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 Game 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! Join all kinds of players of all skill levels in a safe space to dive into our massive board game collection, learn the rules of […]
Maria Coffey – Postponed
Community Program Room 129 McPhillips Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, CanadaPostponed Maria Coffey reads from her new book Instead: Navigating the Adventures of a Childfree Life - A Memoir. The Salt Spring Trail & Nature Club presents Coffey with her compelling memoir about opting for adventure instead of motherhood, and the lifelong outcomes of that choice. Winner of the 2023 […]
Indigenous Friendship Circle
Community Program Room 129 McPhillips Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, CanadaThe Indigenous Friendship Circle is a space specifically for Indigenous People to socialize, connect, and share culture including drumming, singing, beading, food, skills sharing, bingo, language, medicine, and cousins. For more information email: cdick@saltspringlibrary.com
Cherie Geauvreau
Community Program Room 129 McPhillips Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, CanadaCherie Geauvreau – Peace, Power, Poetry! Local poet Cherie reads from her recent poetic works. Poetry, prose, story-telling, art and music intertwine in Cherie’s life. So does hope, anticipation, joy and laughter, pain and disaster. Cherie arrived on Salt Spring island in 1986 and immediately fell in live with the coast and the island. Here […]
Drop-in Engineering Challenge
FabLabOn Mondays from 3:45 - 4:50, join the DROP-IN Engineering Challenge with Callum from the FabLab! 8 student program capacity. Suggested ages 8-13
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 […]
Leif David’s Magic Show
Community Program Room 129 McPhillips Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, CanadaLeif David’s Magic Show The World of Curiosities Leif David created a show filled with brand-new tricks to match the BC 2024 Summer Reading Club Theme.