2009 Freedom to Read Week
Calgary Calendar of Events

February 22, 2010, approximately 9:30 am--Presention of Calgary's Freedom to Read Week book for 2010, And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, illustrated by Henry Cole to Calgary City Council

February 25, 2009, 7:00 pm--The Freedom of Expression Award event. The venue this year will be Owl's Nest Books, 815A 49th Ave. SW, in the Britannia Shopping Mall. The 2010 award will be presented to the staff and volunteers of the Calgary Public Library. Winners of the Calgary Freedom to Read Essay Contest will also be honoured.

All week long - Look for displays on freedom to read at Calgary's libraries and bookstores.

National website: www.freedomtoread.ca
Local website: http://writtenword.org/calgary_freedom/

The Calgary Freedom of Expression Award was instituted by Sandpiper Books following an attempt in the Alberta Legislature to ban John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. The award is now sponsored by Fast Forward (FFWD). Past winners have included the late educator Lorne McRae, author and journalist Ken McGoogan, former Producing Director of Alberta Theatre Projects Michael Dobbin, former owner of Sandpiper Books and founder of the award Kerry Longpré, puppeteer Ronnie Burkett, Calgary Alderman Suzanne Higgins, former Calgary Member of the Legislative Assembly Gary Dickson, writers Bob Stallworthy and Tony King, Group of Six Billion (G6B) organizer Lynn Foster and Pages on Kensington owner, the late Catherine McKay.

For more information, please contact calgaryftrw (at) nucleus.com.

Look for displays in your local branch of the Calgary Public Library.