Volume 2, Number 4, July-August 2006 - e-Newsletter

Books, the Greatest Heroes of Them All!

School is out and it's time to get a move on to the library! The TD Summer Reading Club has lots in store for young readers; this year, its theme is "Quest for Heroes." We expect that at least 400,000 young people across Canada will get involved in the Club this summer. More >>

There is broad consensus across Canada on the need to ensure that Canada's digital assets are created, protected, preserved and made accessible now and in the future. An invitational national summit on this issue will be held in late fall 2006. More >>

Genealogy Website Helps Chinese Canadians Explore Their Roots

A new partnership between Library and Archives Canada and the Vancouver Public Library allows Chinese Canadians to explore their roots as never before. More >>

Terra Nostra

Library and Archives Canada is pleased to announce the release of its first major publication in almost 15 years, Terra Nostra: The Stories Behind Canada's Maps, 1550-1950. This engaging, highly illustrated, full-colour publication is a celebration of 400 years of Canadian mapmaking. More >>

The Friends of
Library and Archives Canada

Helping Library and Archives Canada to celebrate the past, honour the present and ensure the future of Canada's remarkable documentary heritage. More >>

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	The Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana Early Impressions of Quebec	May 16- September 5, 2006	Exhibition Room C 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario
	Promoting Canadian Authors 100 Years of McClelland & Stewart	June 13, 2006- March 4, 2007	Exhibition Room D 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario

	Voici l'espace que j'habite: Exhibit of Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau Manuscripts	May 6- September 19, 2006	Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke, Quebec
	The Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana Rocky Shores and Stormy Seas--The Atlantic Region	June 16- September 3, 2006	Owens Art Gallery Sackville, New Brunswick

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