Victoria Children's Literature Roundtable Meeting
Monday, October 22, 2012
Nellie McClung Branch Library (Cedar Hill & McKenzie)
Doors Open 7:00 pm; Come and browse the Tall Tales Books table.
Everyone welcome! Cost $5.00 at the door; $4.00 students; $25/year.
We are very pleased to welcome Pamela Porter to our meeting. Pamela
Porter is the author of four collections of poetry, two verse novels, and a
novel and picture book for children. Her most recent verse novel, I'll Be Watching (2011) has been shortlisted for the 2012 Bolen Book Prize.
The winner will be announced October 10 at the Victoria Book Prize Gala being held at the Union Club, 805 Gordon St., 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 and are available now at Bolen Books, Munro’s Books, Ivy’s Bookshop, and the Victoria Book Prize Society (250-589-8430).
Pamela's first verse
novel, The Crazy Man, won the 2005 Governor General’s Award, the TD Canadian
Children’s Literature Award, the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year
for Children Award, and other accolades.
Pamela lives in North Saanich with her family and a
menagerie of rescued horses, dogs, and cats, including a formerly wild mustang.
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Membership
*New members welcome.
$20 a year from your registration date.
Drop-ins welcome. $7/$5 students
Membership questions?
Contact Carla Evans: ms.c.evans.teacher@gmail.com
To receive email notices about upcoming meetings, visit:
http://victoria.tc.ca/mailman/listinfo/vclroundtable.
$20 a year from your registration date.
Drop-ins welcome. $7/$5 students
Membership questions?
Contact Carla Evans: ms.c.evans.teacher@gmail.com
To receive email notices about upcoming meetings, visit:
http://victoria.tc.ca/mailman/listinfo/vclroundtable.
Meeting Location
Meetings are usually held on Mondays every other month at the Saanich Centennial Branch Library of the Greater Victoria Public Library,3110 Tillicum Road. During COVID meetings are being held on Zoom. Please check blog posts for updates!
Doors open at 7:00 pm, meetings start at 7:30. Come early to browse the fine selection of children's books from Schoolhouse Teaching Supplies and Children's Bookstore.
Who Are We? And What Do We Do?
VCLR is one of many Roundtables across Canada whose mandate is to support & promote children's literature. We are teachers, librarians, authors, illustrators, parents, and children's book industry professionals.
- We host kids' book launches and meet the author/illustrator evenings, literature-related educational programs like "Choosing Books for Reluctant Readers", and programs for the next generation of creators.
- We contribute to a national annual Information Book Award & liaison with groups like The Canadian Children's Book Centre.
Contact Info:
Andrea Brimmell
Work: 250-940-4875, ext. 237
Cell: 250-858-3694