IN COLLABORATION WITH
In the spring of 2023, Aliya Bartmon met children and offered them the chance to listen to great stories and participate in fun educational activities.
Find out more about this great initiative!
ABOUT Aliya
Aliya Bartmon interns as a storytelling facilitation assistant for the Youth Festival. Currently living in Montreal to complete her post-secondary studies at Concordia University, she expects to receive her bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Psychology this fall. Aliya’s enthusiasm with children’s literature starts with her own journey as a young girl discovering the value and excitement that stories can create for individuals. Born and raised in the United States, Aliya fully appreciates the linguistic diversity, multi-culturalism, and “joie de vivre” Montreal offers and has taken the opportunity to incorporate these experiences from being involved in various communities within the city to her approach in creating a reading list towards increasing the appetite for reading and reflection in children; which highlights children’s literature which celebrates both the individuality of all of us and the shared connections we are able to find as well.
This internship has been made possible thanks to our partner Beat the Odds.
SCHEDULE
• May 23, 2023, 10 am, Benny Library
6400 Av de Monkland, Montréal, QC, H4B 1H3
Reading of I Talk Like a River, by Jordan Scott, followed by a colouring activity on embracing one’s differences and self-confidence.
Age: 5-8 (School activity, not open to the public)
• May 26, 2023, 5.30 pm, Librairie Racines
6524 Rue St-Hubert, Montréal, QC, H2S 2J3
Reading of Oscar Lives Next Door: A Story Inspired by Oscar Peterson’s Childhood, by Bonnie Farmer, followed by a creative art activity on self-esteem.
Age: 5-8
Free
• June 4, 2023, 11.30 am, La petite librairie Drawn & Quarterly
176 Rue Bernard O, Montréal, QC, H2T 2K2
Reading of Oscar Lives Next Door: A Story Inspired by Oscar Peterson’s Childhood, by Bonnie Farmer, followed by a creative art activity on self-esteem.
Age: 5-8
Free
Books read
I Talk Like a River, by Jordan Scott, ill. by Sydney Smith, Holiday House, 2020
Oscar Lives Next Door: A Story Inspired by Oscar Peterson’s Childhood, by Bonnie Farmer, ill. by Marie Lafrance, Owlkids Books, 2023
THANKS TO THE BLUE METROPOLIS FOUNDATION’S MAJOR PARTNERS WHO SUPPORT THE 2023 FESTIVAL AND OUR 2022-2023 EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS
MERCI AUX PARTENAIRES MAJEURS DE LA FONDATION METROPOLIS BLEU QUI SOUTIENNENT LE FESTIVAL 2023 ET NOS PROGRAMMES ÉDUCATIFS ET SOCIAUX 2022-2023
