EPL SQUARED - Your Library Inside Out!

What is a Human Library?
EPL's Human Library allows readers to "borrow" a Living Book (real people on loan!), and through talking and sharing, learn about the life of a person who at first may seem very different. Human Library events are a way for people to share their stories, gain inspiration, break down barriers and/or erase prejudices that separate people from each other. Readers will learn about the lives of different people, listen to their stories and ask questions about their experiences, lifestyle, job, beliefs and background.

What are Living Books?
Living Books are people who have interesting and/or inspirational stories to tell that are often about the experiences they have faced because of their race, gender, sexual orientation, job, lifestyle or cultural background.

Take a look back at the 2010 LIVING Library photos and 2010 Living Books.

How do I sign out a Living Book?
We have 16 amazing Living Books available in our 2011 Human Library just waiting to be read by you on Friday, August 26. Just click the button below to  preview our Living Book catalogue and reserve the ones you want.

Whether you're 5 or 55, a boy or a girl, EPL Squared has something for everyone...we are the library after all!

For Families

Join us in our Imagination Station tent:

• Storytimes at the top and bottom of each hour (including puppets, songs, stories, readers' theatre and more)
• Special Aboriginal storytimes at 2pm and 4:30pm
• LEGO station, Play-Doh station, hopscotch and more (all day)

For Adults

Inside the Conversation Station tent:

• TEDTalks (10am and 2pm)
  • Come watch an online TEDTalk by Jeremy Rifkin called “The empathic civilization," then participate in a discussion that might have you changing your attitude, your life and even the world.
• Storytime for Grownups (10:30am and 2:30pm)
  • Who says storytimes are just for kids? Grownups will love having these stories read to them:
    • "Cambodian Rock Song No. 4" by Liam Duncan
    • "Land of the Lost" by Stewart O'Nan
    • "After the Doctor Died in His Novel" by Matt Shaw
• Human Library (11am to 2pm and 4pm to 7pm)
• Presentation by Harmony Dialogue Group - sharing Noah's Pudding (3pm)
  • Come have some pudding and celebrate the diversity that is present in the community of downtown Edmonton

For Everyone

• Books2Buy Booksale (10am to 7pm)
• eReader kiosk (11am to 3pm)
  • Which ebook reader is best for you? How can you get free ebooks from EPL? Get some answers here.
• Marty Chan's Secrets of the Square Treasure Hunt
  • Get your first clue at the Information Station - solve the Secrets of the Square and you could win an iPad2, a Kobo eReader or an EPL swag bag!
• Write4You creative writing booth featuring  Anna Marie Sewell,  Wayne Arthurson, Don Perkins and Kelly Shepherd (11am to 3pm)
  • Give them a topic, a line or even just a word and they'll write a page for you...in about 10 minutes!
• Giant outdoor Chess (weather permitting)
  • Chess instruction and mini chess tournament (2:30pm to 4:30pm)
• Giant outdoor Snakes & Ladders (weather permitting)
• Princess Bride Interactive Movie (7pm at Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre)

Music and Performances

• Mandy Reider Trio (12:00pm to 12:45pm)
  • This local trio will perform variety of repertoire with a focus on folk, country, blues and pop selections
• Stephen Stone (1:00pm to 1:45pm)
  • Stephen brings his marimba and will be playing a broad mix of world and classical music
• Aboriginal Round Dance (5:00pm to 6:00pm)
  • We’re celebrating our downtown Community! Adrian LaChance will emcee a mini-Round Dance showcase, joined by Traditional Aboriginal Singers. Everyone is welcome to participate in this celebration. It’s easy to learn the step, and Adrian will tell us about the significance of this dance in our Aboriginal Communities.

Marty Chan's Secrets of the Square

Come down to Churchill Square anytime between 10am and 7pm to uncover the Secrets of the Square.

What is Secrets of the Square?

It's our version of a treasure hunt where you'll explore the "Square" and discover clues to reveal a password that you can use to enter a draw to win one of five fabulous prizes.

How do you play?

1. Go to the EPL Squared Information Station at Churchill Square anytime between 10am and 7pm to pick up a Secrets of the Square envelope.
2. Inside you'll find a code or url address which will guide you to the first of five Secrets of the Square. Each secret, when found, will reveal a letter.
3. Uncover all five secrets and collect all five letters, unscramble the letters and you'll have the password that you can use to enter the draw.
4. Go back to the EPL Squared Information Station at Churchill Square to enter the draw with the correct password (only one entry per person).

What do you need to play?

• A smart phone
• Scanner code program and/or Internet access
• Your wits

Note: If you don't have a smart phone, you can still play Secrets of the Square by using the public computers at Stanley A. Milner Library or with your own laptop and the library's wireless Internet.

What can you win?

Five ultimate prizes up for grabs! Solve the Secrets of the Square and you could win:

iPad2 (one available)	Kobo eReader (two available)	EPL Swag Bag (two available)

 Prizes may not be exactly as shown.

To close out our festival of fun, we're reviving last year's extremely popular audience participation screening of The Princess Bride. So, show your love of this hilarious '80s classic by acting along with the characters. Declare your murderous intentions with Inigo, do as Buttercup wishes, rhyme with the Giant and more.

Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre (basement level)
Doors open at 7:00pm
Bring your own popcorn and pop!

Inconceivable. As you wish. My name is Inigo Montoya.

You know all the classic lines, now find out how to use them during the movie. Check out the revised 2011 Princess Bride Program Guide.

For extra fun, come dressed as the character you love, or love to hate. Bring along props to participate with:

Noisemakers Blowing bubbles Bells Balloons Scarves Flashlight Cellophane paper

Note: This movie is rated PG.