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giller prize shortlist 2020 Souvankham Thammavongsa, an instructor in the English program at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus, has been chosen for the Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist for her short story collection, How to Pronounce Knife. Follow the excitement of the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize as it builds to the announcement of both the short and longlist, culminating with the winner announced at … Book - 2020 F BER Available in some locations. Scotiabank is proud to continue our relationship with the Prize in support of Canada’s talented writers and congratulates the...

Jasper Municipal Library staff The library is closed to the public. Staff are available Wednesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Reach us at 780-852-3652 or jasperlibrary@town.jasper.ab.ca. No contact pickups and e-resources are available. The book drop is open. Items go into isolation for a week before checking in. Free library memberships can be done by phone. National Volunteer Week National Volunteer Week starts April 18. The library would like to recognize and thank the many volunteers who make it possible for us to offer library services in Jas...

WIPO WIPO’s Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) has launched a new application that makes accessible digital books available for direct download by individuals who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled. ABC Global Book Service’s business application is provided free of charge and connects participating libraries for the blind, known as authorized entities, to allow the sharing of accessible books. People who are print disabled will now be able to search directly in the new ABC beneficiary application hosted by WIPO and immediately download accessible digital books – mak...

Laurie Davidson and Daniella Levy-Pinto On March 16, 2021, Employment and Social Development Canada announced they were increasing funding by a million dollars for the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) and the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS), organizations which produce accessible books for people with print disabilities. What the announcement didn’t mention was that the funding merely replaced the million dollars that the federal government had already cut. In November 2020, the federal government announced an annual 25 per cent reduction in funding to CELA ...