Readers & Writers
Events
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Book Lovers Book Club
Free eventCharlottetown Library Learning Centre 97 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaClub members talk about the books they are currently reading with fellow certified book lovers at this informal conversation-style book club. Get recommendations and share the love of reading with…
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Listening to Talking to Humans (about the end of the world): An Earth Day Gathering
Family FriendlyHaviland Club 2 Haviland St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaOn Earth Day, April 22, the public is invited to join Chanel Briggs, Millefiore Clarkes, and Al Kelly for Listening to Talking to Humans (about the end of the world):…
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Canadian Independent Bookstore Day
Family FriendlyBookmark 111 Kent St Unit 110, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaBookmark, Charlottetown’s locally owned independent bookstore, is celebrating Canadian Independent Bookstore Day on April 25. This annual event highlights the spirit and value of independent bookstores. Local booksellers also play…
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Poetry Revision Workshop with Bren Simmers
The Arts Guild 111 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaAuthor and PEI Poet Laureate Bren Simmers will facilitate a poetry revision workshop to offer tricks for taking poems to the next level at The Arts Guild on April 25…
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Sheila Forsyth Book Reading
Family FriendlyFree eventEptek Arts & Culture Centre 130 Heather Moyse Dr, Summerside, PE, CanadaFamilies can drop in for a book reading with author Sheila Forsyth at Eptek Art & Culture Centre on April 26 at 1 pm. Sheila will read two of her…
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Poets & Pints
Rodd Charlottetown Hotel 75 Kent St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaApril is National Poetry Month, and Bookmark is marking the occasion with its annual Poets & Pints event on April 27 at 7 pm in the Georgian Room of the…
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Story Makers
Family FriendlyFree eventCharlottetown Library Learning Centre 97 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaA weekly writing group for kids aged 6–12 takes place in the Children’s Room at the Charlottetown Library on Tuesdays at 3:30 pm. The group will have story prompts, challenges,…
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An Evening with Suzanne Simard
Free eventFlorence Simmons Performance Hall 140 Weymouth Street, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaThe trailblazing scientist Suzanne Simard, who pioneered the once-radical—and now broadly accepted—concept of sophisticated communication between trees, returns with When the Forest Breathes, a book that blends rigorous science and…
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Lisa Carmody Doiron and Patrick Guindon Book Launch
Family FriendlyFree eventCharlottetown Library Learning Centre 97 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaBookmark is partnering with the Charlottetown Library for the launch of Lisa Carmody Doiron’s book Ahoy, Mate, Ahoy! Miss Molly Molloy. The free event on May 2 at 2 pm…
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Queer Poetry Club
PEERS Aliance Inc 250B Queens St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaThe Queer Poetry Club meets on the first Saturday of each month from 2–4 pm at the PEERS Alliance office (520B Queen St, Charlottetown). The next meeting is May 2.…
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Story Times for Kids
Free eventSummerside Rotary Library 57 Central St, Summerside, PE, CanadaThe Summerside Library is offering several children’s story times for the month of May. On Saturdays, kids of all ages can enjoy a different story with a fun activity at…
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Holy Redeemer CWL Book Sale
Family FriendlyJack Blanchard Centre 7 Pond St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaThe Holy Redeemer Catholic Women’s League (CWL) will hold a used book sale fundraiser at the Jack Blanchard Hall on May 9 from 9 am–12 noon. The sale will include…
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Story Times for Kids
Free eventSummerside Rotary Library 57 Central St, Summerside, PE, CanadaThe Summerside Library is offering several children’s story times for the month of May. On Saturdays, kids of all ages can enjoy a different story with a fun activity at…
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Story Times for Kids
Free eventSummerside Rotary Library 57 Central St, Summerside, PE, CanadaThe Summerside Library is offering several children’s story times for the month of May. On Saturdays, kids of all ages can enjoy a different story with a fun activity at…
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Tantalizing Tales: A Night of Erotica
The Arts Guild 111 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaTantalizing Tales: A Night of Erotica will be held at the Arts Guild in Charlottetown on May 14 from 7–9 pm. The Guildy Pleasures event will include sensual poetry, spoken…
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Story Times for Kids
Free eventSummerside Rotary Library 57 Central St, Summerside, PE, CanadaThe Summerside Library is offering several children’s story times for the month of May. On Saturdays, kids of all ages can enjoy a different story with a fun activity at…
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Charlottetown 2SLGBTQ+ Adult Drop-In: Poetry Workshop
PEERS Alliance invites adults to the 2SLGBTQ+ Adult Drop-In on May 20 from 6–8 pm for a poetry workshop facilitated by guests from the Queer Poetry Club. The workshop invites…
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Story Times for Kids
Free eventSummerside Rotary Library 57 Central St, Summerside, PE, CanadaThe Summerside Library is offering several children’s story times for the month of May. On Saturdays, kids of all ages can enjoy a different story with a fun activity at…
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The 2026 Book Awards
Family FriendlyFree eventCharlottetown Library Learning Centre 97 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaThe 2026 Book Awards will be held at the Charlottetown Library on May 24 at 10 am. The PEI Public Library Service and emcee Shawn Hogan will present the PEI…
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Summerside Library Afternoon Book Club
Free eventSummerside Rotary Library 57 Central St, Summerside, PE, CanadaThe Club will meet at the Summerside Library on May 25 at 1 pm. Drop by the circulation desk to pick up a copy of this month’s book selection.

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