GeekCon Nanaimo
90 Commercial Street Nanaimo, BC, Canada

Have you joined the weekly Virtual SRC 2020 Explore Our Universe! Mario Kart 8 championship yet? Race your friends from up and down Vancouver Island until August 12 for a chance to win! Find out more online

The VIRL SRC Mario Kart 8 Championship starts this Wednesday at 9am. Join in each week on Wednesday morning to become the Regional Champion.

I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom. -Umberto Eco To all the fathers, grandfathers, godfathers, and father figures who continue to share your wisdom: Hope your Father's Day was fantastic! #FathersDay

If you think your parent or older loved one has been subject to elder financial abuse, speak up and report it. Together, we can #RejectFinancialAbuse. Doug Muir, Director of Enforcement at the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), will speak on investment fraud awareness. Mr.Muir will discuss how attendees can recognize, reject, and report investment fraud. He will highlight the techniques fraudsters use and will discuss real-life investment fraud cases. Join us fo...r this important online discussion and have your questions answered. Register now! https://www.facebook.com/groups/924987274581991/ Space is limited. The session starts at 12pm.

Doug Muir, Director of Enforcement at the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), will speak on investment fraud awareness. Mr.Muir will discuss how attendees can recognize, reject, and report investment fraud. He will highlight the techniques fraudsters use and will discuss real-life investment fraud cases. Join us for this important online discussion and have your questions answered. Register now! https://www.facebook.com/groups/924987274581991/... If you think your parent or older loved one has been subject to elder financial abuse, speak up and report it. Together, we can #RejectFinancialAbuse. Space is limited. The session starts at 12pm.

We would like to congratulate Island Author @LindsayFord from @BreadandClutter on her success! We have a number of Lindsay's books in our collection and she haas been a popular guest other at several branches. "Today is a day to celebrate a dream. I once had a dream that one day I would have a book that I made in Chapters. It’s official. I done did that dream. Years of hard work, rejection and a lot of NOs, but I’m here. Thank goodness for all the Nos though because boy d...id they ever light a fire in me. You can now find the Awkward + Awesome children’s book series at Chapters Nanaimo." #LocalAuthor #BreadAndClutter

Hey Library Fans - we regret to inform you that our catalogues are not running right now - our team is working hard to rectify the situation and we are sure they will be back up soon. Thanks so much for your patience!

VIRL Update on staffing in response to COVID-19 The COVID-19 situation is presenting unique challenges for organizations around the world. VIRL is no different. On March 16, we made the difficult decision to close all branches at the end of the day. This was in response to the directives we received from our Prime Minister and Chief Medical Health Officer to do whatever we can to mitigate the spread of this virus in our communities. As a result of the closures and as per the ...two Collective Agreements that VIRL staff fall under, we made the decision to issue notices of layoff to the majority of staff. This is what these notices mean: BCGEU staff are paid their full wages for up to eight weeks, including all benefits CUPE staff are paid their full wages for 30 days, including all benefits Benefits will be extended for all unionized staff for a minimum of an additional 30 days after the layoff period notice comes to an end All Casual (on-call) Employees are being paid for every scheduled shift over the course of these notice periods As we all know, the COVID-19 situation is changing daily, and VIRL is committed to responding as needed in the best interests of our staff. All options are on the table, including extending the length of time that employees continue to receive their wages and benefits. We are also hopeful that, at least in some branches, we may be able to return to offering limited services in the days and weeks ahead and look forward to engaging our employees on their ideas to ensure that our communities can access our services. We hope to be able to return to more normal working conditions in the very near future, but if we do enter a period of protracted closure, we will respond in the best interests of our staff. This is a stressful time for everyone involved and we are committed to working closely with our employees to ensure they are protected and secure. We will continue to update the public as more information becomes available.

*Important* We have been closely monitoring the latest reports on the Covid-19 Virus. We are awaiting the announcements today at 10am PST. We will keep you informed here on our Social Media Channels and as always our Website www.virl.bc.ca.

The Nanaimo Harbourfront Library is pleased to present our first annual Fun Palace! We would love to see you there!

Calling all trainers! Bring your deck and trades Sunday September 29 from 1pm to the VIRL Creativity Commons for some Pokemon battles or challenge the gym leader to earn your badge. #pokemon #Nanaimo

KNIT. SEW. DYE. WEAVE. FELT. MAKE! Hey Nanaimo, check out this NEW program A monthly drop-in STEAM art program for school-aged kids age 8 and up. Learn and make with their hands and imagination all in the Creativity Commons! #CraftFun #NanaimoKids #CreativityCommons

The Creativity Commons just got some new board games in! Drop by and play a game any time or come to Strategic Board Games night every Wednesday to learn a game and meet new people. #CreativityCommons #BoardGames

Need help making your next cosplay prop? Come by the Creativity Commons and we can get you up and printing on the Taz 6 3D Printer!

Looking forward to Midislecon today! Come out and challenge us to a game of Catan or Empire of the Sun. There will be lots of great games hitting the table.

Our friends over at VRKADE are hosting a Beat Saber tournament this Sunday at their Virtual Reality Arcade on 1585 Bowen Road. #THERECANBEONLYONE #BEATSABER #VIRTUALREALITY #FUN

We're off and running at GeekCon! Come on down and join in the fun.

GEEKCON Nanaimo is happening today at the the Harbourfront Branch.

Don't miss the game demos happening all day in the Board Game Zone at GeekCon Nanaimo tomorrow. the The Board Game House will be here with their games and local game enthusiasts will be teaching games throughout the day. 10:30 am Azul 1:00 pm Roll for the Galaxy 2:30 Star Realms Frontiers... #GEEKCON #NANAIMO #BOARDGAMES