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May / June
2002
Vol. 34, no. 3
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The Launch of the Fun of Reading
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His Excellency John Ralston Saul, C.C., speaking on the joy of reading at the launch of the International Forum on Canadian Children’s Literature. From left to right: Catherine Mitchell, Rights Manager for Tundra Books, The Honourable Senator Landon Pearson, Chair of the Forum Steering Committee, Roch Carrier, National Librarian, Céline Gendron, Director, Canadian Literature Research Service, National Library of Canada.
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At a ceremony at the National Library of Canada on April 2nd, Mr. Roch Carrier, National Librarian, officially launched The Fun of Reading: International Forum on Canadian Children’s Literature, which will take place in Ottawa June 26-29, 2003, as a part of the National Library’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
The Forum will promote Canadian children’s literature and strengthen its presence in Canada and abroad and will include an international conference on Canadian children’s literature, as well as a host of literary and artistic activities for young people in the National Capital Region and across Canada.
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