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Storytelling for Children and Youth

For Authors

2023-11-29 19:00:00 2023-11-29 20:00:00 America/New_York Storytelling for Children and Youth Join our local children's and young adult authors as they discuss their experiences and lessons learned when engaging their audiences at live events. Downtown Branch - Gathering Place

Wednesday, November 29
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-11-29 19:00:00 2023-11-29 20:00:00 America/New_York Storytelling for Children and Youth Join our local children's and young adult authors as they discuss their experiences and lessons learned when engaging their audiences at live events. Downtown Branch - Gathering Place

Downtown Branch

Gathering Place

Join our local children's and young adult authors as they discuss their experiences and lessons learned when engaging their audiences at live events.

Join virtually HERE: https://barrielibrary.zoom.us/j/83815234977?pwd=qTzXFivTyhfR76Rsr3PCehOLdZExiP.1

Learn how to relax your audience (and yourself), encourage readers to ask questions, and deliver your work in its best way. Local author Colleen Winter will facilitate the panel.

There will be an opportunity to chat with the authors and purchase their books after the presentation.


Panel Facilitator

Colleen Winter

With one foot in the world of technology and the other in the world of words, Colleen Winter’s fiction explores our relationship with technology and ultimately the choices it requires us to make. She is an electrical engineer and former journalist and was short-listed for the 2020 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in Speculative Fiction.  
 
When she isn’t writing, Colleen can be found hiking or climbing the beautiful places of the world. She lives with her pack in Barrie that includes her husband and their two dogs. 

Check Out: www.colleenwinter.ca 


Panelists

Bruce A. Hanson (aka Robert Rime) is an award-winning, multi-genre author who writes for all ages. 

Elephants in My Stew is a picture book/poem filled with animal chaos. Upcoming picture books include: (title TBD), a story about a grandfather and his grandchildren; Elmooo and Shira Go to the Fall Fair; and, Elephants in my Stew and Other Tidbits, a book of children’s poems. 

Double Cross, a mystery/thriller for ages 9 to 90, has received wonderful reviews. Murder & Other Love Stories, a collection of short fiction which includes 5 award-winning short stories, will be available late November, 2023.

Jason George  is a wildlife photographer, presenter, and writer who recently relocated to the rural settings of Wasaga Beach to get closer to nature when he retired from teaching full-time to chase his passion for wildlife. 

Jason is currently working on a solo book series “Going Deeper with Jason George” – Red Foxes, Moose, Cheetah, Penguin, Owls with personal stories, lots of photos, colouring pages of select images in the book, which link to videos on his YouTube channel. He has a different series about his experiences with dyslexia and learning disabilities. Plus, his first wildlife series “The World with Jason George – Canada” and “The World with Jason George –Africa

Jason seems to have a magical connection with animals which helps him capture these amazing natural pictures (both ethically and humanely). He gets the best pictures of the animals without hurting or baiting them.

Check Out www.jasongeorgephotography.com 

YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/c/JasonGeorgePhotography

Trudee Romanek is a former picture-book editor and the award-winning author of a dozen non-fiction books for young readers and the youth musical The Tales of Andergrimm. Her first full work of fiction, the young adult novel Raising the Stakes, was published by Orca books in October 2015, and her first professional full-length play, Bobbie, was produced by Theatre by the Bay in 2023. 

Check Out http://trudeeromanek.com


The health and safety of our participants and staff is our top priority, please review our Stay Safe Guidelines.

Questions? Please call 705-728-1010 or email askus@barrielibrary.ca


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AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Writers & Artists | Special Events | Authors |

TAGS: | nanowrimo |

Downtown Branch

AskUs@barrielibrary.ca
Phone: 705.728.1010

Hours

 

 
Mon, Jul 07 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jul 08 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jul 09 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jul 10 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Jul 11 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jul 12 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 13 9:30AM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Our Downtown Branch is centrally located in the Downtown core at the corner of Worsley and Owen Streets. The building and facilities are fully accessible. Enjoy a beverage or a small snack from our Café located inside the lobby, use our complimentary wifi, experiment with technology and maker tools, or soak up the sun on our Rooftop Reading Garden.

Upcoming events

Wed, Jul 09, 10:00am - 11:00am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor ,Reading Garden

Wed, Jul 09, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 09, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room
Registration is now closed

Thu, Jul 10, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Garden

Thu, Jul 10, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Jul 10, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Fri, Jul 11, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Fri, Jul 11, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Sat, Jul 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Garden

Sat, Jul 12, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Sun, Jul 13, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tinker Lab

Sun, Jul 13, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Oro Lions Room

Mon, Jul 14, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Mon, Jul 14, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor ,Reading Garden,Tinker Lab

Tue, Jul 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Tinker Lab

Tue, Jul 15, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Gathering Place

Tue, Jul 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Gathering Place

Wed, Jul 16, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 16, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Reading Garden,Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 16, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Wed, Jul 16, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Thu, Jul 17, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Thu, Jul 17, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Thu, Jul 17, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Angus Ross Room

Fri, Jul 18, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Sat, Jul 19, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Garden

Sat, Jul 19, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Sun, Jul 20, 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Angus Ross Room

Sun, Jul 20, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Oro Lions Room

Sun, Jul 20, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tinker Lab

Mon, Jul 21, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Mon, Jul 21, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Angus Ross Room,Reading Garden

Tue, Jul 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Tinker Lab

Tue, Jul 22, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 23, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 23, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 23, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Thu, Jul 24, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Thu, Jul 24, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Jul 24, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Fri, Jul 25, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Fri, Jul 25, 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Sat, Jul 26, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Garden

Sat, Jul 26, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Sun, Jul 27, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tinker Lab

Sun, Jul 27, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Oro Lions Room

Mon, Jul 28, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Mon, Jul 28, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gathering Place,Reading Garden

Tue, Jul 29, 10:00am - 11:00am
Gathering Place

Tue, Jul 29, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 30, 10:00am - 11:00am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor ,Gathering Place,Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 30, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Wed, Jul 30, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Thu, Jul 31, 10:00am - 11:00am
Gathering Place

Thu, Jul 31, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Jul 31, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Fri, Aug 01, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Sat, Aug 02, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Garden

Sat, Aug 02, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Sun, Aug 03, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue, Aug 05, 10:30am - 11:30am
Tinker Lab

Tue, Aug 05, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Tue, Aug 05, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Gathering Place

Wed, Aug 06, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Wed, Aug 06, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Reading Garden

Wed, Aug 06, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Wed, Aug 06, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Gathering Place

Thu, Aug 07, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Thu, Aug 07, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Aug 07, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room
Registration opens Thursday, July 24 2025 at 9:00am

Fri, Aug 08, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab