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Bowen Library's e-Newsletter
December 2019
             
  
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Library News

Come Enjoy Our New Library Furniture!

Our new furniture has finally arrived! These include more work desks and chairs, meeting tables, couches and benches, charging stations, and family reading areas. Come enjoy our new spaces!

For making this new furniture a possibility, our thanks go out to the Knick Knack Nook Social Sustainability fund, our own library volunteers who helped raise funds through refundable sorting, as well as many private donors.

Volunteer With Us!


Join our vibrant, friendly library team!
We are currently looking for Circulation Desk Volunteers for the following shift:
  • Thursdays 5-7 pm
Find our Position Description here.
Download our Application Form here.

Application deadline is January 31, 2020.

Holiday Closures


We will be closed for the holidays on:

Dec. 24, 25, 26 & Jan. 1

Library Programs & Events

Fines for Food is Back!

December 15 - January 15


For every dollar patrons donate to the Bowen Food Bank, we will clear double that amount from your Library overdue fees!

Help the Food Bank purchase the fresh items they need, and clear your fines for half the cost at the same time. Win-win!

Storytime

Fridays, 10:30 - 11:00 am

Our final fall Storytime will be Friday, December 20.

Family Literacy Week

Save the Dates!

Tuesday, January 28-Sunday, Feb. 2

Drop in during Library open hours for reading games, library tours, a prize draw, and other fun activities for all ages!

The 2020 Family Literacy Day theme is "Let's Read Together." Activity & contest details coming soon. Mark your calendars!

WorkBC Career Advising Returns

Next Drop-in Date:

Wednesday, February 12 

2-5 pm @ Flex Room

Drop in to the Library Flex Room to chat with a WorkBC Career Advisor. Every 2nd Wednesday of the month, from 2-5 pm. (*Exception: 3rd Wednesday in November, 2020).

2020 Dates: Feb. 12, Mar. 11, Apr. 8, May 13, Jun. 10, Jul. 8, Aug. 12, Sep. 9, Oct. 14, Nov. 18*

430 Bowen Trunk Rd.

Hours:
Tues    10 am - 5 pm
Wed     10 am - 5 pm
Thurs   12 pm - 7 pm
Fri        10 am - 5 pm
Sat       11 am - 4 pm
Sun      11 am - 4 pm

Special Library Hours


Closed Dec. 24, 25, 26, & Jan. 1.

Contact Us


(604) 947-9788
www.bowenlibrary.ca
info@bowenlibrary.ca
Bowen Library Facebook Page

New Books For Youth

Recent additions to the Children's and Young Adult collections. Click image to place a hold.

Fresh on the Shelves

New books in the library. Click image to place a hold.

Featured Service

ClickLaw

Clicklaw is an Internet subject guide to authoritative legal resources in BC and Canada.

It was developed by the Legal Services Society of BC and now maintained by the BC Courthouse Library Society.

No library card is required to access this resource on the Internet, just go to clicklaw.bc.ca
Find this and other useful databases on our Bowen Library Databases page.



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