They performed their puppet play “Foolish Tales for Foolish Times” and did several puppet demonstrations at the Walpole Island Elementary School over the course of two days. One student was heard to exclaim “That was such fun!”.

Click on the press photo of their visit. Or copy and paste the following link into your browser.

http://eedition.wallaceburgcourierpress.ca/doc/Wallaceburg-Courier-Press/wallaceburg-courier-press/2011040601#36

In partnership with Bkejwanong First Nation Public Library, the Puppetmongers came to the Walpole Island community courtesy of “The Next Wave,” an ongoing collaboration between Southern Ontario Library Service (SOLS) and Mariposa In The Schools (MITS).  The Ontario Arts Council Touring and Collaborations generously supports “The Next Wave” programming.

This Sunday from 7-9 PM.

We started off with a bang on Monday, Feb. 14th with a rocking coffee house. Tuesday we showed a great First Nations movie. Wednesday and Thursday offered enlightening talks on culture and history, respectively. We learned about clans and some of the early history of Wallaceburg. Thanks to David White and Rick Fehr for sharing their knowledge. Friday we learned about genealogy and got people started on their family trees. On Saturday, we showed old photos of Walpole Island. It was nice to see so many new people coming to the library.
On that note, if there is anything you would like us to offer, or if there’s anything that we should offer again, please tell us!
Thanks to the community for coming out and supporting our First Nation Public Library!

Keep posted for our future events!

This looks like a great opportunity for WIES students to get extra tutoring if they need it. This program runs until June 16, 2011. The tutoring will take place at the elementary school.  FYI

Click on the link below to see the flyer.

Tutoring flyer

Tonight Rick Fehr will be providing more of our local history by telling us about Yellowbird, an Ojibway leader who lived in what’s now Wallaceburg 200 years ago.
The talk starts at 7pm, and we’ll have light refreshments.

PS. As a door prize, we’ll be raffling off a snazzy, stylish black shkimat (bag) with red writing that says “First Nation Public Libraries”. Come out, hear a great talk, and you might score one of these exclusive bags!

Hope to see you here!

Valentine’s Day kicks off First Nation Public Library Week.

See our flyer for all of our events this week.

BkejwanongFirstNationLibraryWeek2011

Hope to see you there!

~Bkejwanong Library

Boozhoo folks,

Here is a link to the Library’s newsletter. FebNewsletter2011

If you would like to receive it via email, send your email address to library@wifn.org, with the subject line saying: Add me to your mailing list.

Then write in your email.

That way, you’ll be one of the first to receive our latest news.

~Summer

Bkejwanong Library

Happy new year to all! Best wishes for a prosperous New Year from Bkejwanong Library.

Just a note to tell you to stay tuned for First Nation Public Library Week. This year it is happening the week of February 14th to 19th, 2011.

This is a busy time for us. We have lots planned. Mark your calendars.

Monday, Feb. 14th – Coffee House. We will have local musicians playing some great music on this evening. Bring your sweetheart! The show begins at 7pm and runs until 9pm. Light refreshments.

Tuesday, Feb. 15th - We will be showing the movie “Reel Injun”. Running time: 88 min.

Here is a description from the NFB website: Hollywood has an impressive track record — one that spans more than 4000 films — of blatantly misrepresenting Native people and their cultures. Featuring interviews with filmmakers and activists such as Clint Eastwood, Jim Jarmusch and Russell Means – and clips from hundreds of classic films including Stagecoach, The Outlaw Josey Wales, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Dances with Wolves – Reel Injun delves into the fascinating history of the Hollywood Indian with razor-sharp insight and humour, tracing its checkered cinematic evolution from the silent film era to today.

Wednesday, Feb. 16th – Guest speaker: David White “Clans” 7-9pm. He will be talking about Ojibway Clans. Come out and listen!

Thursday, Feb. 17th – Guest speaker: Rick Fehr “Yellowbird”, 7-9pm. Rick Fehr will be telling us about Yellow Bird, a former Ojibway leader who lived in Wallaceburg, before there was a settlement there. Learn more about our traditional territory!

Friday, Feb. 18th – Genealogy featuring Susan Carr & Ancestry Library Edition, 10-12pm. Learn more about Ancestry Library Edition, a database available at Bkejwanong Library. Haven’t started researching your family tree yet? Start here today! Participants will learn how to use this database as well as have an opportunity to work with some of our great local genealogists. Come on out!

Saturday, Feb. 19th – Display of old Walpole Photos, 10-1 pm. We are working on developing an archive of old Walpole photos. Come look at the ones we’ve collected so far. Have some you’d like to share? Please bring them with you. Coffee, tea, and cookies will be provided.

We hope you can join us for these activities.

Have any ideas of what else we should offer? Please leave your comments and suggestions.

Keep warm, and we hope you’ll visit us at the library!

Baamaa pii!

Please click on the flyer below for more details.