40th Anniversary Events
Celebration of Authors
November 30, 2005
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
In conjunction with its 40th anniversary, the Library is pleased to present a ‘Celebration of Authors’.
Please join us for an afternoon panel where local authors will read and discuss their work. There will be an opportunity to speak with individual authors after their presentations. The Box of Delights will be on hand to sell titles, just in time for the holidays! Festive cookies and warm mulled cider will be served. All are welcome.
Authors include: Soren Bondrup-Nielsen, Heather Prycz, Jonathan Campbell, Wanda Campbell, Martine Jacquot and Benjamin Santamaria.
Location: Quiet Reading Room, Vaughan Memorial Library
November 22, 2005
The Wolfville launch of Herstory 2006
December 8th, 2005
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Kirkconnell Room, Vaughan Library
Wine & cheese reception to follow, all are welcome.
The CFUW will sell calendars for $14
each and two for $26.
A portion of the proceeds support graduate work for women.
The Box of Delights is also selling Herstory calendars.
December 2, 2005
PETER SANGER READING
In conjunction with its 40th anniversary, the Library and Gaspereau Press are pleased to present an evening with author Peter Sanger as he reads from his latest work, White Salt Mountain: Words in Time(2005).
A reception will follow the reading. All are welcome.
| Date: | January 18, 2006 |
| Time: | 7:00 pm |
| Location: | Quiet Reading Room, Vaughan Memorial Library |
January 11, 2006
AB Collector Publishing is pleased to launch the 4th book of poetry by Jason Holt
In conjunction with the Vaughan Memorial Library’s 40th anniversary
AB Collector Publishing is pleased to launch the 4th book of poetry by Jason Holt.
All are welcome, refreshments will be served.
4:00 pm, Friday, February 3, 2006
Quiet Reading Room, Vaughan Memorial Library
For more information please contact Tanja Harrison at tanja.harrison@acadiau.ca or phone 585-1378.
January 30, 2006
Celebrate International Women’s Week
The Vaughan Memorial Library and the AUFA Status of Women Committee are pleased to present a brown bag lunch and viewing of the short documentary film: “The Strength to Resist: Media’s Impact on Women and Girls” to kick off International Women’s Week, March 5-11, 2006.
Monday March 6
12:30 - 1:30 pm
AITT Classroom
The Strength to Resist is a documentary about the fight against the toxic and degrading messages to women and girls that dominate the media. The film presents the leading authorities in the fields of psychology of women and girls, eating disorders, gender studies, violence against women, and media literacy -- and focuses their ideas on practical solutions and the best tactics for reclaiming our culture. This film features:: Carol Gilligan, Catherine Steiner-Adair, Gail Dines, Gloria Steinem, Amy Richards, Valerie Batts.
The event is in conjunction with the
Vaughan Memorial Library’s 40th Anniversary.
For further information contact: Jennifer.Richard@acadiau.caor
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March 3, 2006