One of the great things about working at Regina Public Library is that we have a couple very unique elements compared to most other public libraries in Canada – we have an in-house, fully operational art gallery and we also have a single screen art house theatre.
As far as I know, this was the first year that RPL had a formal Freedom to Read Week Committee and I was very proud to be a part of it – planning not only the typical type of events (book discussions, displays, readings, etc.) but to also be able to bring the Film Theatre and Dunlop Art Gallery into our plans as well.
How good was the week? I’d say the first planning meeting the newly struck committee had was probably the single best meeting I’ve attended in my nearly five years at RPL (and trust me, I’ve been to lots of meetings in that time!)
Our FTRW plans this year were great but I can’t wait until next year – we only touched a small sliver of what we could do!