5 Reasons to Visit the Great Okanagan Book Sale
Clear some room on the bookshelf! The 36th Annual Great Okanagan Book Sale returns to Kelowna from October 14–17, with more than 25,000 items expected and four days to browse,…
Books and Reading
Announcing…Our 100 Books to Read Together Before Kindergarten 3rd Edition!
A new edition of 100 Books to Read Together Before Kindergarten is here! Curated by the ORL’s Youth Services librarians, the Third Edition brings together 100 wonderful books chosen especially…
Remarkable Stories: Celebrating Canadian Women’s History Month
Every October, Canadian Women’s History Month celebrates the women and girls whose leadership, creativity, determination, and achievements have helped shape Canada. First designated in 1992, Women’s History Month recognizes a…
Library Month: 30 Days, 30 Ways to Use Your Library
October is Canadian Library Month, and we’re celebrating with a challenge: each day this month, discover just how much you can do with your library. Everyone knows you can always…
Truth and Reconciliation: A Contemporary Reading List
September 30 is Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to honour residential school Survivors and intergenerational Survivors, their families and communities, and the…
3 Awesome ORL Resources for Kids
Books are only the beginning! Your ORL library card opens the door to all kinds of things for kids to watch, discover, explore, and enjoy. You can stream favourite shows,…
Big Feelings, Little Readers: Explore the ORL Reads Big Emotions Booklist
Being little can come with some very big feelings. Happiness, sadness, anger, worry, excitement, frustration. Children can experience all of them, sometimes several before breakfast. Learning to recognize those feelings,…
ORL Reads Children’s Booklist: Be Prepared, Forest Fires
Wildfires are part of life in many of the communities the ORL serves. They can also bring big questions for children. Our latest ORL Reads list brings together 26 picture…
A Final Splash of (Adult) Summer Reading Club Fun
Summer may be sailing by, but there’s still plenty of time to make a splash in the Okanagan Regional Library’s Adult Summer Reading Club. If you’ve been participating all summer,…
Summer Doldrums? New Youth Services Reading Lists To The Rescue!
Halfway through summer. Games have been played. Adventures had. Snack cupboard raided. Siblings pestered. If you’re hearing “I’m bored!” on repeat, the Okanagan Regional Library is here to help. Our…