Professional Storyteller Visits Nova Scotia Public Libraries
NOTE: A tour schedule follows this release.
Professional storyteller Anne Glover will tour the province during July and August, performing at 29 public libraries, from Digby to Liverpool and all the way to Sydney.
"We are really lucky to have Anne visiting us from Vancouver Island. She has wowed audiences across Canada and around the world, but it's her first time in Nova Scotia," said Angela Reynolds, community engagement co-ordinator with the Annapolis Valley Regional Library. "Ms. Glover has just been awarded the 2016 Storykeeper Award by the Storytellers of Canada for her outstanding work. I think the kids will love her."
The Storyteller Tour is part of the public libraries summer reading campaign, to engage kids with library programs and activities all summer long. The shows are for ages four and up.
"I am really excited to be visiting Nova Scotia, meeting people and taking in some of the province's natural beauty," said Ms. Glover. "Nova Scotia has a strong storytelling tradition, I am looking forward to taking in some of its rich history and culture."
Storytelling as an art form is both entertaining and acts as an educational tool. Historically, cultures have always told tales as a way of passing down beliefs, history and traditions. Storytelling stimulates children's imaginations and develops an appreciation of stories and reading.
Ms. Glover will also be offering two professional development workshops for library youth services staff.
The tour is organized by the Council of Youth Services, which includes youth services staff from all nine public library regions in Nova Scotia, with funding provided by the Nova Scotia Provincial Library, the Department of Communities Culture and Heritage and the Nova Scotia Library Association.
More information is available at local public libraries. To find them go to http://library.novascotia.ca/map .
Following is the tour schedule:
Wednesday, July 13 11 a.m., Thomas H. Raddall Library, Liverpool 2 p.m., Margaret Hennigar Library, Bridgewater
Thursday, July 14 10:30 a.m., Cole Harbour Public Library 2:30 p.m., Corner Stone Park, Middle Musquodoboit. In case of rain, Musquodoboit Valley Family Resource Centre
Friday, July 15 11 a.m., Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library
Saturday, July 16 11 a.m., Lunenburg Public Library
Monday, July 18 11 a.m., Hantsport Public Library
Tuesday, July 19 10:30 a.m., Kentville Public Library 2:30 p.m., Kingston Public Library 6 p.m., Bridgetown Legion, in partnership with RCMP
Wednesday, July 20 10:30 a.m., Middleton Public Library 1:30 p.m., Wolfville Public Library
Thursday, July 21 11:00 a.m., Weymouth Public Library 1:30 p.m., Digby Public Library
Friday, July 22 3 p.m., Mount Uniacke Public Library
Saturday, July 23 2 p.m., Stewiacke Public Library
Tuesday, July 26 10:30 a.m., Amherst Public Library 2 p.m., Tatamagouche Library
Wednesday, July 27 10:30 a.m., Stellarton Public Library 1 p.m., New Glasgow Public Library
Thursday, July 28 3 p.m., Antigonish Town and County Library
Friday, July 29 10:30 a.m., Canso Public Library 1 p.m., Guysborough Public Library
Saturday, July 30 10:30 a.m., Sydney Public Library 2 p.m., Glace Bay Public Library
Tuesday, Aug. 2 12:30 p.m., Baddeck 3:30 p.m., Port Hawkesbury Public Library
Wednesday, Aug. 3 12:30 p.m. Mulgrave Public Library
Thursday, Aug. 4 1:30 p.m., Elmsdale Public Library