Sechelt Public Library

We had six Playaway cases returned without their Playaway player between September and December 2025. They were taken from the library without being checked out, so we do not know who to call to get them back.

If you or your child is a big Playaway borrower, please have a look around for the following titles:

The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell - Chris Colfer
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - JK Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - JK Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - JK Rowling
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer - Rick Riordan
The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan

Here's a picture of what the player looks like, for those who aren't familiar. They can be red, orange, yellow, or blue.

Thank you to everyone who submitted entries to our Haiku Contest for Poetry Month! We received 60 wonderful haiku submissions.

Library staff conducted a blind vote and this year’s winner is Richard Austin Borthwick for his haiku about insomnia.
Richard has won a $50 gift certificate to Talewind Books.

INSOMNIA

woke from broken sleep
to a fractured new morning
dis
located dreams

Vanessa Choo’s haiku was also a staff favourite and the runner-up:

A circling shark
stalking my movements, hungry.
Late to feed The Cat

Thank you again to everyone who participated and helped celebrate Poetry Month! Come check out the haiku entries at the library. They will be on display for the next several days.

Are you a writer in our community? We’re looking for local authors to share their work at a special evening of readings at Sechelt library on Thursday, May 21, 6:00-7:30pm! To apply to read, please pick up a sign-up form at the library or contact us at [email protected]

Visit the Sechelt Library, a pop-up participant in the Japanese Canadian Community Histories Project, hosting a display of images and artifacts curated by the Sechelt Community Archives, alongside related items from the library’s collection.

Learn more about the project at the Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives.

The Sechelt Public Library is looking to hire a Summer Programming Assistant! Please see the full job description @ https://sechelt.bc.libraries.coop/library-information/careers/

April is poetry month and we have a haiku contest running from April 1-April 27! Entry forms available at the library or email [email protected]

There's still lots of room in our Smash Brothers Tournament on Saturday, March 21st! Ages 10-19. Register here: https://sechelt.bc.libraries.coop/event/smash-brothers-tournament/