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The Kobos are here!

E-draw

On New Year's Day a group of volunteers met at the Library.  We were there to help the Chair of the Library Society, Pearl Roberts, to draw the winners of our e-lottery.  The two winners would be the first to borrow our e-readers.

First out of the jar were Lynne Scott and Kim Mooney.  Later, we learned that they had each been lucky enough to receive an e-reader for Christmas, and two more names were drawn.

Congratulations Chris Benger and Isabel Kerr, you are the two winners.

 

For an overview of the e-reader program, click here.

For a list of the titles loaded on each of the two e-readers, click here. 

 

 

Mark your calendars ...

Third Galiano Literary Festival     February 24-26  2012

GalianoLiteraryFestival.wordpress.com

 

2012 Annual General Meeting of the Galiano Library Society     March 31st, 1:30 PM, South Hall

Guest speaker Dave Obie, author of The Library Book, a history of the BC Public Library system.

 

5th January 2012

 

 

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The Kobos are coming!

The rumours you hear are absolutely true. Galiano Island Community Library is taking a tentative step into the e-future, testing our patrons' enthusiasm for books that have no pages and can be carried twelve at a time in the hip pocket.

Our pilot project will be launched on January 1st, with just two Kobo e-readers pre-loaded with six bestsellers and six classics.  Each e-reader can be borrowed for three weeks, free of charge, like any other item on our shelves.  In six months' time we'll review the response. 

Because of their relatively high value and potential breakability different lending procedures will apply to the Kobo twins. If you have visited the library recently you may have heard the story and taken part in the e-lottery that will identify the first two lucky borrowers.

Click here  to read a draft of the e-reader rules and regs

.  5th December 2011    

 

Galiano Gets A New Library!

20th November, 2011

On November 19, voters passed a referendum supporting plans for a new library on the site of Galiano Community School. Preliminary results are YES 482, No 446.


Thank you to all those who went to the polls, considered the benefits, and supported our vision of a welcoming public space for everyone to enjoy.


The successful referendum means Galiano will receive a $400,000 government grant, on top of the $150,000 already contributed by our generous donors. We will continue to look for ways to reduce costs through donated materials and services, ongoing fundraising and careful project management.


We look forward to working with you to build a lasting legacy for our community!                                                           


Pearl Roberts

Chair, Galiano Library Society

 


 

ABOUT THE LIBRARY

 

  • Location, Hours and Services  Location, contact, hours of opening, rules for borrowers, how to join, free computer use ... click orange plus 
  • New on the shelves  Fiction, mystery, non-fiction, biographies, videos -- plus news about the library and interesting events ... click orange plus
  • Children's Corner New on the shelves for the young folk -- early readers, juvenile, videos -- plus news about reading programs at the library  ... click orange plus
  • Made on Galiano History and future of the library, Galiano Library Society and what it means, the Library newsletter ... click orange plus
  • Meet the team The people who make this library work, how you can join them ... click orange plus
  • Contact the Library Interlibrary loans and how to request them, suggest new purchases, make donations ... click orange plus

 

About this website

As always, we thank the Public Library Services Branch of the BC Ministry of Education for the gift of this website.  Professionals at the branch keep it operating, while volunteers at the Library fill the pages as best we can.

Once a month, or thereabouts, we'll be updating the site, mainly to let you know what new books, videos etc. have been added to our collections. The big differences are therefore at the New on the Shelves and Children's Corner pages.

Other parts of the site are likely to be updated at any time, as necessary.  For example, the Front Page News section, above. 

We would appreciate your comments on this site as it develops, and welcome suggestions for improvement. You'll find addresses and phone numbers at the foot of the "Contact the Library" page.