Bowen Island Public Library
430 Bowen Trunk Rd V0N 1G0 Bowen Island, BC, Canada

Join Jordyn from the Bowen Island Public Library for online Friday Storytime! Today's video features songs and stories about the weather. Find it on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/sIaeA4aAWJk Find all our current Storytimes on our website here: https://bowenlibrary.ca/for-you/kids/storytime/

We have puzzles!! Starting today we have puzzles available to borrow. Check one out today or place a hold online. Email [email protected] to ask about hold pickup during our holiday closure.

Join Jordyn from the Bowen Island Public Library for online Storytime! This week's video features winter songs and stories. New videos posted every Friday on YouTube https://youtu.be/53wu1OGg7Yo

RBdigital is Now Libby/OverDrive! The owners of our digital magazine and audiobook platform, RBdigital, have acquired Overdrive, another major eBook and audiobook platform that Bowen Library subscribes to. All RBdigital content will be migrating over to OverDrive. For Bowen Library users, this means you will find that content on the Libby app (also the OverDrive app), and online at the Library2Go website.... When is this happening? December 17/18, 2020: RBdigital audiobook collection moves to OverDrive/Libby/Library2Go. Current RBdigital checkouts, holds, history and wish lists for audiobooks and ebooks will no longer be available. Magazines will continue to be available through the RBdigital app and website. The RBdigital audiobook collection will begin migrating to Libby/Library2Go and will become available for borrowing/holds. TBD, early 2021: RBdigital Magazines will be moved to the Libby/Library2Go platforms. The RBdigital app/website will be discontinued. 2021 TBD: Access to RBdigital’s IndieFlix independent films will move to the Libby/Library2Go platform. How will this affect me? If you use the Libby app or use Library2Go on your computer, you will see added content. If you use the RBdigital app, you can delete it and download the free Libby app to access Bowen Library eBooks and audiobooks. If this is your first time using these, you will need to register with your Bowen Library card. We apologize for the inconvenience to our RBdigital users. This migration was a decision made by the owners of RBdigital and OverDrive and is out of our control. Please contact us if you need any help using Libby or Library2Go.

StoryWalk StationsNew Book Alert! Our new story for December-January is The Mitten by Jan Brett. StoryWalk is a free activity that is open to the public at the library! Families are encouraged to combine physical activity with reading in an outdoor environment. Read pages of a story as you stroll around the library grounds, use your imagination to complete the activities and search for the next page in the story.

Gusty winds and cold rain... Winter is coming! This week's #bookfacefriday is in celebration of the upcoming official first day of Winter, December 21st. #winteriscoming #bookface

New online Storytime video posted every Friday on our YouTube channel. This week's video features forest animal stories and songs https://youtu.be/arZO6bQp9YE

Wow! Since we asked via email last week if our patrons would consider making a donation to the Bowen Island Public Library Foundation, we have received so many generous donations! We are blown away by your support for the library, and wish to convey our sincere thanks. These donations will serve as a very important support for the library in the new year. If you would still like to donate or know someone who would, you can still do so. All donations of $20 or over made before... 2021 will receive a 2020 tax receipt. You can donate online here: https://www.canadahelps.org//bowen-island-public-library-/

The holidays are upon us, and so are the holiday books in this week's #bookfacefriday Check out A Chanukah Noel by Sharon Jennings in our Holiday Picturebook display. #happyhanukkah

Storytime videos will be posted weekly on Fridays. Go to our website to watch or subscribe to our Youtube channel. https://youtu.be/YN8atmi6X9c

This #bookfacefriday we are emulating Jacques Pepin and his culinary skills. Spend your extra free time in the kitchen with Jacques Pepin's Essential Pepin recipes!