Contents

The Collections

• Arctic Explorers at Work and Play, 1824-1854


• SAVOIR FAIRE: Framing Our Past


• Electronic Publications


• A Diary between Friends

Canadian Children’s Literature

• Exploring Nature through Books


• Uncover a Mystery


• The Nature of Words: A Stroll among Books


• The Fun of Reading

Readings

• "Mishnah's Rhetoric and the Social Formation..."


• Tenth Anniversary of Govenor General's Literary Awards Winners Reading

Access

• Giving the Future a Past


• The 2001 Agatha Bystram Award

Announcements

• National Library of Canada staff present papers


• Teachers Institute on Canadian Parliamentary Democracy


• Sharing Treasures: Exhibitions at the National Library of Canada

On the Cover

On our cover: The Fun of Reading: International Forum on Canadian Children’s Literature. © Marie Louise Gay.