books

Annual Friends' Book Sale

May 28 to May 30

Discover your next great read (or hidden gem) at the Friends of the Library Book Sale.

Book Signing with Sean Paul Bedell

Friday, May 29

Starts at 12:00pm

Author Sean Paul Bedell will be in store to sign his newest book Shoebox as well as his 2022 title Somewhere There's Music.

Grown-Up Book Fair

Saturday, May 30

Starts at 1:00pm

Enjoy that book-fair vibe, complete with stickers, pencils, and nostalgic goodies, but also some adult beverages on Happy Beer Street.

John Vaillant on Fire Weather

Thursday, June 4

Starts at 1:30pm

A timely presentation and Q&A with bestselling author John Vaillant, followed by a reception, as a part of the Elbows Up for Climate Summit

Book Launch with Nicolette Little

Tuesday, June 9

Starts at 7:00pm

Join us for the book launch of Red Dresses to Memory Stones: Multi-Media Activism and Gender Based Violence in Canada.

Poetry Launch with Adriana Oniță

Saturday, June 20

Starts at 2:00pm

We welcome everyone to the poetry launch of Descântec For My Split Tongue by Edmonton poet Adriana Oniță.

Reading Between the Barcode Lines: Scanning for Surplus

Monday, July 27

Starts at 7:00pm

Book Block 2 will move on to scan our groceries alongside A Foodie's Guide to Capitalism, we'll assess how capitalism's perpetual search for profit has...

Reading Between the Barcode Lines: Voting Beyond Your Fork

Monday, Sept. 21

Starts at 7:00pm

Book Block 3 will have readers drawing inspiration from Uncertain Harvest, and we’ll review our receipts to identify opportunities to use food policy t...

Reading Between the Barcode Lines: Gifting Outside the Box

Monday, Nov. 23

Starts at 7:00pm

Book Block 4: When we encounter a bin of food donations near the store exit, we’ll draw lessons from The Serviceberry on gifting and mutual care.