Melfort, SK, Canada / CJVR Today s Best Country
May 12, 2021 | 5:04 PM
Reid-Thompson Public Library in Humboldt is asking people to write six-word stories that will displayed in the building.
Stories will be put up at the library without the names of the authors from May 17 to 31.
Kate Lucyshyn, branch librarian at the Reid-Thompson Public Library said the pieces should provide a movement of conflict, action and a resolution that gives the sense of a complete story transpiring in a moment’s reading.
“It is hard to get across a story that creates an image in a person’s mind in six words,” Lucyshyn said. “We thought we would do something a little different.”
Melfort, SK, Canada / CJVR Today s Best Country
May 7, 2021 4:12 PM
The Reid-Thompson Public Library will soon be setting up a storybook trail at Water Ridge Park in Humboldt.
The library is planning to put parts of
Sloth at the Zoom by Helaine Becker across the park by June and add activities to do along the way as participants read the book.
“We’re trying to encourage movement,” Kate Lucyshyn, branch librarian at the Reid-Thompson Public Library said. “Kids can’t go out and play with as many friends right now. This will give them something to do instead of just sitting at home playing video games.”
“We’re trying to get more people stopping in at the library and it’s something different we can do,” Lucyshyn said. “They’re actually pretty common, apparently, in the States.” The guidelines dictate all submitted works must be appropriate for all ages, must be an original work, limit two stories per contestant, and limit of one contraction per story (isn’t, wasn’t, there’s, etc). Lucyshyn said the six-word story should provide a movement of conflict, action and resolution that gives the sense of a complete story transpiring in a moment’s reading. All stories can be submitted in-person, or by email to: humcirc@wapitilibrary.ca. It can be done anonymously or with a full name, age (if under 18), and a contact phone number or email address.
HUMBOLDT — An upcoming feature at Water Ridge Park organized by the Reid-Thompson Public Library will have local children reading and moving at the same time. The Storybook Trail will see eight . . .