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Do you have extra Lego, Duplo or mini figures you would like to donate for a free  kid's program at the library?  We are accepting if you have any.  Thank You.

                    Mission Reads is back!

Please join us on the last Thursday evening of each month at 6:45 pm for a lively discussion of that month's title.  Sit by the fireplace and enjoy coffee and treats and great conversation.

             April 25      The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy

                                 Wayson Choy's Chinatown in the 1930's and '40's
                                 is a community of unforgettable individuals who 
                                 are neither this nor that but with each other's help, 
                                 they survive hardship and heartbreak with grit and
                                 humour.  
                                 The Jade Peony was a 2010 Canada Reads Selection.     

    *** May 23    Bel Canto by Ann Patchett ***

                                 Bel Canto balances themes of love and crisis as
                                 disparate characters learn that music is their only
                                 common language.   Bel Canto is a captivating story
                                 of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and
                                 an inspiring tale of transcendent romance.     

                June 27    The Mistress of Nothing by Kate Pullinger   

                                  "A highly sensual evocation of place and time, The 
                                  Mistress of Nothing is a journey down the Nile that
                                  explores the subtle complexities of power, race, class
                                  and love during the Victorian era."  Govenor General's
                                  Jury Citation.  

              July 25        Grave Concern by Judith Millar

                                  "Kate Smithers is an ex-English major stuck in a frigid
                                  prairie city overrun by the nouveau riche.  When her 
                                  elderly parents die in a car accident, she moves back
                                  into her crumbling childhood house in her hometown
                                  in Ontario.  
                                  To support herself, she decides to open a grave-tending
                                  business.  Before long, her totally mundane existence is
                                  transformed by a cast of fascinating characters, a little
                                  murder, some mayhem, and a touch of magic, as she is
                                  embroiled n a mystery that leads right back to Kate
                                  herself."  Open book.

                 Aug 29     Wild:  From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest 
                                  Trail by Cheryl Strayed

                                  A powerful, blazingly honest memoir:  the story of 
                                  an eleven hundred mile solo hike that broke down
                                  a young woman reeling from catastrophe - and built
                                  her back up again.          

                 Sept 26     Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

                                   A novel written by an Ethiopian born medical doctor,
                                   it is the saga of twin brothers, orphaned by their 
                                   mother's death at their births and forsaken by 
                                   their father.

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 2013 Children's Programs at Mission Branch!

Check out our Summer Reading program (information to be posted soon).

           Join us for Family Circle Time      

                                    Wednesdays in July at 10:15 am.
             Stories, finger plays, puppets, movement and more. 
                                      Drop in and for all ages.

                          Paws to Read

           Tuesday mornings July 2 - July 30

Curl up with a TAILS therapy dog and a good book each week!  These furry listeners love to have kids read to them!  Contact us to register.

All storytime progams are drop-in and FREE!

Programs begin at 10:15 a.m. and are approximately 1/2 hour long.

Babytime                 Begins again Sept 24 - Nov 26         10:15 am

Bond with your baby ~ Introduce language with rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories for newborns - 1½ years, their parents and caregivers

Toddlertime          Begins again Sept 11 - Dec 11            10:15 am

Interact with your toddler ~ Encourage curiosity with songs, rhymes, fingerplays and stories for toddlers 1½ - 3 years, their parents and caregivers

Storytime                Begins again Sept 12 - Dec 12           10:15 am

Enjoy fun with your preschooler ~ Get ready to read with stories, rhymes, songs and fingerplays for preschoolers 3 - 5 years, their parents and caregivers

                           Teen Activities

Join us on the  ♦ ♦ ♦  1st  TUESDAY  ♦ ♦ ♦  of each month at  6:30 pm to  enjoy a different activity geared for teens and tweens beginning in September.  No registration is required.  Stay tuned for details.

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Fun and Games Night! at Mission Branch of Okanagan Regional Library!   

First Thursday of the month, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.   Join us for Scrabble, Checkers, Apples-to-Apples, Chess, and more! 

Drop-in, it's FREE!                                           

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Mission Library School Class Visits

Mission Library is happy to welcome class visits to the library for children and teens.  We can provide an introduction to the library, or tailor a visit around a class project or assignment.  Contact us to see how we can help your class.  To book your free class visit, call Mission Library at 250-764-2254.

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Kelowna Friends of the Library

The Kelowna Friends of the Library, a non-profit organization formed in 1988, is registered under the Society Act of British Columbia and the Canada Income Tax Act. All persons interested in libraries can obtain a membership for $5.00 per year at the Kelowna, Mission or Rutland branch libraries.

For membership and donation information, please  call 250-763-7323 (READ) .

The major fundraiser, the Great Okanagan Book Sale, takes place in October each year. The Kelowna Friends of the Library sponsor an endowment fund with the Central Okanagan Foundation and they also host various public meetings and author events throughout the year.

Directors of Kelowna Friends of the Library hold meetings in the Kelowna Branch, at 12:30 pm on the second Monday of each month. No board meetings are held in July & August. The society's AGM is held on a Saturday in late November.

For further information, please E-mail Fol4k@hotmail.com