What's The Buzz??

What's The Buzz?

This is the place to visit for special literary dates eg. Canadian Children’s Book Week and “reading-related” happenings in Calgary and surrounding area.

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CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING "BUZZ" EVENTS
Reading Ideas Calendar!	Why not make it a month long event! JULY & AUGUST 2008 Wired for Words Calendar For some great book sharing ideas for celebrating the love of reading and the freedom to choose what you read each day of the month. Here you will find ideas for each day of March. Adapt them to your age/grade level and the kind of book you are reading and want to share with others.
	Kaleidoscope Conference Speakers » learn more
AROUND TOWN
Event	Date	Information About the Event
Canada Day	Tuesday, July 1	Heritage Park is always hugely popular in Calgary, but during Canada Day it is a can’t miss destination with a variety of fun and unique things happening! For more summer fun check out the Heritage Park site.
Calgary Stampede	Friday, July 4 – Sunday, July 13	Calgary Stampede Fun for the whole family!
Mainstreet Sunfest	Sunday, July 20 to Sunday, July 20	No matter what excites you, you’re sure to find it at the Mainstreet Sunfest of Calgary with hundreds of vendors, live entertainment, roaming performers and more!
Afrikadey in Calgary, AB	Monday, August 4 - Saturday, August 9	Enjoy this year's annual summer festival with a celebration of African culture featuring music, literature, arts, dance, cuisine and more at Afrikadey.
NATIONAL EVENTS (Canada)
Canada Day Poster Challenge		Each year, students ages 5 to 18 are invited to take part in the Canada Day Poster Challenge by designing a theme-based poster that illustrates their pride in Canada and in being Canadian. This year's theme is My Canada Today! To learn more click here.
Canadian Multiculturalism Day	June 27	Is an opportunity to celebrate our diversity and our commitment to democracy, equality and mutual respect and to appreciate the contributions of the various multicultural groups and communities to Canadian society. To learn more click here.
MCNALLY ROBINSON BOOKSTORE EVENTS (120-8 AVE. S.W. CALGARY) visit website
Event	Date	Information About the Event
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OWLS NEST BOOKS
Event	Date	Information About the Event
AUTHOR EVENTS
Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer	August 1, 11:00 pm to August 2, 1:00 am	Launch Party, come check it out. There will activites such as Pin the Tail on the Werewolf and other related giddiness.
BOOKCLUBS
Junior Owlets: for good readers grades 3 - 6 Senior Owlets: for readers reading at junior high levels, and comfortable with more mature topics Fledglings: for senior high school students - adult level content in some cases All are welcome, but registering will allow an email reminder to be sent ahead of time in person at 815A 49 Ave SW, by phone at 287-9557, or by email at owlsnestbooks@shaw.ca Visit our website for more author events www.owlsnestbooks.com
UPCOMING BOOKCLUB MEETINGS
Junior Owlets	September 13th 9:00 am	Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
Senior Owlets	September 16th 4:30 pm	Mister Monday by Garth Nix
Fledglings	September 23rd 4:30 pm	This is All by Aidan Chambers
Junior Owlets	October 4th 9:00 am	Gossamer by Lois Lowry
Senior Owlets	October 7th 4:30 pm	Skellig by David Almond
Fledglings	October 21st 4:30 pm	Anahita's Woven Riddle by Meghan Sayres
CALGARY PUBLIC LIBRARY EVENTS
Event	Date	Information About the Event
Drop-in Family Storytime	Every Sunday Starting January 13th 1:00 - 1:30 pm	Drop in for stories, songs and fingerplays the whole family can enjoy (Forst Lawn). Free event.
Teen Library Club	Every Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 pm (Forest Lawn)	Drop in and chat about the latest books, movies, music and websites, Grades 7 and up. Free event.
Young Adults: Check out more "Author Readings" at your local Calgary Public Library. For a great list of authors click here.
Pick up the *January - April 2008 Adult* and Kids & Teens Program Guides and discover exciting and informative FREE programs throughout all Calgary Public library branches.
Check out other public library events at: http://www.calgarypubliclibrary.com/library/pdf/children.pdf • Teen Book Club • Hanging Out at the Library (For Teens) • Parent and Child Book Club
OF INTEREST
Storybook Theatre	Presents *East of the Sun, West of the Moon*. This wonderful play runs through to March 1, 2008. For more information and tickets click here.
Stage West for Kids	Calgary's local dinner theatre brings literature alive. *Survivor Woods: A Tale of Adventure. Reality TV hits Fairy tale Woods. Who will be the last to survive? Playing April and May.*
Merlin: A Wizards Tale	Before Harry Potter, there was one of the greatest wizards of all time, Merlin, of medieval fame. Playing May & June. Check Stage West for ticket information.
Books Turned into Movies	Great books are often made into movies. Golden Compass is part 1 of a 3 part sequel novel which has been made into a movie. Read the book first and then check out the movie version... Check out “The Polar Express” movie featuring actor Tom Hanks. Lemony Snicket fans will enjoy actor Jim Carrey in the movie “A Series of Unfortunate Events”. Fans of the Nancy Drew book series will be delighted to see this well known detective heroine come to life in the movie Nancy Drew. Katherine Patterson’s touching story of a special friendship comes to life in the movie version of Bridge to Terabithia.
Hello Classic Readers!	Ask your school or public librarian to help you find a “classic” book title. What makes a book a classic? Read one! “Wired for Words” featured titles have some great choices. Find them with a friend.
Newspaper Fun!	Read the comics in the paper. Read the Observer section or other interesting articles in your local Sunday paper.
Read Up On It!	Check out the National Library of Canada’s “Read Up On It!" site. Pass along this site to your parents and teachers. Click for web site
**Avid readers always check out their local Calgary Public Library for special author, reading and contest events. Click for web site	Check out Author! Author! Items on the Calgary Public Library site at Click to visit the web site