Events
- Literacy
issues cut across so many domains and areas of concern. Among them
are the issues surrounding women who are in conflict with
the law. National Elizabeth Fry Week, which takes place May
2nd-8th (the week preceding mother’s day), attempts to raise public
awareness about women involved in the justice system. For more information
and
fact sheets, visit the Elizabeth Fry’s website at: www.elizabethfry.ca/eweek05/efrywk05.htm.
Literacy
materials in our resource centre that are within this theme include:
Women’s
journey in self discovery by Judy Murphy (2004) and Literacy
for women on the street by Lucy Alderson, et al. (2003).
Call for applications and nominations
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It’s
time for the Canada Post Literacy Awards again! If you want to
nominate someone who has made an important contribution to
literacy, the nomination has to be in by Friday, May 27th, 2005.
More details are online at www.canadapost.ca/literacyawards
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The deadline
is June 3rd, 2005, for nominations for the Council
of the Federation (COF) Literary Award .
The nominations are open to individuals, groups, and projects that
have made a significant contribution to the field of literacy.
Assistance required
- The Canadian
Association of Independent Living Centres has a new questionnaire addressing
issues surrounding literacy and disability.
More information and the link for the survey can be found here: www.nald.ca/lil/english/whatsnew/LDsurvey.htm
The World of Books and Libraries
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The CBC
Studio One Book Club is highlighting The Vancouver
Stories: West Coast Fiction From Canada’s Best Writers and it is having
a competition to help inspire another short story to be written
by a prominent Canadian writer. 60 contest finalists will attend
the May 15th
taping and dinner where the final contest winner will be revealed.
Contest closes May 10th, so for more information and the entry
form, go to www.cbc.ca/bc/bookclub.
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The Canadian
Library Association has established a fund to assist in the rebuilding
of libraries destroyed in December’s tsunami.
It has allocated a special fund, but is also accepting personal
donations. Further information is available at www.cla.ca/tsunami_relief/index.htm. The CLA has been working with the International Federation of Library
Associations (IFLA), which since the tragedy has been communicating
with
those on the ground in Sri Lanka. Information and photos are available
at www.ifla.org/V/press/tsunami04.htm
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