News Items tag as: Okanagan Regional Library

iN VIDEO: How to access free 3D printing at an Okanagan library branches
March 30, 2024 - 6:00 AM

From toys to sculptures and replacement car parts, the 3D printer at the downtown Kelowna library has people covered.
No more late fees at Okanagan Regional Library branches
September 25, 2023 - 11:07 AM

The Okanagan Regional Library has announced, effective immediately, it is a fines-free library.
How Drag Story Time became a thing at Kelowna’s downtown library
January 19, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Libraries everywhere work hard to encourage children to discover the joys of reading books.
After more than a century, this Okanagan community is losing its library
September 23, 2021 - 7:30 AM

The Oyama Library, which opened on Feb. 22, 1915, will close at the end of October. That decision was announced today, Sept. 22, by the Okanagan Regional Library.
Okanagan’s newest library branch won't require tax increase
June 15, 2021 - 6:30 PM

The proposed $8 million West Kelowna library branch will come with no additional cost to taxpayers.
Free streaming and other hidden gems at Thompson-Okanagan libraries
March 22, 2021 - 6:00 AM

Okanagan Regional Library and Thompson-Nicola Regional Library cards offer more than just free books.
Okanagan Regional Library closing all branches due to COVID-19
March 16, 2020 - 2:49 PM

As of tomorrow, the Okanagan Regional Library will be closing all its branches until further notice.
Okanagan libraries running on tight budget, future focus on community spaces
December 15, 2019 - 3:30 PM

Okanagan libraries are running on a tight budget, spending as much as 30 per cent less than other B.C. libraries on major expenditures such as salaries and wages.
Okanagan libraries fighting for access to eBooks
November 03, 2019 - 3:30 PM

A petition against restricted access to a major publisher's new eBooks is gaining attention from libraries across North America.
Unknown white powder prompts evacuation at Vernon library
June 18, 2019 - 2:32 PM

VERNON - An unknown white powder found at the Vernon branch of the Okanagan Regional Library forced the building to be evacuated yesterday afternoon.
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THOMPSON: Musk has 'left the building' but DODGE lives on in infamy
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Shuttered Kelowna distillery loses another appeal over $60K unpaid wages
The owners of a shuttered Kelowna distillery have failed in their second attempt to overturn a ruling which ordered the company to pay a former staffer $60,000 in unpaid wages. In two separate April 24 BC Employment Standards Tribunal decis

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

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