Ladysmith is the latest branch to be picketed as librarians represented by the B.C. General Employees Union take job action to press for a new collective agreement.
Robinson will participate in an an online conversation and reading from her latest book, Return of the Trickster, the third and final installment in the bestselling Trickster trilogy. “Eden Robinson is a prominent and prolific writer, and we are beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to engage with her,” Steinunn Benjaminsson, VIRL customer service librarian II and event organizer, said. “Anyone who has read her works knows she is deeply imaginative, hilarious, and thoughtful. Hers is a unique and important voice among writers in Canada. I cannot wait to delve more deeply into the Trickster series with Eden and share this national treasure with what I know will be a large and engaged audience.”