Word on the Street Moved

I always look forward to going to Word on the Street in the fall. It seems like the bookish and back-to-schooly thing to do and it's always a lot of fun. It always sneaks up on me though, and this year was no different. So now here we are just a few days away from when the library square should be filling up with tents full of books and publishers and authors... AND the space is still filled with strikers.

So what's a considerate festival to do? They will move to the Canada Post parking lot, across the street from the library. The Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts has apparently also offered the space in front of their building, so some things may be set up there as well.

The Word on the Street festival has been setting up at the library square since 1995, so this will be the first time that the literary events are operating away from the mother ship. But if anything, the closed library will just make attendees appreciate the "author readings, exhibits, performances and all-round literary mayhem" even more.

Image courtesy of Brian Pike, from the Word on the Street facebook page.

Sunday, September 30th, 2007
11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Canada Post parking lot, across from the Library.