We are now 4 weeks from Louise Penny’s visit to PEI for the finale to our first One Book One Island campaign. There’s still time to place a request on Still Life by Louise Penny in one of the many formats held by PLS. http://library.pe.ca/onebook The Confederation Centre Public Library has several related programs planned for the coming…
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Ainslie Stewart Launches Debut Novel
Ainslie Stewart will launch her debut novel, The Entangling at Confederation Centre Public Library Tuesday August 25, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Brimming with mythology and history, love and intrigue, The Entangling intertwines the lives of 18th century settler Susannah with 21st century widow Ellie in a mystical tale of love, malice, betrayal and forgiveness. For more information, contact: Gary…
Lennie Gallant Book Launch
A Day with You in Paradise Singer, songwriter, Lennie Gallant will launch his new book, A Day with You in Paradise, at Confederation Centre Public Library Wednesday July 13th at 7:00pm. The book, with illustrations by Patsy MacKinnon, is based on Lennie’s song of the same name from his Juno-nominated album. This beautiful picture book depicts…
Rachna Gilmore launches novel on June 18th
Rachna Gilmore will launch her newest book, THAT BOY RED, Saturday June 18 at 2:00pm at Confederation Centre Public Library. The novel set in P.E.I. during the 1930s, follows the adventures and misadventures of eleven-year-old Roderick “Red” MacRae and his large and lively family as they struggle through bad weather, plunging crop prices and more during…
CANADIAN MYSTERY NOVEL SELECTED AS FIRST ONE BOOK ONE ISLAND TITLE
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI — All Islanders are invited to join an Island-wide book club by reading Still Life by award-winning Canadian mystery author Louise Penny, says Tourism and Culture Minister Robert Vessey. “Prince Edward Island’s public libraries play an important role in promoting literacy. One Book One Island is a fun, new initiative that will help…
Donna Morrissey at the Confederation Centre Public Library
Reading by Donna Morrissey at the Confederation Centre Public Library, Thursday, May 19, 7:00 p.m. The Confederation Centre Public Library and the PEI Writers’ Guild are thrilled to present an intimate public reading by bestselling Newfoundland author Donna Morrissey on Thursday, May 19, at 7:00 p.m. in the Library. Donna Morrissey has written three vivid…
Have Poems, Will Travel
Have Poems, Will Travel Thursday April 7 at 7:00 pm April is national poetry month. Join PEI Poet Laureate Hugh MacDonald who will share some of his favorite “Random Acts of Poetry” with us. Got some poems in your pocket… why not share them with Hugh and the audience. READ THEM OUT LOUD, for the…
Heather Adkins launches new book Feb. 12 at the Confederation Centre Public Library
Heather Adkins will launch her new book, What do you see? on Saturday, February 12 at 2 p.m. at the Confederation Centre Public Library. In the book, Adkins, who was raised in Kenya, explores the differences and similarities that are found in the everyday lives of two little boys from two completely different cultures. The…
Book Talk: Under the Electric Sky
Join author Christopher Walsh on a thrilling ride through the strange and fabled history of the Bill Lynch Shows. This is the story of home-grown folk heroes like Bill Lynch and Charlottetown’s Soggy Reid. Through his extensive research and travel with the carnies, Walsh chronicles the true story of the Maritime carnival with unflinching detail….
Readings from Beyond Silence: Voices of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Readings from Beyond Silence: Voices of Childhood Sexual Abuse by members of SAGE, who will speak to the process of writing the book, prevention of sexual abuse through education, and partnerships in the community. The Honourable Janice Sherry, Minister of Community Services. Seniors and Labour, with responsibility for the Interministerial Women’s Secretariat, will be in…
Beyond Silence: Voices of Childhood Sexual Abuse
During Family Violence Prevention Week, Beyond Silence: Voices of Childhood Sexual Abuse, a publication that was written and published on Prince Edward Island, will be distributed to P.E.I. public libraries. On Wednesday, February 17, 12:00-1:00 pm, SAGE will be holding a “brown-bag lunch” session at the Confederation Centre Public Library to celebrate the accessibility of…
Open Mic Nights at the Confederation Centre Public Library
Mark your new year’s calendar, polish off a manuscript and come to the library for the winter/spring series of Open Mic nights. The PEI Writers’ Guild and the Confederation Centre Public Library invite you to join fellow writers and share your poetry, fiction or work-in-progress in any genre. Writers will have a chance to connect…
The Writing Pool 