Collingwood Public Library wins Georgian Bay Reads

Collingwood Public Library CEO Ken Haigh holds the
Georgian Bay Reads trophy, with defender Julie LeBlanc (in red)
and Dorothy Gebert, Public Relations Coordinator

Collingwood Public Library took the prize at the 2016 Georgian Bay Reads event October 22 held at Meaford Hall & Cultural Centre. It was a tense (but good-natured) battle of the books with representatives from Clearview, Springwater, Wasaga Beach, Meaford, and Collingwood Public Libraries attempting to convince the audience and each other of their chosen books’ merits.

Julie LeBlanc, host of Georgian Bay Life on Rogers TV, was Collingwood’s representative and enthusiastically defended The Manticore by Robertson Davies to win the Georgian Bay Reads trophy. Michele McKenzie of Clearview Public Library won the Popular Choice Award for They Left Us Everything by Plum Johnson.

For the last 8 years, this literary competition has brought together Georgian Bay area libraries and their patrons to celebrate Canadian authors in an event filled with lively discussion and amiable rivalry.

Winning the award means that Collingwood Public Library will hosting next year's event. Stay tuned for details in mid 2017!

-- Dorothy Gebert