NATIONAL INDIGENOUS HISTORY MONTH
Ways you can honour National Indigenous History Month
 
1. Learn about the lasting impact of the residential school system in Canada. This list includes books and movies for Adults, Teens and Children. Support is available for anyone affected by the lingering effects of residential schools, and those who are triggered by the latest reports. The IRSSS can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-721-0066.
 
2. Attend a virtual event with Jesse Thistle, author of From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding my Way at the Mir Centre for Peace on June 2nd.
 
3. Join the From the Heart Learning Circle, a Library group committed to listening and learning from Indigenous voices mainly through a book study. Email hgoldik@nelson.ca to get more info.
 
4. Check out these suggestions for personal acts of reconciliation
 
5. Watch this video, From the Heart: Fire & Flow, an arts based  project that brought together youth in our area to build community, learn about Indigenous culture and contribute to the dialogue that can move social justice forward in our communities.
 
6. Encourage your book club to read fiction, non-fiction and memoir by an Indigenous author and borrow one of our book club sets.
 
7. Check out the Indigenous People page on our website for more resources, information and learning opportunities both locally and beyond.
 
KIDS
 
Check out our Nelson Star article for more info on the Anti-Bullying Kits
 
YOUTH
KOOTENAY GIRLS:
MOTHER-DAUGHTER BOOK CLUB
 
MOTHER-DAUGHTER
BOOK CLUB
Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom by Susin Nielsen
 
June23 at 6:30
on Zoom, ages 11-13.
 
Email Sayre at sknight@cbal.org to register.
 
Pick up a copy of the book at the library.
This is a partnership with CBAL
Girl Who Drank the Moon
by Kelly Barnhill
 
June 24 at 5:30 pm
 on Zoom, ages 14-16.
 
Email Melodie Rae mstorey@nelson.ca to register.
 
Pick up a copy of the book at the library (or download the ebook or  audiobook).
ADULTS
 
LOCAL ADVENTURES
NEW TO NELSON TEA TALKS
June 17: 11:30-12:30 on Zoom
 
Connect with other newcomers on Zoom and learn something new each month! Are you a long time Nelson resident? Come to welcome new people.
 
JUNE TALK: Local Adventures
Learn about some local walks and hikes from the Chamber of Commerce.
 
Register by emailing Melodie Rae at mstorey@nelson.ca or call 250-505-6047.
This program is a partnership with Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy.

Did you miss last month's virtual visit with Iona Whishaw, author of the Lane Winslow series? Not to worry, you have 2 more chances in June to catch her on her Kootenay Virtual Tour.
 
Kaslo Library: June 1 at 6:30 PM                Nakusp & Salmo Libraries: June 3 at 6:30 PM   
email info@kaslo.bclibrary.ca to register        Register here
 
COMING UP IN JULY
Cherly Foggo: Writing in a Dangerous Time
Wednesday, July 7 at 7 pm Online

The Nelson Library is excited to be a co-host for the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival Keynote with Cheryl Foggo.
 
Cheryl Foggo is an award-winning writer of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays; she has also written for TV and film. As a descendant of the migration of Black Oklahomans who settled in Amber Valley, Alberta, and Maidstone, Saskatchewan in 1910, Cheryl is well known for her work uncovering the stories of Alberta’s early Black pioneers.
 
Registration required
 
Check out this Nelson Star article for more info.

MAGAZINE OF THE MONTH
Every month we give you a peek into the magazines we have in our collection:

The New Yorker: In-depth reporting, cultural criticism, cartoons, humour and more.
 
Available in print or as a digital magazine through Libby.
 
Download the Libby app through your App store.
 
Watch this short video to find out how to read digital magazines on your phone or tablet.
Support the Library
 
1. Donate an outdoor game to the Library of Things (We're looking for games like Bocce, Giant Jenga, Bean Bag Toss and Spike Ball).
 
2. Sign up for our newsletters.
 
3. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube.
 
4.Donate online to help support our collections and programs.
 
5. Ask your friends if they've signed up for a library card!


Visit our social media or website for more happenings!
Nelson Public Library
 602 Stanley Street
Nelson, British Columbia V1L 1N4
250-352-6333
https://nelson.bc.libraries.coop/