Books and Reading

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…

Still Time to Dive In: Join the Adult Summer Reading Club

Halfway through summer and looking for your next adventure? The Okanagan Regional Library’s Adult Summer Reading Club is still making waves, and there’s plenty of time to jump in. Whether…

Discover the ORL’s Expanded World Languages Collection

The ORL’s digital collection has gone global. We’ve added nearly 2000 new ebooks and e-audiobooks to our World Languages Collection, making it easier than ever to discover books in the…