Vernon branch of the Okanagan Regional Library.

For over 20 years, this letter writing event has transformed the lives of people whose rights have been wronged. Your words can change lives!

All community members welcome.

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Vision Loss Rehabilitation Appointments

10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Vernon
Okanagan Room
A Low Vision Therapist with Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada is available to provide Low Vision Assessments and follow-up appointments to clients in the Vernon and nearby vicinity area. Individual appointments are approximately 1hr long and clients are welcome to bring family members with them. For more information, please visit Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada.

To book an appointment at the Vernon Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library, please contact Kamyar at 250-863-4753 or Kamyar.Mohamadi@vlrehab.ca.

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Story Time

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Girl leaning on a tree trunk, reading a story book. A bear and lion are in the foreground.
Vernon
Children's Area
Family fun featuring picture books, interactive songs and rhymes. Story Time helps in the development of early literacy skills
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Vision Loss Rehabilitation Appointments

10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Vernon
Okanagan Room
A Low Vision Therapist with Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada is available to provide Low Vision Assessments and follow-up appointments to clients in the Vernon and nearby vicinity area. Individual appointments are approximately 1hr long and clients are welcome to bring family members with them. For more information, please visit Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada.

To book an appointment at the Vernon Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library, please contact Kamyar at 250-863-4753 or Kamyar.Mohamadi@vlrehab.ca.

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Baby Time

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
A drawing of a parent watching a sitting baby with two speech bubbles around its head.
Vernon
Meeting Room
Baby Time is a group experience for parents or caregivers and their babies, up to approximately 18 months old. The program focuses on learning rhymes, songs, and finger plays to share together. This will be the last Baby Time until the New Year.
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Stories Out Loud

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Vernon
Community Room
If you have trouble with your vision and find it hard to read, or you just want to hear a great short story, visit our Adult Storytime, a free, drop-in program offered every two weeks and open to all adults.
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Game of Kings

6:00 PM - 8:45 PM

Newcomers Knitting and Stitching Circle

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Text reads "Newcomers Knitting and Stitching Circle" overlaid over skeins of yarn.
Vernon
Community Room
Connecting newcomers to Vernon through crafting.
ESL students and newcomers, join us on Wednesday mornings to socialize
and craft together. All skill levels are welcome. Knitting supplies are provided or bring your own project.
In partnership with the Vernon and District Immigrant Community Services Society.
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Vision Loss Rehabilitation Appointments

10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Vernon
Okanagan Room
A Low Vision Therapist with Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada is available to provide Low Vision Assessments and follow-up appointments to clients in the Vernon and nearby vicinity area. Individual appointments are approximately 1hr long and clients are welcome to bring family members with them. For more information, please visit Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada.

To book an appointment at the Vernon Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library, please contact Kamyar at 250-863-4753 or Kamyar.Mohamadi@vlrehab.ca.

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Registration is open

The Readers: Conversations About Books

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Two seniors sit on arm chairs, with a coffee table in between them.
All Locations
Join our friendly group of book lovers as we explore the wonderful world of books together.  Connect with others, share your thoughts, and expand your reading horizons.  Each conversation begins with a question, or a theme and we let the discussion flow naturally from there. We welcome all kinds of reading because reading is reading, no matter how you enjoy!

This program is conducted over the phone, and you don't need to have any computer skills. To participate, you can register online, call us at 778-658-6394, or email access@orl.bc.ca to get the phone number and access code for the conference line.
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Sr Engineering Club

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Vernon
Community Room

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 second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. New topics twice monthly!

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Teen Pride Party

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Vernon
Meeting Room
Winter crafts and fun for the LGBTQ2S+ youth of our community.
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Registration is open

eBook Help: available

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Vernon
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.
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Story Time

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Girl leaning on a tree trunk, reading a story book. A bear and lion are in the foreground.
Vernon
Children's Area
Family fun featuring picture books, interactive songs and rhymes. Story Time helps in the development of early literacy skills
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Elders Circle

5:30 PM - 8:45 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. 
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Mah Jongg: American Version

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Mah Jongg Tiles
Vernon
Magazine Area
If you love games, you'll love American Mah-Jongg. Experienced and novice players are all welcome.
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Digital Support One to One Tutoring

10:00 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 offered at 10 am and 11 am Friday and Saturday.
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 . 
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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.
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Story Time

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Girl leaning on a tree trunk, reading a story book. A bear and lion are in the foreground.
Vernon
Children's Area
Family fun featuring picture books, interactive songs and rhymes. Story Time helps in the development of early literacy skills
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Registration is open

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:
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