Islanders will have the opportunity this fall to find out what life was like during the turn of the last century and begin early celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the publication of L.M. Montgomery’s first and most famous novel, Anne of Green Gables. The Provincial Library Service is partnering with the Anne 2008 Centennial Committee to host a year-long Speakers Tour across the Island.
The first event is scheduled for Tuesday, September 11, at the Cornwall Public Library. Carolyn Collins, author of the Anne of Green Gables Treasury, will speak about everyday life in Prince Edward Island in the Victorian days. Written during the late nineteenth century, Anne of Green Gables shows the fascinating and sometimes contradictory social period of Queen Victoria. The story reflects life on rural Prince Edward Island that same period.
Carolyn Bertram, Minister of Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour says the public lectures and workshops on Anne-related themes are a great opportunity for Islanders to celebrate 100 years of Anne and to learn more about our province during the Victorian age. “Anne of Green Gables has captured the imagination of people world-wide for nearly 100 years,” said Minister Bertram. “I want to thank the Anne 2008 committee for working with our Provincial Library Service to provide this fascinating speakers tour. I want to encourage Islanders to take full advantage of this wonderful opportunity.”
Another 23 lectures and/or workshops are planned for 2008. The Provincial Library Service Winter/Spring Program Guide will provide a complete list in January.
BACKGROUNDER
Fall 2007 Schedule of “Anne 2008" Provincial Library Speaking Tours ~ A complete listing of times and locations is also available online at www.library.pe.ca under Fall Program Guide.
Borden Carleton Library ~ Tuesday, October 9, 7 p.m. -- Railroads of PEI. Guest Speaker: Allan Graham, Author. ~ Tuesday, October 23, 2 p.m. -- Author Clint Morrison, discusses WWI based on his book: Hell Upon Earth: a personal account of Prince Edward Island Soldiers in the Great War, 1914-1918. ~ Thursday, December 13, 10 a.m. -- Storytelling; reading aloud as public entertainment. Guest Speaker: Barbara Kissick, Children’s Librarian.
Cornwall Library ~ Tuesday, September 11, 7 p.m. -- Everyday life in PEI in the last 1800s-early 1900s Victorian days. Speaker: Carolyn Collins, Author.
Crapaud Library ~ Wednesday, September 12, 7 p.m -- Everyday life in PEI in the last 1800s-early 1900s Victorian days. Speaker: Carolyn Collins, Author. ~ Saturday, September 22, 10:30 a.m. -- Storytelling; reading aloud as public entertainment. Guest Speaker: Barbara Kissick, Children’s Librarian.
Georgetown Genevieve Soloman Memorial Library ~ Thursday, October 4, 7 p.m. -- Island society and culture during L. M. Montgomery’s time. Ed MacDonald, UPEI.
Hunter River Memorial Library ~ Saturday, November 10, 2:30 p.m. -- Author Clint Morrison, discusses WWI based on his book: Hell Upon Earth: a personal account of Prince Edward Island Soldiers in the Great War, 1914-1918.
Kinkora Library ~ Tuesday, November 20, 2 p.m. -- Storytelling; reading aloud as public entertainment. Guest Speaker: Barbara Kissick, Children’s Librarian. ~ Friday, December 7, 10:30 a.m. -- Storytelling; reading aloud as public entertainment. Guest Speaker: Barbara Kissick, Children’s Librarian.
Montague Library ~ Wednesday, October 17, 7 p.m. -- Island society and culture during L. M. Montgomery’s time. Ed MacDonald, UPEI. ~ Tuesday, November 6, 9:30 a.m. -- Storytelling; reading aloud as public entertainment. Guest Speaker: Barbara Kissick, Children’s Librarian.
Morell Library ~ Saturday, September 15, 10 a.m. -- Storytelling; reading aloud as public entertainment. Guest Speaker: Barbara Kissick, Children’s Librarian.
Mt. Stewart Library ~ Friday, September 28, 6:30 p.m. -- Storytelling; reading aloud as public entertainment. Guest Speaker: Barbara Kissick, Children’s Librarian. ~ Friday, October 26, 7 p.m. -- Island society and culture during L. M. Montgomery’s time. Ed MacDonald, UPEI.
Murray Harbour Library ~ Tuesday, October 9, 7 p.m. -- “Kindred Spirits” and the impact of Anne of Green Gables on Atlantic Canadians. Guest Speaker: Dianne Morrow, Author.
Murray River Leona Giddings Memorial Library ~ Thursday, October 25, 7 p.m. -- Island society and culture during L. M. Montgomery’s time. Ed MacDonald, UPEI.
Souris Library ~ Friday, November 16 2:30 p.m. -- Storytelling; reading aloud as public entertainment. Guest Speaker: Barbara Kissick, Children’s Librarian. ~ Friday, December 7, 2:30 p.m. -- PEI Architecture. Guest Speaker: Jim MacNutt, Author.
St. Peter’s Library ~ Thursday, November 8, 1 p.m. -- Storytelling; reading aloud as public entertainment. Guest Speaker: Barbara Kissick, Children’s Librarian.
Stratford Library ~ Wednesday, October 17, 7 p.m. -- “Kindred Spirits” and the impact of Anne of Green Gables on Atlantic Canadians. Guest Speaker: Dianne Morrow, Author.
Summerside Rotary Library ~ Tuesday, December 11, 7 p.m., (Storm date, December 18, 2007) -- Victorian lifestyle: landscape, novel things from the past. Guest Speaker: Anne Furlong.
Tignish Library ~ Thursday, December 6, 1:30 p.m. -- Storytelling; reading aloud as public entertainment. Guest Speaker: Barbara Kissick, Children’s Librarian.
Tyne Valley Library ~ Thursday, December 6, 3:30 p.m. -- Storytelling; reading aloud as public entertainment. Guest Speaker: Barbara Kissick, Children’s Librarian.