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Perspectives Book Club
As part of Perspectives, participants explore diverse experiences to build empathy, understanding, and compassion.
Using the Global Justice Calendar, we'll read a book every month based on a social justice theme and discuss and reflect on the themes and values expressed. It is a safe space for people to share their experiences and discuss important topics.
Reach out to kelownainclusive@gmail.com or @kelownainclusive on Facebook and Instagram for more details.
Below is the itinerary:
February - Black History Month Book: 'Half-Caste: Decidedly Brown in a Black or White World’ by Jerome Cranston
March - International Women's Day Book: 'Fight Night' by Miriam Toews
April - Sikh History Month Book: 'Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows' by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Salmon Arm Reads Book Club
Love reading and talking about books? Join our Salmon Arm Reads Book Club! Explore settings, characters, formats, genres, and perspectives that might be outside of your reading norms with our monthly challenge. We meet monthly on Tuesday mornings to engage in friendly discussion about our chosen books!
This program may be cancelled if registration does not meet the minimum number of participants required. In such case, the library will inform registered participants by email.
April 9: Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie.
May 14: Read a book based solely on the title.
June 11: Read the first book in a series.
July 9: Read a book written by a First Nations, Inuit or Métis author.
August 13: Read a travel memoir.
September 10: Read a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, myth, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc).
October 8: Read a book with a female protagonist over the age of 60.
November 12: Read a book in which an animal or inanimate object is a point-of-view character.
December 10: Read a book with “snow” or “winter” in the title.
* This program is based on the Read Harder Challenge by Book Riot.
Perspectives (rescheduled from May 13)
Join us for this special session of Perspectives as we welcome Harnaaz Kaur Gerwal from Chaa da Cup!
As part of Perspectives, participants explore diverse experiences to build empathy, understanding, and compassion.
Using the Global Justice Calendar, we'll read a book every month based on a social justice theme and discuss and reflect on the themes and values expressed. It is a safe space for people to share their experiences and discuss important topics.
Reach out to kelownainclusive@gmail.com or @kelownainclusive on Facebook and Instagram for more details.
Perspectives Book Club
As part of Perspectives, participants explore diverse experiences to build empathy, understanding, and compassion.
Using the Global Justice Calendar, we'll read a book every month based on a social justice theme and discuss and reflect on the themes and values expressed. It is a safe space for people to share their experiences and discuss important topics.
Reach out to kelownainclusive@gmail.com or @kelownainclusive on Facebook and Instagram for more details.
Below is the itinerary:
February - Black History Month Book: 'Half-Caste: Decidedly Brown in a Black or White World’ by Jerome Cranston
March - International Women's Day Book: 'Fight Night' by Miriam Toews
April - Sikh History Month Book: 'Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows' by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Salmon Arm Reads Book Club
Love reading and talking about books? Join our Salmon Arm Reads Book Club! Explore settings, characters, formats, genres, and perspectives that might be outside of your reading norms with our monthly challenge. We meet monthly on Tuesday mornings to engage in friendly discussion about our chosen books!
This program may be cancelled if registration does not meet the minimum number of participants required. In such case, the library will inform registered participants by email.
April 9: Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie.
May 14: Read a book based solely on the title.
June 11: Read the first book in a series.
July 9: Read a book written by a First Nations, Inuit or Métis author.
August 13: Read a travel memoir.
September 10: Read a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, myth, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc).
October 8: Read a book with a female protagonist over the age of 60.
November 12: Read a book in which an animal or inanimate object is a point-of-view character.
December 10: Read a book with “snow” or “winter” in the title.
* This program is based on the Read Harder Challenge by Book Riot.
