Storytelling, pirate style at the library
FORT ERIE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Gary Barwin is a writer, composer, multimedia artist and the author of 20 books — poetry, fiction and children’s books. His most recent book is Yiddish for Pirates, shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, a hilarious, swashbuckling, powerful tale of pirates, buried treasure and a search for the Fountain of Youth, told in the ribald, philosophical voice of a 500-year-old Jewish parrot named Aaron, who befriends Moishe, a Jewish boy, as they travel the seas in 1492.
Barwin will be at the Centennial branch of the Fort Erie Public Library on Wednesday afternoon, April 19, for a 1 p.m. reading, question and answer session, and book sales and signing. Even if you have not read books by a writer, author visits are interesting, inspiring, and fun. This visit is sponsored, in part, by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Later Wednesday evening, we celebrate both National Canadian Film Day 150 and Earth Week with Sharkwater 2: Revolution, a 2012 film by the late Rob Stewart, a Toronto-born photographer, filmmaker and environmental activist. The movie will begin on April 19 at 6:30 pm at the Centennial branch. When Stewart died in a diving accident in January, he was working on the third film in his Sharkwater trilogy. We will be watching the second part, filmed over four years in 15 countries, capturing some of the most remarkable wildlife spectacles ever recorded, with a firsthand look into the ‘biggest battle ever fought’.
On Wednesday evening, April 19, 6 p.m. is the start time for an evening story and craft program for all ages at the Stevensville branch. Come in your pyjamas and be ready to play games, make crafts, and listen to some bedtime stories. Don’t forget to bring your stuffie for a stuffie sleepover — who knows what wacky fun they’ll get up to after the library closes?
One of the most important tools for a job seeker is a well written, fresh resume, but sometimes it’s hard to know where to start and what to include. Chris Sergnese from the Job Gym will be at the library on Tuesday, April 25 from 1-3 p.m. to help job seekers of any age create their own resume. Whether you are a retiree looking for a new career, or a student hunting for a summer job, Chris can help you. Space is limited, so register by calling 905-871-2546, and plan to bring a usb key to save your work. This workshop, a partnership of the library and the Job Gym, is free.
All branches of the library will be closed on April 14 and 17, but on Saturday, April 15, visitors to the Centennial branch can enjoy Finding Dory beginning at 2 p.m. In this sequel to Finding Nemo, the friendly but forgetful blue tang fish, Dory, begins a search for her long-lost parents, and everyone learns a few things about the real meaning of family and home. The voice talents of Ellen DeGeneres and Albert Brooks make this animated comedy adventure enjoyable for all ages. At the Crystal Ridge branch at 2:30 p.m., everyone can participate in a Lego building jam.