All ORL Branches are closed on statutory holidays.
The South Shuswap Branch is located in the Blind Bay Marketplace.
There is a book drop bin located outside the main door. The book drop is locked during Christmas and Easter.
The Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) held its quarterly Board Meeting on September 11, 2024, where the Board noted the Library’s many system-wide improvements represent an average per user funding increase of just sixty-five cents before providing their enthusiastic approval. Unanimous budget approvals are rare, and the Board often reserves voting until their end-of-year meeting in November. The Board’s decision recognizes the ORL’s commitment to fiscal responsibility as it continues to create vibrant, inclusive spaces to learn, gather, and connect throughout the region.
Increasing usage and circulation numbers show that residents are enjoying their community libraries more than ever. To ensure smaller community libraries remain welcoming, comfortable and efficient the ORL has budgeted for new page staff in Cherryville, Kaleden, Lumby, Naramata, Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Silver Creek, and Hedley. To promote patron safety while respecting privacy the organization plans to install health emergency detection tools called Brave Sensors in urban branches such as Kelowna, West Kelowna and Vernon.
The ORL’s thirty unique libraries are vibrant hubs of diversity, heritage, and culture. The Revelstoke branch features work by a local artist each month, and the ORL has partnered with the Kelowna Museum to host an indigenous literature event called Hi-Story.
On June 14, 2024, the ORL celebrated the opening of the new West Kelowna branch, which has quickly become a popular destination for the community. The ORL eagerly anticipates opening a new Lumby branch in 2024 to provide residents with a modern and vital community space. Facility improvements have occurred in Salmon Arm and are planned for Naramata, Enderby, Peachland, and Okanagan Falls.
To help further meet the ORL’s goal of providing an accessible and outstanding public service it has:
Danielle Hubbard, CEO of the Okanagan Regional Library, expressed her excitement for the Board’s decision, stating, “The amazing thing about leading a public library system is that most people who work in libraries do so out of a sincere conviction in the value of the work we do. I’m honoured to have such a positive team as we move the ORL forward.”
To learn more about ORL locations, programs, and the 2024-2029 Strategic Plan please visit the website.
About the Okanagan Regional Library
The Okanagan Regional Library enriches the lives of people in the region through diverse collections, responsive services, innovative programs and unique resources. With the community’s incredible support, ORL branches become transformative spaces of learning, creativity, culture, and connection.
Fall Session - October 4 - November 29
Facilitated by and in partnership with the N.S.S.C.R.
Puzzles, board games, LEGO, KEVA planks and colouring are available at all times.
Bring your knitting or crochet project and join us on the 1st & 3rd Fridays of every month 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM
Our book club is changing time. Please register at the library and we will get you the most up to date information on what book we are reading!. Please call 250-675-4818 for information.
Cyber Seniors is a free one-on-one tutoring program geared towards seniors who have never used computers or have basic computer knowledge. Each learner is partnered with a community volunteer tutor to work on basic skills such as using a mouse, saving files, searching the Internet, and setting up an email account. Consider volunteering as a tutor!To register for fall programming, please contact Sierre Allison at 250-463-4555 or info@shuswapliteracy.ca
Meets at the library at 10:15 AM on the second Tuesday of the month. Come and check out our seed library!
For information, please contact Sue Kerr @ 250-835-2351
South Shuswap and Salmon Arm Friends of the Library. Become a Friend of the Library today! Help us change lives, open doors to opportunity and become a hub for your community. Cost of annual membership is $5. If you would like to join our group, please contact Trudy.vercholuk@gmail.com for more information or sign up today at your local branch.
Friends of the Library Book Sale. The FOL book sale will be Friday October 18 10:00 AM to 6:00 pm and Saturday October 19 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM 2024, inside and outside the Salmon Arm library. All funds raised go directly to funding South Shuswap and Salmon Arm library programs. Everything is priced from fifty cents to two dollars.
Salmon Arm and South Shuswap Friends of the Library AGM. The meeting will be held at the South Shuswap library in the Salmon Arm library meeting room, at 2:00 PM on Monday September 9. If you are interested, please come and join us. New members are always welcome!
Thank-you to all of our Friendly Friends volunteers! Your dedication and commitment is so appreciated!
For information on how to become a friend please reach out to our Chairperson, Trudy Vercholuk at 778-490-5097, or pop into the South Shuswap or Salmon Arm Branches.
South Shuswap Friends of the Library group was formed in 2002 under the umbrella of the Salmon Arm Friends of the Library group. There are many volunteers that help out with the book sales in Salmon Arm. The South Shuswap Friends of the Library was originally called the Sorrento Friends of the Library.
The book sales are fundraisers for future purchases that help with extra items within the branch. We have purchased chairs from the "Friends of the Library" fund which are situated in the magazine area. In our children's area, the Friends have purchased some very unique items such as toadstools to sit on, and a pretend firepit. The group also provides funds for special library programs and is instrumental in funding the "Summer Reading Program" that is held July and August for children. This BC wide program encourages reading and literacy throughout the summer break!
Meetings are held 5 times a year on Monday's in February, April, June, September and November, The meetings alternate between Salmon Arm and South Shuswap Library Branches.
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