Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed to them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. 

Despite having strong traditions of free expression and free inquiry, Canada also has a long-standing tradition of censorship. Historically, books and magazines have often been quietly removed from libraries and classrooms. Freedom to Read Week was founded in 1984 to challenge the covert nature of censorship, creating a broader awareness of these ongoing challenges to Canadian writing, and to allow Canadians to actively defend their right to publish, read and write freely and to widen their understanding of the negative effects of censorship, not just on readers but on writers and publishers as well.

(source: freedomtoread.ca)

Find out which books have been censored or challenged in Canada!

Visit the library and check out our Freedom to Read week display!

Squamish CAN's annual Seedy Saturday is happening at the library this Saturday!

Learn about seed saving and the seed library, swap seeds and take seeds home, plant seeds with the kids, and ask gardening questions to a Master Gardener. This event is free and fun for the whole family. No registration required.

Join Squamish CAN for their 5-part “Introduction to Gardening in Squamish” Series!

Whether you’ve been growing food in your backyard for years or looking to sow your first seed, all are welcome.

Come learn about gardening in Squamish from some amazing speakers.

All events are free and will be held at the Squamish Library. No registration required.

Join Michael Allen to learn about Squamish River watershed wildlife. Allen has been busy in the field camera-monitoring bears, mountain lions, and wolves and will share his videos and updates on these animals and more!

No registration required.

Drop in between 1 - 4 pm, to start your quest to conquer new worlds, skills, and friends!

You can bring your favourite game or try new ones - the library has lots of board games!

No registration required!

Come down to the library during Spring Break to see what’s new in our collection.

We’ll have some fun challenges for kids – a Squamish Library word search, treasure hunts, popular series quizzes, and BINGO. You might win a prize!

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.

All Sea-to-Sky residents are invited to a three-part, virtual discussion of Namwayut – We Are All One: A Pathway to Reconciliation.

We will meet three times, discussing different themes and questions at each meeting. Everyone is welcome to join this virtual reading group. Please be prepared to attend all three sessions!

Email publicservices@whistlerlibrary.ca to sign up.

Join us in welcoming Chief Robert Joseph to talk about his new book Namwayut – We Are All One: A Pathway to Reconciliation.

You can join this free event in four ways:

Please register via Eventbrite.

Storytimes take place in the Library Meeting Room. View the event calendar for upcoming Storytimes.

Tuesdays // Fridays // Saturdays:

10:30 - 11 am

Tuesdays // Fridays: 11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Every second Wednesday of the month:

5-5: 30 pm. Next: Wednesday, March 8