Lennoxville Library presents Canada Reads. . . and so does Lennoxville
On Wednesday, February 28th at 7pm, the Bibliothèque Lennoxville Library will host its popular literary event “Canada Reads and so does Lennoxville” for the 21st year running. This free event will take place at Hope Community Church as well as via livestream on the library’s Youtube channel.
Held the week before the CBC’s national Canada Reads broadcasts, the library’s event brings together book lovers from across the Eastern Townships to hear five local panelists make their case for the book that they believe deserves to be chosen as “the one book to carry us forward.”
The panelists are local residents from a variety of ages and backgrounds. They are chosen by a committee of Library volunteers because they stand out for their engagement in the community and their devotion to some aspect of the literary arts– whether as writers, critics, or as simply passionate readers.
Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt, author of the critically acclaimed Peacekeeper’s Daughter: A Middle East Memoir, will defend Bad Cree by Jessica Johns; Maurice J. O. Crossfield, author of the Townships based mysteries Granby Liar and Borderline Truths will defend The Future by Catherine Leroux; Elvina Koay, professor of English at Champlain College will defend Shut Up You're Pretty by Téa Mutonji; Bryan Laprise, student at Alexander Galt Regional High School, Student Council President and editor and publisher of its student paper, The Piper Post, will defend Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune; and Marie Moliner, assistant editor of the Townships Sun and veteran of four decades of work in Toronto’s legal and cultural sectors will defend Denison Avenue by Daniel Innes & Christina Wong.
On the evening of the event, doors will open at 6:30pm. A team of volunteers will provide light refreshments, after which Stephanie Brown, English teacher at Alexander Galt Regional High School and longrunning MC for the event, will moderate a lively discussion where each of the five panelists will make the case for their book. To conclude the evening, the audience will vote for the winner and have the chance to win a variety of door prizes provided by the CBC and the City of Sherbrooke, including signed copies of all the Canada Reads finalists.
The library began its local version of Canada Reads two years after the CBC with a small crowd attending an informal discussion among the stacks. Over the years it has become a beloved literary event in the community with well over 100 people in the audience. This is the third year that it will be held in the main sanctuary at Hope Community Church.
As a volunteer charitable organization, the Lennoxville Library relies on community support for 20-30% of its yearly operating budget. This year’s Canada Reads and so does Lennoxville event has financial support from Steve Elkas funeral homes and the Honorable Marie-Claude Bibeau.
The Bibliothèque Lennoxville Library’s Canada Reads event will be held Wednesday February 28th at 7pm at Hope Community Church at (102 Queen Street, Lennoxville). Admission is free. The link to follow the event via Livestream can be found on the library’s website, Facebook page, and Youtube channel.
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