British Columbia: “Vancouver Public Library Goes Graphic, Picking Cartoonist as Writer-In-Residence”
From The Canadian Press (via CTV):
Cartoonist Miriam Libicki is the Vancouver Public Library’s writer-in-residence for 2017, marking the first time the library has named a graphic novelist to the role since the program began in 2005.
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Picking someone from a non-traditional medium shows that stories can be created and shared in a variety of ways, said Dawn Ibey, director of library experience with the Vancouver Public Library.
Libraries have changed as societies have changed, she said, and many now offer an array of items and services, from ebooks to recording booths, and three-dimensional printers to musical instruments.
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See Also: Official Vancouver Public Library Announcement
See Also: First Graphic Novelist Named Writer-in-Residence at Vancouver Public Library (via CBC)
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