Squamish Library gets new community-painted mural
Many hands make light work!

During the long weekend, a true community effort brought this beautiful mural at the back of the library building together.

A big thank you to United Way BC for supporting this community project through a grant, the mural artists Erica and Maddy Phillips (www.philphil.studio) and everyone in the community who took to the paint brush to help create this eye-catching mural.

Make sure to check it out in person - it's quite stunning!
Find your next read or listen
Foraging: Edible & Medicinal Plants

Explore the treasures that grow underneath your feet with these edible and medicinal plant guides!
Youth Graphic Novels:
The Baby-Sitters Club
Due to popular demand, we have ordered and received more copies of The Baby-Sitters Club, a junior graphic novel series by Raina Telgemeier.
Upcoming Events & Programs
In-person Art Hour
Zine Making Workshop
Wednesday // June 1 // 6:30 - 8:30 pm // Library Community Meeting Room

Learn how to make a simple zine with the library!
Supplies are provided for this free in-person workshop.

Registration:
To register, email library@squamish.ca
Capacity is limited to 12 participants - we still have a few open spots, so make sure to register soon!
In-person Author Visit
Author Talk with Amber Cowie
Wednesday // June 8 // 7 - 8:30 pm // Library Community Meeting Room

Join local Author Amber Cowie for an author talk and reading from her brand-new book, Last One Alive. 

Registration:
To register, email library@squamish.ca
In-person Event
Outdoor Safety with Squamish Search & Rescue
Wednesday // June 15 // 7 - 8:30 pm // Library Community Meeting Room

Join Squamish Search and Rescue to learn about the work they do and how you can be safe on all of your wilderness adventures this summer!

Registration:
To register, email library@squamish.ca
Virtual Author Event
Reclaiming Indigenous History with Dr. Paulette Steeves
Thursday // June 16 // 6:30 - 8 pm // online on zoom

Join us for a virtual talk about new understandings showing Indigenous people arrived in the Americas before 12,000 years ago, as well as Dr. Paulette Steeves book The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere.
In-person Event
Indigenous Storytelling by Sḵwx̱wú7mesh-ulh síiyuxwa7 (Squamish Nation Elders)
Wednesday // June 22 // 10:30 - 11:30 am // Library Community Meeting Room

Join a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh-ulh síiyuxwa7 (Squamish Nation Elder) for a morning of storytelling followed by a group discussion.

Registration:
To register, email library@squamish.ca

Photo: Elder Kwel-a-a-nexw William Nahanee
Photo Credit: Lucie Neliba
In-person Volunteer Meeting
Friends of the Library
Thursday // June 16 // 12:30 - 1:30 pm // Library Community 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.
In-person Storytime at the Library
Family & Baby Storytime
Please note: Registration is required for all storytimes!

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

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

Teddybear Storytime and Craft with Julie
Every second Wednesday of the month //
5 pm - 5: 30 pm
Next: Wednesday, June 8
We are hiring: Summer Reading Club Coordinator
More information and application details at squamishlibrary.ca/careers/
GoByBike Week Squamish: May 30 - June 5
GoByBike Week is just around the corner – have you registered yet? 🚲

Any ride counts: to and from work or school, to get groceries, to get some fresh air or meet up for a coffee with friends, trail rides, pump track laps, recreational rides to explore your region. Tell your friends! Create a team! Register now and log your trips between May 30 – June 5, and enter for a chance to win one of many great prizes!

Participate in this year's Bike Bingo and win great prizes donated by Squamish businesses:
Download the Bike Bingo Card here or pick up a copy at the Library - and while you are here, pick up a Squamish Cycling Map too!
Now on at the FOYER Gallery
May 2 - July 7, 2022

[Within the Frame]
An Aperture on Nature

Mother & Daughter

Lesley Maddox - Ceramics & Printmaking

Rebecca Santry - Cyanotype & Mixed Media

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.