Want to join or start a Book Club?
Joining a book club can be a great way to read something new, share your ideas and thoughts, and meet new people!

Whether you are looking to start your own book club or join the library’s Community Book Club, you will find lots of information and resources here, including the library's book club sets and discussion guides.

The next Community Book club is happening on Thursday, January 26 - lots of time to read Five Little Indians by Michelle Good.
Library Holiday Hours
Find Your Next Read
Book Club Sets & Discussion Guides

Want to start your own book club? Browse the library's book club sets here!

Not sure where to begin? In addition to our book club sets and discussion guides, here are some great resources that can help guide you.
Holiday Books for Children

Borrow books from the library's Holiday Book collection and celebrate the season.
Upcoming Events & Programs
Art Hour (in-person)
Blackout Poetry with
Yin Xzi Ho
Wednesday / December 7 / 7 - 8:30 pm / Library Meeting Room

Join local poet Yin Xzi Ho and the library for an evening of blackout poetry!
What is blackout poetry?
Erasure poetry, also known as blackout poetry, is a form of found poetry wherein a poet takes an existing text and erases, blacks out, or otherwise obscures a large portion of the text, creating a wholly new work. (from Academy of American Poets)

Registration:
Please email library@squamish.ca to register.
Volunteer Meeting (in-person)
Friends of the Library Meeting
Thursday / December 8 / 12:30-1:30pm Library Meeting Room

The primary purpose of the “Friends” is to contribute to the pleasant, welcoming atmosphere at the library and to encourage more people to enjoy what the library offers, thus making our Library a real “community” place. Everyone welcome.
In-Person
Learn ASL (American Sign Language) through Storytelling with Christina Cox
Please note: This event is full and has a waitlist. To be added to the waitlist, email library@squamish.ca. If there is enough interest, we will likely organize a second event.

Monday / December 12 / 6 - 7 pm / Squamish Library

Develop comprehension and signing skills naturally through ASL (American Sign Language) storytelling.

Registration:
Email library@squamish.ca to be added to the waitlist.
Author Event (in-person)
Author Talk with Lisa Duncan
Wednesday / December 14 / 7 - 8:30 pm
Library Meeting Room

Join local writer Lisa Duncan for an author talk and reading from her debut memoir, Chasing Africa: Fear Won’t Find Me Here, based on her solo travels from South Africa to Kenya in 1996.

Registration:
Please email library@squamish.ca to register.
In-Person
Holiday Crafts for Families
Wednesday / December 21 / 5:30 - 7 pm
Library Meeting Room

Bring your kids to the library to make some easy crafts for the holidays. All ages are welcome! There will be hot chocolate and snacks too!

Registration:
Registration is required for this event due to limited capacity.
Please register online at https://signup.com/go/XWOtghD
Virtual Community Book Club
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
Thursday / January 26 / 7 - 8:30 pm /
Online on Zoom

For our next Community Book Club, we are reading Five Little Indians by Michelle Good.
The library has a limited amount of copies.

Everyone is welcome to join the Community Book Club!

Registration:
Email library@squamish.ca to sign up.
In-Person
Family & Baby Storytime
Please note: Registration is required for all storytimes!
Storytimes take place in the Library Meeting Room.

📚 Family Storytime:
Tuesdays // Fridays // Saturdays:
10:30 - 11 am

🧸 Baby Storytime:
Tuesdays // Fridays: 11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Teddybear Storytime & Craft with Julie
Every second Wednesday of the month:
5 - 5: 30 pm
Next: Wednesday, December 14
Please note:
Storytime is taking a break during the Holiday Season from December 18 until January 2. Baby and Family Storytimes will resume in the new year (January 3).
Library Closed Thursday, Dec 15: Staff Development Day
FOYER Gallery: NEW Exhibition
ON NOW at the FOYER Gallery in the Squamish Library

  • A Celebration of the Art and Life of ALAIN GORGIEN
‘Steward of the Forest’ – painted wood, clay & mixed media sculptures

  • COVID in the House of Old - Seven Wooden Storytelling Chairs
These Storytelling Chairs sit at the heart of the COVID in the House of Old exhibit, speaking to seven lives indelibly altered by the pandemic’s spread through long-term care. Each individual, represented by a chair, stands in place for hundreds or thousands of Canadians who faced similar circumstances.

More info and virtual gallery here.

Visit the current Foyer Gallery show at the library during library hours, or view the virtual gallery, including Q&A with the artists, on the Foyer Gallery website.