WHAT'S HAPPENING

Check out the featured events happening across the Okanagan Regional Library system

For full event details and registration information, click or tap on an event below. 

Or, view the full Events Calendar to see all events and to search by location. You can also find out about programs and events on your library branch’s webpage.

 

Upcoming Events:

NEWS

  • Sign With Me an ASL Story-Time at the Library

    Okanagan Regional Library received a $7,400 grant from the Central Okanagan Foundation for a Sign With Me Story Time. The ASL story-time is a 90-minute library program for preschool to early elementary children and their families.
    September 11, 2018
  • ORL Board Meeting | September

    At the September 5th meeting of the Okanagan Regional Library Board of Trustees, the Board was introduced to Jeremy Sundin, ORL's new Chief Financial Officer. Sundin comes to the Library following several years as the Director of Finance for the Village of Lumby.
    September 06, 2018
  • Do you love Listening to Free Classical Music?

    Naxos Music Library added to the Okanagan Regional Library's digital offerings. Now available for streaming at the click of a mouse! Naxos Music Library – is the world's largest online classical music library. As of September 2013, it offers streaming access to over 87,000 CDs with over 1.275 million tracks. On average, over 800 new CDs are added to the library every month.
    June 18, 2018
  • Don Nettleton Appointed New CEO of Okanagan Regional Library

    Okanagan Regional Library has announced the appointment of Don Nettleton as their new CEO. After Stephanie Hall resigned her position as CEO for personal reasons, Nettleton was selected by the board of directors to become an Interim CEO while ORL looked for a new leader. Nettleton became the successful applicant for the CEO position and has officially assumed responsibilities as of Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018.
    May 23, 2018
  • ORL Board Approves Annual Report Highlighting Increasing Library Usage

    he Library Maker Crew showed off the newly acquired 3D Printer and introduced the exciting potential of this new technology and its possibilities. The Library Maker Crew will visit all 29 branches of the ORL beginning in June and will run through to September allowing all communities to have equal access to this fantastic technology. Details and date of each branch visit will be provided once finalized.
    May 17, 2018
  • New Head Librarian at the Kelowna Branch of the ORL

    Chris Stephenson is no stranger to the Okanagan. On the way to his last position as Head Librarian of the Bancroft Public Library in Ontario, Chris drove through Kelowna and said to himself, “One day I’d like to work for the Okanagan Regional Library system.” And two years later, here he is.
    April 05, 2018
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