Determined, she set off by bicycle down the fabled Silk Road with her childhood friend Mel Yule to realize her dreams. A mysterious incident occurs while they are exploring the Marabar caves with Aziz, and the well-respected doctor soon finds himself at the centre of a scandal that rouses violent passions among both the British and their Indian subjects.Īs a teenager, Kate Harris craved a career-that of a generalist explorer, equal parts swashbuckler and metaphysician, with a flair for basic science and endless slogging. When a man is killed and a bounty is placed on Wash's head, Titch abandons everything to save him.ĭetermined to escape the parochial English enclave and explore 'the real India', visitors Adela Quested and her elderly companion Mrs Moore seek the guidance of the charming and mercurial Dr Aziz, a cultivated Indian Muslim. Christopher Wilde (Titch) initiates Wash into a world of adventure and academia providing a means to embrace a life of dignity and meaning. His master's eccentric brother chooses him to be his manservant. Washington Black, an eleven-year-old field slave, knows no other life than the Barbados sugar plantation where he was born. Many titles are also available in eBook, eAudiobook, and audiobook formats in the ORL catalogue.ģrd Saturday of each month | 10:30-11:30 am | Community Room There are usually copies available at the Vernon Upstairs Desk (call 25 ext. Individuals are responsible for acquiring a copy of each month's book. Saturday June 24 | 1 pm - 3 pm | Meeting Room Vernon Reads Book Club Saturday June 24th | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Meeting Roomīozenka Kipling will read from her new work, Inexorable, a memoir of the remarkable love story she experienced with her husband for over 30 years. This is a coming-of-age story of Eddie Toma, an Indigenous (Syilx) boy, told through the young narrator's wide-eyed observations of the world around him. Set in Falkland, Vernon, and the surrounding area. Help us celebrate the library's 11th birthday with live music, crafts, a special Story Time and some tasty treats!īook Clubs & Literary Events All The Quiet Places - Author Talk with Brian Thomas Isaacīrian Thomas Isaac, local author of All The Quiet Places which was nominated for the GG, Giller Prize, Amazon First Novel Award, Canada Reads and won the Indigenous Voices Award for Fiction, will join us at the Vernon Library to read and discuss his bestselling debut novel. Vernon Library 11th Birthday Party/Sunshine Festival Wednesday June 14th | 7 PM - 8:30 PM | Meeting Room And then we will discuss steps men can take and the resources available to help them. We will look at reasons men may find it harder to access help. And yet, the National Institutes of Health found that “mental health among men often goes untreated because they are far less likely to seek mental health treatment than women.” Join Jim Swingle, Executive Director of the Family Resource Centre to discuss some of the challenges facing men’s mental health. The US has ranked depression and suicide as leading causes of death in men. Men have a higher risk of death by suicide, misusing drugs, being the victims of violence, and being socially isolated. Special Events Men's Mental Health Discussion If you have an idea you'd like to see happen your library, email us at to: Please check our in-branch and online events in calendar format here.Īll adult programs and events at the Vernon Library are FREE to the public. Hit the trails and skim the slopes with us! Kids will learn beginner-friendly coding skills using the drag-and-drop block coding platform Scratch. On your mark, get set, GO! Kids will code their own games based on traditional sports like archery, hockey, and skiing. Dungeons & Dragonsįull for this season with new sessions coming soon. Perfect environment to learn and collaborate in. These fields and be encouraged to explore in a truly creative manner. Through a variety of activities, participants will learn the basics of More about coding, programming, physics, circuitry and more. Sr Engineering ClubĬome on out and dive deep into the tech world with us! Learn Registration required to use our computers. Play Minecraft free on library computers. Stories, crafts and games for fun with a dash of education. Green screen heroes and super crafts! Check out a book while in costume to be entered in a draw. May 6th Comic Con edition of Messy Makers Perfect environment to learn and collaborate in.Ĭome upstairs to the community room for a variety of STEAM Activities, Makerspace Tours, and fun for the whole family. This program is for all skill levels and abilities, it is the Of these fields and be encouraged to explore in a truly creative manner. Through a variety of activities, participants will learn the basics World with us! Learn more about coding, programming, physics, circuitryĪnd more.
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