7 Dec 2000

Blast From Past At Libraries

To mark the 150th anniversary of Canterbury, Christchurch City Libraries has organised a storytelling programme that brings to life some of the province’s earliest settlers.

Talented storyteller and historian Margaret Copland will wear period costume and recreate the lives of two extraordinary women - one from England and the other from Poland.

The stories, which are aimed at adults, are based on extensive research and offer an intriguing insight of early Canterbury life.

“Margaret’s performances are renown for their authenticity,” said Sasha Bowers, Promotions & Publications Co-ordinator at Christchurch City Libraries. “Her first story is about her great-great grandmother, Sarah Stokes, who arrived in 1850 aboard the Randolph.”

Stories will be told at several libraries around Christchurch:

• Monday 11 December
  Shirley Library 10 - 11am
  Fendalton Library 2 - 3pm
• Tuesday 12 December
  Sumner Library 11am - 12 noon
  Linwood Library 1.30 - 2.30pm
• Thursday 14 December
  Spreydon Library 10 - 11am
  Halswell Library 2 - 3pm
  Central City Library 6 - 7pm

Full details are available from the libraries listed above.

For more information contact: Sasha Bowers, Promotions & Publications Co-ordinator, Christchurch City Libraries, 941 7923

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