We’re at the CLA conference on the expo floor! We’ll be here until Friday, so swing by if you’re in Ottawa.
Scenes from the Festival of Trees in Thunder Bay!
1. The packed venue
2. Author Kevin Sylvester hypes the crowd
3. Program Coordinator Meredith Tutching meets Smokey the Bear
OTTAWA FESTIVAL OF TREES
Bill Slavin, illustrator of All Aboard!; Romi Caron, illustrator of Uumajut; and Natalie Hyde, author of Saving Arm Pit, speak to more than 900 young readers at the Ottawa Festival of Trees May 17.
OTTAWA FESTIVAL OF TREES
Susan J. Nilson, author of Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom; Jill MacLean, author of Home Truths, and Simon Awa, co-author of Uumajut, speak at the Festival of Trees Celebration in Ottawa May 17.
THE GARGOYLE AT THE FESTIVAL
Philippa Dowding, author of The Gargoyle Overhead, brings along her pet gargoyle to the Ottawa Festival of Trees.
DANCERS AT THE OTTAWA FESTIVAL OF TREES
Candice McCutcheon (left) and Abby Ambrose of the Canterbury High School Dance Company leap through the air while performing at the Ottawa Festival of Trees May 17.
OTTAWA FESTIVAL OF TREES
Spoken Word Poet Nathanael Larochette MC’s the Ottawa Festival of Trees, with more than 900 young readers in attendance at Carleton University in Ottawa.
OTTAWA FESTIVAL OF TREES
Illustrator Romi Caron and Author Anna Ziegler with their book Uumajut at the Festival of Trees celebrations in Ottawa May 17.
What it takes to make the Festival of Trees happen! OLA staffers loaded up the van this afternoon. Can’t wait to see all of our excited readers at Harbourfront Centre tomorrow and Wednesday! For more Festival info, follow this link: http://bit.ly/JR6Qxx
The staff gets a rundown of the latest version of our new staff database. It’s exciting to learn about all the new ways we’ll be able to interact with our members.
Is your membership up to date? You can renew it here: http://bit.ly/I6evZy
