Trouble viewing this email? Click here to find archived newsletters on our website.
September 2020
Missed the Big Book Sale? Fear not, the Friends are here with a Pop-up sale!
Pop-up Book Sale
Saturday, September 5
9:00 AM-1:00 PM
at the Farmer's Market Parking Lot Great selection of adult fiction, mysteries, non-fiction and kid's books! All proceeds support your local library.
If you still have library books from before we closed, we would appreciate their return as soon as possible! Both outdoors drop box are available 24/7.
We are extending Pop-up Story Time as long as the weather will allow! Please note the September dates & locations. Sept. 24 & 25 will also be outside the library.
Need help figuring out the basics of your iPhone or iPad? Gluu Essentials is a training program designed to help seniors with their devices. The online classes begin September 22 and are completely free! Click here to sign up with an email address
Chat with other book lovers in the Kootenay region and meet the local author! Sarah Louise Butler is from Nelson and this is her first novel. Read Local is new monthly book club with a new Kootenay based author each month!
Free Ancestry Access from Home!
With this time at home, why not discover more about your family history and genealogy? Ancestry.com has temporarily expanded its Library Edition database so that patrons can access it from home! Email us (publiclibrary@invermere.net) for the login info and click the link below for access. You can also DM us on Facebook or Instagram to get in touch!
Even though our doors are open, we will be continuing with curbside pickup for the foreseeable future. If you'd prefer contactless pick up, simply call or email and we will place your books outside on the book cart by the front door. Click the link for details: https://invermere.bc.libraries.coop/messages/library-takeout/
Talk books with other teens across the Kootenays and meet the authors in this online book club! The first half we will have a discussion about the book, and in the second half we will have the author come talk to us! We can ask them all your questions, find out what inspired the book and discover what they are reading!
September Pick: Airborne by Kenneth Oppel
Meeting on September 24 at 7:30 PM (MT)
PLEASE register ASAP so that we know how many books to order and can get them to you quickly!
Call, email or DM us on Facebook/Instagram to register for a copy of the book and the Zoom link.
Connect with folks in the Kootenays either through email or snail mail! We are still looking for participants, so please spread the word!
Email or call us if you'd like to participate and we'll find a match for you!
Head to our website and look under the "Online Resources" tab for access to these and all our other resources http://invermere.bc.libraries.coop
Printing and Fax services available While we are now allowing computer use, if you just need to print, please email us the documents and we will print for you to help limit contact as much as possible. We are also happy to scan, photocopy and fax documents for you.
Tumblebooks is another e-book database and they have extended free access to all libraries and patrons during this time. There are a TON of great kids books on here from picture books to YA novels. There is also a wide audiobook and romance selection for adult readers!
Click the link for access: https://invermere.bc.libraries.coop/messages/online-reading-resources-from-tumblebooks/
