Simon Lloyd, Special Collections Librarian at UPEI, recently gave a presentation on "Making Maud Feel at Home: Collecting L.M. Montgomery at the University of Prince Edward Island" to the Kindred Spirit's Literary Society in Minnesota. To see pictures of his visit, and to access the text and slides of Simon's presentation, please visit the Shining Scrolls Online.
The questions for the 2009 Avery Scholarship are now available for interested students and can be found here.
The Avery Scholarship is open to students attending a Prince Edward Island high school who are planning to study English at the University of Prince Edward Island in September 2009.
The latest edition of the L.M. Montgomery Literary Society's Shining Scroll newsletter is now available! To read it you can go here: Shining Scroll: December 2008, or to read the October edition you can go here: Shining Scroll: October 2008.
One of the current bestseller phenomenon's is the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. The series has grabbed the attention of young female readers in particular (something in common with the books of LMM) and led to a major new motion picture. What would be the common thread between the Anne series and a romance series about vampires? According to Meyer:
From Canada to the World: The Cultural Influence of Lucy Maud Montgomery
Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 22:58
The University of Guelph will be hosting a three day Lucy Maud Montgomery conference from October 23 to 25, 2008 in celebration of 100 years of Anne of Green Gables. The conference is aptly titled "From Canada to the World: the Cultural Influence of Lucy Maud Montgomery" - it will celebrate the author's life and influence on Canada and the world.
Montgomery's Birthday Celebration as Fun as it was Informative
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 16:38
Students from six different elementary school classes gathered at Green Gables November 28th, 29th, and 30th to celebrate L.M. Montgomery's birthday. Montgomery was born November 30th, 1874 in New London (formerly known as Clifton), PEI. Students participated in a tour of the site, as well as a creative activity inside. We would like to thank the Green Gables staff for their incredible work during these very busy days!
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