Love Our Local Authors (LOLA)
Love Our Local Authors (LOLA) is a celebration of Newfoundland and Labrador books, authors and readers! February is LOLA Month, when we especially recognize the many talented storytellers of Newfoundland and Labrador. All month long we will be celebrating LOLA at NLPL branches throughout the province, culminating with announcement of our 2024 NLPL Must-Read Book of the Year. To see more information for the 2024 results please visit our Love Our Local Authors (LOLA) Info Guide.
Indigenous Storyteller Residence
Supported by TD Bank Group (TD) through the TD Ready Commitment, Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries (NLPL) are happy to welcome Ivan J. White to the Stephenville-Kindale and St. George’s Libraries as NLPL’s second Indigenous Storyteller in Residence, beginning on November 2, 2024. Ivan J. White hails from the Mi’kmaw community of Flat Bay, on the west coast of Newfoundland. He holds a Master of Applied Literary Arts from Memorial University’s Grenfell Campus where he discovered a love for the field of Narratology. A sharer and connector at heart, Ivan J combines his experience in writing, audio, and communications to facilitate and reveal authentic stories that contribute to Mi’kmaw pride and progress. Most of this work has been in the building of spaces, guidance of others, and platforming of Mi’kmaw and Indigenous People’s voices. Ivan J has worked professionally in multiple fields including arts administration, event management, education, and journalism, with professional artistic credits in published writing, music, teaching, and filmmaking.
To learn more about about the this initiative and the programs being offered, contact Stephenville-Kindale Public Library and St. George’s Public Library.