Twain Sullivan students are once again learning about their community through 'books' courtesy of the school's third annual Living Library program.
"We invite approximately 40-50 local volunteers who come to share their passion projects, expertise and stories. We have a range of topics/books," said school librarian Tanya Margerm of the program which started Nov. 4 and ends Nov. 7.
"The children choose the speaker that most interests them and are able to have a conversation with them in small groups of five children. Each group has a half an hour to engage with their 'book,'" she said.
Margerm described the four-day exchange of information as an exciting community event where students can absorb the depth and breadth of the knowledge that resides locally.
She got the idea for a local living library from watching a video of one put together in Denmark.
Over the previous two Living Libraries, 'books' spoke to students about everything from Witsuwit'en culture to hunting, to fly fishing, dancing, flying helicopters and more.
This year's 'books' include Colin and Alisha Niemeyer speaking about bee keeping, John Brienen sharing stories of early Houston, Marie Rieder on life in Austria during the Second World War, Sharon Redford on drumming and Tyanna Trottier speaking on the local ambulance service.
