Why should we care about Canadian Children’s literature in our lives and libraries? Is Canadian identity critical in a digital, global, pop culture world? Do parents, teachers, teacher-librarians, librarians and young people really care whether they read Canadian or not? Join with our panel presenters as they discuss these questions and more.
Panel presenters:
- Maggie DeVries, UBC Creative Writing Dept.
- Jan Hare, Assoc. Prof. Indigenous Education, Faculty of Education
- Yukiko Tosa, Head, Britannia Community School Library
- Judith Saltman, Prof., UBC School of Library Archival and Information Science
Where: Irving K. Barber Center 185
When: 5:00-6:00 p.m., Tuesday October 27, 2015