Seniors’ Safety- stopping elder abuse & neglect
Community Program Room 129 McPhillips Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, CanadaSeniors’ Safety: stopping elder abuse & neglect In Collaboration the local Community Response Network and the SSI Library are presenting a Free to Attend, in person event with: Cari Taylor from BC CRN, the provincial umbrella organization that supports local initiatives in reducing abuse, neglect and self neglect. Plus Gillian Millan and Phil Downie from Crime Stoppers, […]
Mother Goose
Community Program Room 129 McPhillips Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, CanadaIn partnership with Family Place, The Library is proud to host ‘Mother Goose,’ a FREE and magical group experience for babies, young children (0-4 years) and their parents/caregivers. It is a well-recognized and respected oral language program that returns to tradition by using rhymes, songs and storytelling as a base for enriching parent-child lives and […]
Library Book Club
Interested in reading and discussing well written books? Join the library book club! This month we are reading Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice. For more information email: bookclub@saltspringlibrary.com
Chris Arnett
Community Program Room 129 McPhillips Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, CanadaChris Arnett talks about his new book Signs of the Time: Nłeʔkepmx Resistance through Rock Art. Drawing on a unique blend of Indigenous and Western sources, Signs of the Time explores Nłeʔkepmx rock art making to reveal the historical and cultural meaning beneath its beguiling imagery. Chris Arnett is an independent archaeologist who lives on […]
Tech Tutoring
Library Meeting Room 103Tech Tutoring with Peter Fridays 10AM, 11AM, 12PM, 1PM, 2PM, 3PM Bring any kind of device and technology-related questions for tech help with Peter. Book your fifty-minute one-on-one tech tutoring session with Peter online or visiting the front desk at the Library.
Friday STEM Programs
FabLab10:00AM-11:15AM - Lego Explorers: Engineer Your Own Amusement Park 11:30AM-1:00PM - Lego Prime: Create Your Own Modes of Travel 1:45PM-3:15PM - Teams: Building Your First Real Robot.
StoryWalk
Mouat ParkStoryWalk® is a self-guided supported-activity that allows children and adults to enjoy reading and outdoor activity at the same time. Every weekend, laminated pages from a children’s book is attached to signs, These signs are then sequentially installed from the front of the Library, down the street, then though Mouat Park toward the Rainbow Road […]
Neighbourhood Story Time
Children's AreaA NEW spin on a classic program. Children's Stories read by the people that you meet each day! Every Friday from 11AM-11:30AM, The Library hosts Family Story Time, and all ages event with stories for readers of all level and ability, from babies to 7 year olds. Traditionally, this program fosters early literacy, creates positive […]
Youth Board Games & Chess Club
Children's AreaEvery Friday afternoon at the library we will have our large selection of board games available for youth to get together and have some fun. Snacks provided!
Friday Games Night
Community Program Room 129 McPhillips Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, CanadaFrom cards to dice to boards to pure imagination; board Game Nights at the Library hold no restrictions as to what to play, only what kind of play you want! […]