April was National Poetry Month in Canada - the right time of the year to put more poetry out in the world. So, Planet Earth Poetry decided to purchase volumes of poetry from small local presses and deliver them to little free libraries around Victoria. In total, 39 books … [Read more...]
Transforming neighbourhoods with murals
by Beth Threlfall What makes a community? Not physically or philosophically, but artistically and elementally? That was the question in my head (and heart) when I was approached in spring 2020 about creating a new mural for the Oaklands neighbourhood. For me, community is built … [Read more...]
Lotsa love on Princess
The night before the big February snow dump, neighbours gathered around our little book box which was magically transformed into a Valentine Gift Box for the big day. People brought all kinds of gifties ; cookies, chocolates, candies, toys, valentine cards and decorations, all … [Read more...]
Find author’s new novel in a Little Free Library near you
In October 2020, my debut novel, Fake It So Real, was published by Gibsons-based Nightwood Editions. Not the best time to bring a book into the world, I know. My dreams of hosting a huge book launch/dance party to kick off a cross-Canada book tour were not to be. I birthed this … [Read more...]
Scoop: What actually happens at a Little Free Library
by Guest Blogger John Threlfall What kind of books get placed in Little Free Libraries? Who puts them there? From where? How often? Which authors? Questions were many; the answers lay in our library. With the public libraries closed due to the pandemic this spring, it seemed … [Read more...]
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