Powell River Public Library

10/23/2026

Did you know that PRPL has a whole Library of Things? This is a collection of unique and useful items available to borrow —all for free! The Library of Things includes:
Celestron Telescope
Disc Golf
GoPro Hero8 Camera
GoPro accessories
Nikon Prostaff Binoculars
Adjustable Tripod
Blue Snowball USB Microphone
Digital Film and Slide Scanner
Photography and Green Screen Backdrop Kit
Zoom H1 Digital Recorder
Zoom H6 Digital Recorder
Apple Pencils
Makedo Explore Kit
Makey Makey Kit
Snap Circuit Kit
Sphero Bolt+
Sphero Indi
Wi-Fi Digital Microscope
Yoto Player
Blu-ray/DVD Player
Cricut Explore 4
Daylight Lamps
External CD/DVD Drive
Heavy Duty Sewing Machine
Radon Detectors
Thermal Camera
Wacom Cintiq 13HD Drawing Tablet

For more information and to place your holds visit https://prpl.ca/our-services/library-things/ or you can ask at the Service Desk and book a one-on-one appointment for personalized support.

10/23/2026

Honouring Our Veterans: The Poppy Flag flies at City Hall 🇨🇦🌺

Today, City Hall was proud to raise the Poppy Flag to mark the official launch of the annual Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Campaign.

The poppy is a powerful symbol of remembrance, honoring the courage, sacrifice, and service of our Canadian Armed Forces veterans, active service members, and their families.

🌹

10/23/2026

AI can write with confidence, but that doesn’t mean it's correct.

Whether you’re trying out AI tools at work, school, or for personal projects, knowing how to fact-check its output can help you avoid mistakes, and make better informed decisions.

Use your PRPL Library card to sign up for FREE LinkedIn Learning courses on fact-checking AI and learn practical techniques for verifying content, reducing errors, and getting more reliable results.

Access courses now using your PRPL Library Card at: https://www.linkedin.com/learning-login/go/powellriverlibrary

Also stay tuned for upcoming AI Tech Savvy workshops at PRPL - next up on November 21 Tech Savvy – AI and Automation for Small Business. Registration is required. For more information contact [email protected]

10/23/2026

Are you interested in keeping AI authors, narrators, and graphics out our your Libby search results? Libby has just launched controls to allow you to do just that. How!? Here's how:

1. Log in to Libby.
2. At the bottom of the screen, click the circle for your account.
3. Click Content Controls.
4. Click AI Contributions.
5. Select HUMAN ONLY for text, audio, graphics and/or translation.
6. Turn off: "Where to apply filters/Deep search only."
7. YOU ARE DONE!

Libby is the service we use to provide e-books and audio books FREE with your library card.

10/22/2026

October 26-30 is Media Literacy Week, a good time to reflect on how you support others online.

Whether you check in with someone, challenge misinformation or think before posting, every action helps build a better digital world.

Media Literacy Week is a national initiative hosted by MediaSmarts, with activities, workshops, resources and conversations taking place in classrooms, libraries, museums, community organizations and online spaces from coast to coast to coast.

Join from October 26 to 30 as communities across Canada explore misinformation, AI and digital citizenship. It's also UNESCO's Global Media and Info Literacy Week, which emphasizes that building media and information literacy (MIL) is a shared responsibility across all sectors of society—including policymakers, educators, researchers, journalists, youth, creators, and parents.

For more information and resources visit www.medialiteracyweek.ca or https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/global-media-and-information-literacy-week-2026

10/21/2026

Interested in gaining practical skills related to deconstruction and circular economy?
Join the Synergy Foundation at VIU tiwšɛmawtxʷ campus from October 26-30 for the free Introduction to Deconstruction and Circular Economy program ♻️
Build practical skills for safe deconstruction, material recovery, reuse, and recycling while exploring opportunities in the circular economy. Gain four industry certifications!
OFA Level 1
Confined Space Training
Asbestos Awareness Training
WHMIS

Interested in gaining practical skills related to deconstruction and circular economy?

Join the Synergy Foundation at VIU tiwšɛmawtxʷ campus from October 26-30 for the free Introduction to Deconstruction and Circular Economy program ♻️

Build practical skills for safe deconstruction, material recovery, reuse, and recycling while exploring opportunities in the circular economy. Gain four industry certifications!
OFA Level 1
Confined Space Training
Asbestos Awareness Training
WHMIS

To learn more or apply, visit: https://tc.viu.ca/circular-economy-deconstruction-and-training

10/21/2026

Career Fair - happening today October 21 at the Powell River Branch of First Credit Union from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.

Ever wondered if a career in financial services could be for you? You might be more qualified than you think.

At FCU Community Financial, great people come from all kinds of backgrounds. Experience in customer service, retail, hospitality, administration, community organizations or other people-focused roles can bring valuable, transferable skills to a career in financial services.

If you’re curious about what opportunities might be available, even if you’ve never worked in a financial institution before, come meet our recruiters at our Career Fair on October 21 from 5–7 PM.

Ask questions, learn about different career paths and find out what it’s like to work with a team that cares about its members and communities.

Drop in at our Powell River branch. No appointment needed.
We’d love to meet you.

10/15/2026

It’s Canadian Library Workers Day on Friday, October 16. From early literacy to tech savvy programs and helping you at the library service desk, we’re proud to serve you.

The library is a busy place, last year
• 124, 628 people visited PRPL!
• 10, 796 people attended 856 library events and programs
• 459 people received one on one tech help
• public computers were used 13, 528 times
• 221, 287 items were borrowed
• and the library was open for 350.5 days!

We’re because access matters. There’s so much waiting for you at PRPL. Why not stop by and get your library card, it’s free!