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Story Time Newsletter: Upcoming Readers Tammy Affleck, Lisa Poultney
March 10, 2023

Story Time Newsletter: Upcoming Readers Tammy Affleck, Lisa Poultney

For this week’s story time, on Sunday, March 12th, we will have Tammy Affleck as our splendid reader. Tammy is the manager of the Libro Credit Union branch in Amherstburg. She has picked a few fun storybooks to share with our audience and is so excited to meet you all! 

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Story Time Newsletter: Local Author Fair
February 24, 2023

Story Time Newsletter: Local Author Fair

Don't forget that this weekend is our first Local Author Fair at River Bookshop! On Saturday and Sunday, February 25-26, we're hosting ten local authors each day. This also means that we're excited to bring local talent to our Sunday Story Time at 1pm!

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Story Time Newsletter: Valentine's Day Crafts, Family Day
February 09, 2023

Story Time Newsletter: Valentine's Day Crafts, Family Day

At the River Bookshop, we LOVE love! That is why we planned an extra special story time for this Sunday, February 12th to celebrate Valentine’s Day 2023. Jennifer Matotek, Executive Director of Art Windsor-Essex, will be not only reading, but making crafts with our amazing audience. You won’t want to miss this artsy and lovey-dovey event!

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Pictured: art by Philip Crosby, "Fugitive Slaves Fleeing to Canada, 1986"
February 01, 2023

Support Black History Month—with Desmond Cole, WSO, & more

On Saturday is a presentation by bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and activist Desmond Cole. Desmond is not shy about “puncturing the naive assumptions of Canadians who believe we live in a post racial world.” You definitely don’t want to miss this powerful conversation. Given its history of protecting Freedom Seekers, the Nazrey A.M.E. Church is a perfect setting for Desmond’s 1 pm talk. 

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Story Time Is Back!
January 20, 2023

Story Time Is Back!

Happy new year River Bookshop readers! Welcome to the 2023 season of Sunday Story Time. Our first story time reader of the year will be local musician Kara Kaufmann. On Sunday, January 22nd, Kara will enchant the audience with a live performance of original songs from her new album, “Dino Lullabies” and a few storybooks, of course!

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Celebration of Black History - Upcoming Events
January 17, 2023

Celebration of Black History - Upcoming Events

We are quickly approaching February, and we have a special announcement about Black History Month. The River Bookshop and Amherstburg Freedom Museum are partnering to present a full week of programming, which we call, A Celebration of Black History Month: Looking Forward From the Past. 

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Story Time Roundup - Remembrance Day, Raquel Sa, seasonal books, and Maestro Robert Franz
November 19, 2022

Story Time Roundup - Remembrance Day, Raquel Sa, seasonal books, and Maestro Robert Franz

Here's a look at last week's story time, and our upcoming readers. Our last story time of the year will be December 4th, and then we'll resume in January!

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Story Time Newsletter—Politics & Remembrance Day
November 03, 2022

Story Time Newsletter—Politics & Remembrance Day

Over the next few weeks, we'll be hosting Taras Natyshak and Stephanie Pouget as story time readers.

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Story Time Roundup — Halloween, Puppies, & More
October 22, 2022

Story Time Roundup — Halloween, Puppies, & More

A few Sundays ago, on October 9th, our bookseller Darrie-Ann captivated her audience with her sentimental stories about Thanksgiving and autumn. The kids were very attentive during her reading! They asked lots of questions and shared their own stories. Keep an eye out for Darrie-Ann’s future story times… They are sure to be a treat! 

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Story Time Roundup
October 05, 2022

Story Time Roundup

This past Sunday, October 2nd, Indigenous Treaty Rights Activist and Community Youth Worker Kris Meloche gave a touching and personal presentation of his Indigenous-themed books in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. 

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Lots Happening in Late September!
September 12, 2022

Lots Happening in Late September!

Here's what we have in store for late September, including new things on Richmond St., Fort Malden's Martial Music, a Hawks Festival presentation, Uncommon Festival, a reading by Elaine Weeks, banned books, and Truth & Reconciliation.

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Storytime!
September 02, 2022

Storytime!

Summer 2022 has definitely been a spectacular story time summer. But don’t you worry, we have no plans of slowing down our stellar schedule any time soon! 

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