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Break out the hot chocolate, put on your skates, ring your cowbells and go for the gold - more importantly, get ready to have more fun then you can shake a hockey stick at! Fall is finally here and One Book, One Vancouver: The Host City Reads , Vancouver's largest city-wide book club, is still going strong. So far, hundreds of people have read about one of Canada's greatest sports successes, The Crazy Canucks: Canada's Legendary Ski Team by Janet Love Morrison and children and families were thoroughly entertained by The Farm Team by Linda Bailey. Our two wild and crazy winning titles have popped up all over the city - at farmers' markets, Car Free Day events, community festivals and on beaches, buses and in homes and libraries. |
Participants have also enjoyed exciting and fun-filled events, like sports fairs, film screenings, puppet shows, author readings and workshops, all designed to bring the books alive.
But wait! There's more! From now until December, more wild and crazy events are being planned in celebration of this year's One Book, One Vancouver's titles. Be sure to check out upcoming events like The Word on the Street, free family skates, bookmark contests, photography and writing workshops and author events!
In the meantime, there are hundreds of copies our wild and crazy titles are available for you to borrow at your library. To reserve a copy of this year's winning titles, visit any Vancouver Public Library branch or reserve a copy on our online cataloge.
So, snuggle up at home after a cold, rainy Vancouver da and enjoy great story or two of how a few crazy and talented Canadian kids and team of enthusiastic farm animals beat the odds and made their wildest dreams come true. Happy reading!
Upcoming Events:
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Writing Workshops with Janet Love Morrison Join us for our last writing workshop with Crazy Canucks author Janet Love Morrison. No writing experience necessary. Bring paper, pen and your passion. To register email programs@vpl.ca. Seating is limited; all are welcome.
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Reading @ the Rink: The Farm Team On Ice! Free family skates for kids and families. Meet the Vancouver 2010 Mascots (Nov. 15/21) and the Vancouver Canucks mascot Fin (Nov. 21 only). Cool giveaways and door prizes, including tickets to a Vancouver Giants hockey game! If possible, please bring your own skates.
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Listen to A Review of The Crazy Canucks!
Gary Jarvis, of BCIT's student-run radio station Evolution 107.9 produced this 90-second review of Janet Love Morrison's The Crazy Canucks. Listen as Gary discusses how Steve Podborski and Dave Murray beat the odds to become Canada's most celebrated ski champions.
The Crazy Canucks: A Review by Gary Jarvis
One Book, One Vancouver Menu:
- About the program and previous titles
- About the 2009 books
- About the 2009 authors
- 2009 Event Listings
- 2009 Program Guide
- OBOV's list of great places to read...
- OBOV Participation Registration
Register your (or your book club's) participation and receive email updates about the program (and a chance to win great prizes)!
Presented by Vancouver Public Library, One Book, One Vancouver is an award-winning book club for the entire city that creates a culture of reading and discussion by bringing people together around one great book. The program aims to encourage people to read, to increase our sense of community by creating a common topic of conversation, and to create opportunities to engage people in discussion about a variety of subjects.
One Book, One Vancouver 2009 is presented by Vancouver Public Library in partnership with:
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and Media Partners:
Sponsorship Opportunities
Are you interested in sponsoring One Book, One Vancouver? For more information about community, corporate or media sponsorship opportunities, please call 604-331-3681.
