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Author Event: Monica Meneghetti

Queer foodie BC author Meneghetti reads from her memoir, What The Mouth Wants, & translation of novel The Fifth.
What the Mouth Wants is an intimate and sensual memoir, tracing the Italian-Canadian, queer author’s life journey through her relationships with food, family and love. As she grows into her identity she understands that, like herbs infusing a sauce with flavour, her differences add a delicious complexity to her life.
Meneghetti also translated from the French The Fifth, a novel about a polyamorous relationship, by Quebec author MP Boisvert, who will join us via Zoom.
Free but space is limited; contact the Library to register. Also accessible live on Zoom via the Library’s website.

Book Club: Haven

Come discuss “Haven” by Emma Donoghue.
Around 600 AD, three Irish monks set out in a small boat to found a monastery on an island their leader has seen only in a dream. On this isolated, barren rock in the ocean, what physical and moral tests will their survival require?
Ask at the Library Checkout Desk for a special book club copy. In-person space is limited: contact the Library to register. Also accessible live on Zoom on the Library’s website.

Power of Attorney & Representation Agreements

One day, you may need someone to help you make, or carry out, decisions concerning your health care and finances. A Representation Agreement, for health care decisions, and Power of Attorney, for financial decisions, can help you prepare for this possibility. Come learn how you can create these legal documents, to plan for and protect your future wishes.
Presenter Alison Sawyer is a retired lawyer who specialized in wills and estates. She will follow up this workshop with another about Wills & Estates on Feb 25th.
Free but space is limited; contact the Library to register. Also accessible live via Zoom from the Library’s website.

Landlord & Tenant Law

Are you a renter, a landlord, or thinking about renting out some of your property? Learn about your legal rights and responsibilities under the BC Residential Tenancy Act.
Ken Carson is the Community Legal Advocate for the Sunshine Coast Resource Centre. Funded by the Law Society of BC, this program offers free information and advocacy services to community members.
Free but space is limited; contact the Library to register. Also accessible live via Zoom from the Library’s website.

Advance Care Planning Workshop

Advance care planning helps you have a say in the health care you would like to receive if you get very sick and cannot speak for yourself. In this hands-on workshop, we will explore the steps involved in making an Advance Care Plan, and introduce the new Green Sleeve Initiative on the Sunshine Coast.
Presenters: Joan Hibbard and Jackie Scott, Sunshine Coast Hospice Society
Advance registration is required to attend in person: contact the Library to register.
Also accessible live via Zoom from the Library’s website.

Film Screening: Living with Dying

One hour documentary film screening plus discussion
An intimate glimpse into the experience of having or caring for someone with a life-limiting illness. Coast residents offer their personal reflections as patients, caregivers and health care professionals, sharing what is important to them, their hopes and concerns, and give insight into how we can navigate this journey. This film is about a deep connection with life.
Filmmakers Nova Ami & Velcrow Ripper will be in attendance. Come for the screening, stay for the conversation.
Produced by the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society, with funding from the Ananda Fund of the Marin Community Foundation. Free. In-person space is limited: contact the Library to register. Also accessible live via Zoom from the Library’s website.

Film Screening – Painkiller: Inside the Opioid Crisis

On International Overdose Awareness Day, let’s raise awareness and end stigma. Join us to watch this Telus Health Original documentary about the human story behind the opioid epidemic. Learn what Fentanyl is and how it is affecting our lives and communities in Canada. Presented with the Sunshine Coast Community Action Team.

In person and live on Zoom.

Japanese Conversation Group (Online)

NEW DAY AND TIME: Tuesdays, 2 pm. Are you curious about the Japanese language and culture? Join our weekly Japanese Conversation Group. We meet every Tuesday on Zoom (online only) from 2-3 pm. All levels welcomed. Host: Aki Oda.

Japanese Conversation Group (Online)

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