Monthly Library Newsletter
October 2024
 Library Hours

Tuesday: 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday: 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday: 11:00am - 5:00pm 
Friday: 11:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 4:00pm 
 
Closed: Sunday & Monday
 
 
Apply to join us!
 
 
Fall Programs
 
Babies & Young Children
Kids & Teens
October Grab & Go Craft: Fall Decoupage Clay Ghost!
Adults & Seniors
Art in the Afternoon will begin October 15!
Tech Tutors will begin October 24 and run to December 12!
Community Book Club 
Next meeting: October 19, 2024
Opening for Board Trustee
Bookmobile Project

 
Invermere Public Library has launched an exciting Bookmobile initiative for our shared service area! 
 
Radium Hot Springs Public Library is looking at ways to support the project, and has published a Letter of Support which is available to read here. You can also find information on Invermere Public Library's Bookmobile webpage.
 
Take Part!
 
Take Invermere Public Library's Bookmobile Survey here.
 
 
FALL into nature with our
borrowable backpacks!
 
- NEW - Kids' Birding Backpack
 
 Who's always in the neighbourhood? Who's just migrating through? This generous backpack donation from Wildsight can help a budding ornithologist find out.
 
Along with the Daylite Jr. kids' outdoor backpack, you get to borrow:
  • The Little Book of Backyard Bird Songs
  • Let's Go Outside binder
  • Quick Reference to British Columbia Birds
  • Pocket Genius: Birds of North America. Facts at Your Fingertips book
  • National Geographic binoculars (1 pair) 
  • National Geographic binocular case
 
 
 
 
- NEW - Adults' Birding Backpack
 
Yes, we've got an adults' version too! Get "To Know Nature and Keep It Worth Knowing". Thanks to the generosity of BC Nature and the Federation of BC Naturalists, the following equipment is available to borrow:
  • Adult sized outdoor backpack
  • Binoculars (1 pair) and user guide, cleaning pen and cloth, case
  • Book: Birds of Interior BC and the Rockies
  • Pamphlets: East Kootenay Bird Checklist; Birding 101; British Columbia Birds
 
 
 
 
 
Outdoor Learning Kit
 
This backpack contains everything you (or a young explorer in your family) need to start identifying the natural wonders around you!
 
  • Kneeler to help get closer and identify tracks or plants.
  • Handy guides: Reptiles & Amphibians; Bugs & Slugs; The Night Sky; Rocky Mountain Butterflies & Pollinators; BC Trees & Wildflowers; BC Birds; Wilderness Survival; Animal Tracks.
  • A "Rite in the Rain" notebook that will hold on to your notes - even if it's left in the rain or falls in a creek!
  • A clipboard to hold your spot in your notebook or guide while you're searching.
  • A drawstring bag that you can wear as a backpack.
 
 
 
 
Hiking Backpack
 
You'll have to pack your own trusty Leatherman or other multi-tool, but this kit has the other beginning-hiker essentials covered!
 
  • Two sets of hiking poles
  • Handy hiking checklist
  • Firestarter kit
  • Emergency "bivi" bag (with blanket)
  • First aid kit
  • Compass
  • Bright red backpack for better visibility
  • Headlamp
  • Equipment manuals 
 
 
 
 
 
 Get Your Bat Signal Ready with the Batpack!
 
 
 
These items and more are available in our Library of Things!
 
 
 
Land Acknowledgement
The Radium Hot Springs Public Library gratefully acknowledges that it operates on the traditional, unceded territories of the Ktunaxa and Secwépemc Peoples, as well as the chosen home of the Métis. 
 
Connect With Us!
Radium Springs Public Library
4863 Stanley St.
Radium Hot Springs, BC V0A 1M0
250-347-2434

https://radium.bc.libraries.coop/
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