Our Re-opening Plan: Check your library branch webpage to see services offered and open hours. View Re-opening plan details.
Connect with library staff: Email help@orl.bc.ca. Chat from website or phone 1-844-649-8127: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 9AM-5PM, Tuesday: 9AM-7PM, Saturday: 11AM-3PM (PT)
This library branch is offering curbside holds pick-up and limited book drop open hours. View the ORL's Phase 2 Plan.
All ORL Branches are closed on statutory holidays.
There are book return chutes located beside the front door. The book chutes are opening for returns with limited hours starting June 2.
View events in calendar format.
For details or registration info, click on an event below.
Make a fairy house out of natural materials and email a photo to westbank@orl.bc.ca by August 15th, 2020 for a chance to win a prize!
Pictures will be posted to our Westbank Facebook page.
Have you heard about the Rock Monster Challenge that was started by Vancouver mom Amanda Marshall? Amanda wrote the story Rock Monsters to help children better understand the COVID-19 virus, and as a fun activity to connect everyone during this time of social distancing.
Westbank Library staff have participated in the challenge and we want you to join us! Listen to Westbank’s very own Catherine Mamo as she reads the Rock Monster Story to you. How many rock monsters can you find in your community?
Please do not touch or move the rock monsters – leave them for everyone to enjoy! IF you have taken one already we ask that you return it to the area you found it.
Show us your creations or show us where you found our rock monsters using social media with the hashtags #rockmonsters #libraryathome
Watch our video here!
Match up the monsters activity:
Or view here as a PDF
Check out Amanda’s story here!
https://globalnews.ca/video/6760239/rock-monsters-help-teach-kids-about-coronavirus
Email: marshallamandak@gmail.com
Instagram: @rockmonsterfriends
#rockmonsterfriends
We will post the names in a few weeks so stay tuned!
Yellow Monster___________________
Blue Monster____________________
Green Monster___________________
Red Monster_____________________
Purple Monster___________________
Pink Monster_____________________
Creative youth, please join us for our once a month Creative Power arts and crafts projects. Projects will be announced closer to the dates, so keep your eyes open!
TBA
4:00pm - 5:00pm
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
*AGES 10 AND UP*
Join us for stories, songs, puppets, finger plays, and maybe some dancing!
Preschool ages DROP IN
Tuesdays
10:15am - 10:45am
Enjoy special bonding and play time with your baby. This program features bookc, circle time, puppets, songs and rhymes.
0 - 18 months DROP IN
Thursdays
Fun for the whole family! Come to the library to share stories, talk to puppets, bounce around to silly songs, and make a craft! Join us the last Saturday of the month until April.
11:00am - 12:00pm
Family DROP IN
Build amazing LEGO creations in a busy, creative, and fun atmosphere! LEGO will be provided. Join us every third Wednesday of the month starting in October.
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Ages 5 and up DROP IN
Earth Kids unite! This program will feature fun, eco-friendly projects, crafts and learning. Projects will be announced closer to the date. Join us the first Wednesday of the month from October to December.
Wednesdays
Ages 6-12
Join a deaf storyteller and a children's librarian for stories, songs, and rhymes presented in both American Sign Language and English. This program is welcome to attendees of all abilities. An interpreter will be present.
The last half of the program is dedicated to socializing; the library will supply a small snack and craft. Financial assistance provided by the Central Okanagan Foundation.
NEW TIME* Running the 1st Saturday of Every Month.
Parents will learn fun ways to interact with their child during this two hour oral early literacy program. Snack time and play time are included in each session. In partnership with The Clubhouse Childcare Centre, and funding by the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development.
For Newborns - 4 years of age.
Every Friday
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Program will not be running on the following dates:
March 20, 2020
March 27, 2020
April 10, 2020
For more information and to register, please contact Sheree at 250-762-4476.
Join our dedicated group of knitting ladies to learnt he useful arts of knitting and crochet. Good for beginner and intermediate crafters.
Ages 7 years and older please
STARTING UP AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2020
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Register in person, by phone, or online.
The Okanagan Regional Library is pleased to announce a wonderful way to make sure your child enjoys some of the best children’s books available at the library! Pick up your copy of 100 Books to Read Together Before Kindergarten.
Westbank Adult Book Club
Please join us on the last Tuesday afternoon of the month at 2:00 p.m. for a lively discussion of each months title.
Come pick up your copy today along with author information and discussion topics about the next book.
Book List 2020
Every Thursday 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
The Writers’ Group meets at the Westbank Library in our Meeting Room. They focus on Independent Self-Publishing; facilitating authors and would-be authors to publish their own work. In addition, the Writers' Group schedules different guest speakers who are involved in various aspects of writing and publishing. New members are welcome!
Learn more about the Writer's Group by visiting their website: www.westbankwritersgroup.ca.
DROP-IN
The Friends of the Westbank Library organizes local experts to speak on engaging diverse topics on Wednesday evenings. Speakers will be announced closer to the dates.
6:30pm - 7:30pm
DROP IN
Every Monday 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Do you knit or crochet? Come meet new friends while knitting, crocheting, cross-stitching, doing needlepoint, etc. Some supplies will be available.
DROP-IN — All abilities welcome!
Every Friday 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Do you need some assistance with your mobile devices? We can help with minor troubleshooting on smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Have any questions about downloading an eBook or our other online resources? We are happy to help you learn.
Call the Westbank branch to book your appointment: 250-768-4369
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Learn how to use the library's Ancestry.com database for genealogy research within a small group setting.
On the last Wednesday of the month a member of the Kelowna and District Genealogical Society and a Librarian from the Westbank Branch are ready to help you with your Ancestry questions.
Westbank branch has a meeting room available for rent. With a theatre style set-up, the room has a seating capacity of 20-25.
The room is available on open days and rents for $40.00 + tax for the first 2 hours and $10.00 + tax per hour for each additional hour. Bookings are not confirmed until the rental fee has been paid.
Please contact the branch at 250-768-4369 for further information or to book a room.
Use our new study room for free. It has a seating capacity of up to 10 people.
The room is available during branch hours for a duration of 2 hours. It can be booked up to 2 days in advance.
The Westbank Friends of the Library, formed in February 2001, actively support the work of the library and its staff.
The monies raised from their book sales are used to buy non-budget items and to sponsor various programs and events that take place in the library.
The Friends also organize the popular Wednesday Evening Speakers Programs that take place in the library once a month during the winter/spring months.
If you would like more information or would like to attend a Friends of the Westbank Library meeting please contact the library at 250-768-4369.
Details about our Speakers Series program are posted on our branch calendar.
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