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Okanagan’s newest library branch won’t require tax increase
The proposed $8 million West Kelowna library branch will come with no additional cost to…
Kamloops to see third library branch
Kamloops will see its third library branch, which is set to serve a growing neighbourhood.…
Looking for love: New Kamloops library program helping people over 50 start dating
Janet is hoping to find that special someone to marry but, at age 61, finding…
Okanagan libraries running on tight budget, future focus on community spaces
Okanagan libraries are running on a tight budget, spending as much as 30 per cent…
Get ready to create: West Kelowna Learning Lab set for grand opening
WEST KELOWNA – A new era for the Okanagan Regional Library will kick off this…
Laughter needs no translation at Mandarin Mondays
KELOWNA – Adopted from China when they were babies, sisters Jamie and Kate Fisher never…
North Kamloops library to temporarily close in new year
KAMLOOPS – The North Kamloops library branch will be closed for nine days in January.…
New year, new-ish Salmon Arm library
VERNON – While many people resolve to give themselves a fresh look in the new…
Police investigate after body found outside Vernon library
VERNON – Police are investigating the death of a man found this morning outside the…
Vernon library signs remind visitors to be ‘awake, sober and respectful’
VERNON – The Vernon Library has posted signs stating people must be “awake, sober and…
Kamloops area libraries to start carrying wildlife park passes
KAMLOOPS – The library is branching out once again with what can be borrowed. The…
Two overdoses in one week at the Vernon library prompts increased security
VERNON – Those visiting the Vernon library will notice security guards watching over the building…
SUV seriously damaged after plowing through Kamloops Library
KAMLOOPS – Crews are surrounding the Kamloops Library on the North Shore this afternoon after…
UPDATE: Latest phone scam involves Okanagan Library overdue fees
DON'T GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE OKANAGAN – The Okanagan Regional Library is…
Kamloops library targets younger crowd with innovative book club
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops library is looking to expand on its regular bookclubs by giving…
Sponsoring a refugee 101 workshop set for Vernon
VERNON – Interested in sponsoring a refugee, but don’t know where to start? You might…
City will fund Sundays at the Vernon Library after near cancellation
VERNON - Sundays at the Vernon Library are here to stay. The Okanagan Regional Library dodged having to cancel Sundays at the Vernon branch Friday, Jan. 16, after appealing to Vernon council for financial support in the amount of $21,000. Without the funding, executive director Stephanie Hall said the branch could be shutting down its...
Okanagan Regional Library axes service in some communities
OKANAGAN - The Okanagan Regional Library has already cut services at some branches, and more are on the chopping block. It’s all part of a process to improve equity at the regional library’s 29 service locations, after a financial audit found some discrepancies. Some branches, including those in West Kelowna, the City of Kelowna, the...
The Penticton Library wants to help you get Dirty Books cheap
PENTICTON - If your personal library is in need of an update, now’s your chance to fill the shelves with new books from the Penticton Library’s Dirty Book Sale. The foyer at the library-museum building will be full of books ready for sale at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. The books are not racy though....
Okanagan Regional Library eyes staff and service cuts
OKANAGAN - The union representing Okanagan Regional Library workers is sounding the alarm over proposed staff and service cuts at branches throughout the valley. Deb Dolman, vice president of CUPE Local 1123, says an alarming 375 staff hours at 19 branches are on the chopping block as part of the regional library’s plan to improve...
Stock up your home library on the cheap; there’s a book sale coming
KAMLOOPS – If you’re one of the many readers itching to catch up on bestsellers, you’ll have the chance to search for favourite authors and crack some book spines on Wednesday. The Thompson-Nicola-Regional District Library System is having its annual sale. Aberdeen Mall will provide space for a host of fiction and non-fiction titles, CD’s and...