In past years, the end of August would see us writing reports and sorting pictures, reflecting on a summer of storytenting at rural NB events - Canada Day spent in Grand Bay - Westfield, Campobello Island's Fogfest, Field Day in Browns Flat, Come Home Week at the Junction. This year, event tents have been replaced by visits to little free libraries both in and out of the city.
We've already shared our kick-off visit to Redhead. This weekend we dropped packages of books authored by New Brunswickers to little free libraries in Browns Flat (inside the Irving), Bates Landing (at the Roadside Market) and in Long Reach (at the Fullerton Corner Market).
We met up with Hon. Bill Oliver at Bates Landing (he was dropping off a couple of books at the library) and another NBer who said she regularly stops by on a weekly commute.
We met extraordinary white pumpkins of Fullerton Farms at our Long Reach stop (this one came home with Cheryl). And we drove past acres of gorgeous Acadian forest and fields of fresh cut hay. It's turning into a lovely autumn.
(Still, winter is coming - plan your reading now.)
For more information on books, borrowing and libraries in the current context, check out New Brunswick Public Libraries' COVID-19 and Your Library and, from earlier this year, a CBC webstory Is it safe to borrow library books? Your COVID-19 questions answered.
