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SAULT STE MARIE PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Aniin, Boozhoo, Hello! Join us as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of First Nations Public Library Week with fellow book lovers across Turtle Island.

The Sault Ste. Marie Public Library is hosting its first-ever 'What’s Your Favourite Indigenous Book?' contest online. The contest runs from Oct. 4 to 25, 2020.

To enter, cast your vote on a selection of five books chosen by our esteemed guest panellists: Carolyn Hepburn, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Mitch Case, Waubgeshig Rice, and Zoey Wood-Salomon. Click here to vote today!

As part of the contest, the public is also encouraged to read a chapter of the book Why Indigenous Literatures Matter by Daniel Heath Justice.

The contest winner will receive an Indigenous-themed prize pack and will be announced on Oct. 29, 2020.  

Further details are available in person at the James L. McIntyre Library, on the Library’s Facebook page (@SSMPL), or at www.ssmpl.ca under the Program and Events + tab.

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