March 28 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Anna Byrne presents an antidote to urgency and loneliness. Her new book offers a fresh paradigm for deathcare by returning it to the hands of the community.
Tag: reading
January 24 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
You are cordially invited to join the Non-Profit Murder Society Book Club. Our first Book Club read is Death at the Sanatorium by Icelandic Author Ragnar Jónasson. Registration is required for new members.
New Book Club Members should contact edgar@prpl.ca as soon as possible, to be placed on the holds list for an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) copy of the book. Quantities limited.For more information visit https://prpl.ca/event/non-profit-murder-society-book-club-death-at-the-sanatorium/
January 31 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Celebrate Family Literacy Week by joining qathet Museum and Archives at the Powell River Public Library to get hands on with some retro technology, all while enjoying a morning of Super Mario inspired nostalgia AND boosting those language, reading, and numeracy skills. Drop-in.
October 4, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
The Non-Profit Murder Society cordially invites you to a local author reading.
Local author (and Murder Society member) Terry Baker will read from her unpublished book, The Murder Mystery Pub, the first in a series of mystery novels set in Powell River — reimagined in the book as Oceanview. This event is drop-in.
About The Murder Mystery Pub
A man dressed in the costume of a 19th-century theatre-goer is found dead on the Salish Trail. His death is ruled natural causes — but ex-RCMP constable Sandy Tremblay and her best friend Jac suspect murder……
About The the Non-Profit Murder Society
Love murder? Love mysteries? There is a place where you can come and talk about your love of the genre with others, walk away with recommended reads, and perhaps a new friend or two.
Whether you love Agatha Christie, Harlan Coben, Elly Griffiths or others. Whether your preference is gruesome or cozy, the Non-Profit Murder Society welcomes you. Come plot your next read with Marilee and Mel.
September 24, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
New date (Wednesday instead of Tuesday) and new location (Meeting Room B)! Still a place to read in quiet camaraderie with other silent readers.
No questions or conversation prompts, no presentations, just time set aside to read quietly with other book lovers. There is time to chat at the end of the session, but conversation is always optional.
September 20, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Meet PRPL’s newest Writer in Residence, the award-winning author Marion Quednau. This unconventional talk features one writer’s sources (and disclaimers) of her inventions. Bring all your questions! Drop-in.
For more information about Marion Quednau, and PRPL’s Writer in Residence program visit https://prpl.ca/writer-in-residence-2025/
July 15, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
David Dumaresq presents his new book The Shame Game: Stolen Lives, on the devastating impact of identity theft and the hidden costs of shame and redemption.
May 16, 2025 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Local author Nina Peers will share her memoir about her addiction to rescuing the addict and how she learned to focus and take care of herself.
April 4, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Celebrate nature inn an eco-conscious theme with Cynthia Sharp, who will be presenting her uplifting and award-winning book “Ordinary Light”.