January/February2012
E-reader class at the 100 Mile Branch
Saturday February 4th, 10-11am - Library Program Rooom
Back by popular demand! The class will explain how to download e-books from the British Columbia Libraries catalogue . The steps on how to download the software, activate and sign out e-books. People can bring in their laptops and e-readers but it is not a requirement.
Friends of the Library Booksale at the Quesnel Branch
Rescheduled - Saturday February 4thfrom 10:00 to 4:00 in the Library Activity Room.
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Members Only Sale is Friday Evening (January 27) from 5:00 to 7:00Memberships will be sold at this sale, so come and get a chance to shop early.
NFB Film nights at the Williams Lake Branch
Wednesday February 1th, 7pm - The Chocolate Farmer
Wednesday February 15th, 7pm - Mighty Jerome
Wednesday February 29th, 7pm - The Future is Now!
To be announced - Wiebo's War
NFB Film nights at the Quesnel Branch
Thursday February 9th, 7pm - Mighty Jermome
This DVD was chosen to be shown in February as it is Black History Month. The presentation follows Harry Jerome's rise, fall and redemption as one of Canada's greatest athletes. His life and career as a track and field athlete was full of triumphs and trials; he is ultimately shown to be a champion on and off the track.
Armchair Travel 2012 at the Williams Lake Branch
Thursday January 19th - Around the World in 28 Days with Rita Seibert
Thursday January 26th - Living and Working in Rwanda with the Mark and Tracey Thiessen
Thursday February 2nd - Road Tour of Scotland and Ireland with Guy Newsome
Thursday February 9th - Japan with Carl and Sherry Johnson
Thursday February 16th - Walking the Camino de Santiago with Joan Beck
Thursday February 23th - Bermuda with Mary Trott
Every evening starts at 7:00pm, in the Library Program room.
Preregistration is recommended.
Call 250-392-3630 or come to the library front desk.
Shake your Family Tree and See Who Falls Out - A beginner's workshop on Genealogy at the 100 Mile Branch
This two part session is being held:
Saturday January 28th, 1:00-3:00pm
Saturday February 11th,
1:00-3:00pm
The first class will be about gathering and sorting out information. The second Class will be on how to use online databases.
Preregistration is required. Please call 250-
395-2332
Literacy Day Story-time at the 100 Mile Branch
January 27th, 10:45am-12:00pm
Everyboy is welcome and encouraged to come and participate in a literacy activity, plus listen to our special guest Dave Mingo (acting Mayor) read a children's story. For more information please call the library at 250-395-2332.
"E-reader class" at the 100 Mile Branch
Tuesday January 24th, 10:30-11:30am
January 24th, 10:30-11:30
The e-book class will explain how to download e-books from the British Columbia Libraries catalogue . The steps on how to download the software, activate and sign out e-books. People can bring in their laptops and e-readers but it is not a requirement.
Preregistration is required, for more information please call the library at 250-395-2332.
"The Future is Now" screening at the 100 Mile Branch
Thursday, January 19th, 6:00-8:00pm, in the library program room, admission is free.
For more information please call the library at 250-395-2332.
Gary Burns and Jim Brown’s The Future is Now! intermingles actors and real-life interview subjects. This movie pits a fictional cynic against real artists and scientists aiming to transform his worldview.
December 2011
"Library After Dark" at the Williams Lake Branch
Friday December 2, 2011
Time: 6:30-8:00pm (doors will only be open from 6:20 to 6:45 so be on time!)
Come in your PJ’s with your favourite stuffed animal for a story and a Christmas movie.
Cost: Item for the Food Bank
Christmas crafts at the Williams Lake Branch
Tuesday December 20, 2011 at 2:00pm
Must register by Dec. 15th
Cost: bring a donation for the food bank
Jeff Dinsdale - Call of the Wild at the Quesnel Branch
Jeff Dinsdale is a local dog sledder and participates in the Sled Dog Mail Run each year from Barkerville to Quesnel. A video of the Klondike Gold Rush be shown, and Jeff will be discussing the history of the Call of the Wild and how Jack London came to write it.
Thursday December 8, 7pm
October/November 2011
Lac La Hache Branch has Moved!
Cariboo Regional District Library’s Lac La Hache Community Library Branch has relocated to the Lac La Hache Elementary School, 4787 Clarke Avenue.
Public Hours of operation: Wednesday, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Direction: Drive past the School, turn right at the last entrance. Vehicles may be parked at the school bus loop, or closer to the Library’s entrance, as needed. A sloped access ramp is in place.
For further information contact CRDL’s main office at 250-392-3351 or 100 Mile House Area Library Branch at 250-395-2332.
Bob Hayes Wolves of the Yukon Tour
Join us for an exciting conversation with the author of Wolves of the Yukon, a fascinating book that explores the natural history of the Yukon since the last ice age through the eyes of the wolf.
Williams Lake - Wednesday November 16, 2pm
100 Mile House - Wednesday November 16, 7pm
Quesnel - Thursday November 17, 2pm
Quesnel Yarn Club meetings
Come for a yarn or come to yarn.
Thursday November 10, 1-3pm
Thursday November 24, 1-3pm
Thursday December 8, 1-3pm
Quesnel Discussion Group: Topic - Assisted suicide
The discussion group provides a forum to discuss “current event” topics like assisted suicide, healthy communities, sustainability issues.
Thursday November 3, 2-4pm
Volunteer Info Session at the Williams Lake Branch
Interested in becoming a library volunteer? In this one-hour meeting you can expect discussion aout volunteer positions, opportunities and ideas for the library.
Wednesday November 2, 7-8pm - Library Program Room
Author Frances Greenslade at the Williams Lake Branch
Join us for an exciting conversation with the author of Shelter, a great new piece of Canadian fiction set in the Cariboo! Frances Greenslade's new novel, Shelter, is the story of two sisters, Maggie and Jenny, and their quest to find out what happened to their mother who left them to billet in Williams Lake, a small town in British Columbia, and never came back. Set in the 1960s and 70s in the wilds of the Chilcotin, where it's still possible to lose yourself, the novel explores the attachment we have to our mothers, and the expectation we hold that they will always be our mothers, and nothing more. Donations will be accepted for The Potato House.
Tuesday November 1, 7pm - Library Program Room
Halloween Crafts at the Quesnel Branch
This is a free event for kids aged 3-12. Pre-registration is required as there is limited space. Call Tracy at 250-992-7912 for more information.
Saturday October 29th from 2:15 to 4:15
Author Vivien Lougheed at the Williams Lake Branch
Come out on October 27 for a fascinating conversation with author Vivien Lougheed, the author of Sidetracked. In Sidetracked: The Struggle for BC's Fossils Lougheed tells the fascinating tale of the Monroe Dinosaur Trackway's discovery in Kakwa Provincial Park. In telling the tale, she weaves in stories of other major fossil finds in B.C. and across North America, many of which demonstrate how egos, turf wars, and a lack of resources diminish the science of paleontology.
Thursday October 27, 7pm - Library Program Room
Author of "Campie" at the Quesnel Branch
The Quesnel Library is having an author reading by Barbara Stewart, who will be reading from her new book “Campie”, which depicts a view from the bottom of the oil barrel into work-camp culture. Campie is an entertaining, compelling account of how an ordinary person survives when things fall apart and there’s no “eat pray love” holiday to put them back together.” Heritage House Publishing, Victoria B.C.
Wednesday Oct. 5 at 7pm
NFB Film Nights at the One Hundred Mile Branch
Force of Nature – The David Suzuki Movie - Thursday, November 17 from 6–8pm
Noel Noel and Lights For Gita (Children’s Christmas movies) - Saturday, December 10 from 2:30
A Drummer’s Dream - Thursday, December 15 from 6-8pm
Film Nights at the Quesnel Branch
Force of Natur: The David Suzuki Movie - Thursday October 27, 7pm
A Drummer's Dream - Thursday November 17, 7pm
The Future of Food - Thursday
November 24, 7pm
NFB Film Nights at the Williams Lake Branch
Force of Nature - The David Suzuki Movie - Wednesday Oct. 12, 7pm
Procescutor - Wednesday Oct. 26, 7pm
A Drummer's Dream - Wednesday Nov. 9, 7pm
Act of Dishonor - Wednesday Nov.23, 7pm
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