Amanda Halfpenny

Public Library Manager, Mother, Runner, Nature-Nut, Tweet are my own.

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

Congratulations to @JeanPendziwol, Todd Stewart and @GroundwoodBooks for this well deserving win of the 2024 TD Canadian Children's Book Award!

[The CCBC @kidsbookcentre]

And the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award goes to… Skating Wild on an Inland Sea. #CCBCBookAwards

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

Fortunate that the #CCBCBookAwards are streaming live allowing books lovers like myself from across the country to participate in this wonderful event!

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

@SimchaG Someone came on stage with an upside down cue card. The camera panned away so quickly, there wasn't time to read it.

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

@isabellegroc Félicitations Isabelle!

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

@CBCMurdoch Great cameo!

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

@regal_captain It's SO good; I hope you can find it!

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

@jen_cyr At least you're not polluting the planet and you're contributing to stats that demonstrate the need for governments to continue to support and improve public transit!

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

@RunningtheGoat @billric36028987 @kidsbookcentre What great exposure for this picture book! We watched the livestreamed ceremony as a family and, when they saw this book, both my kids said that they wanted to read it. #IReadCanadian @festofauthors

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

@kidsbookcentre @LeslieGentile @dcbyoungreaders Such a well deserved win!

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

I'll never forget reading this book with a group of librarians from across the country in a Zoom call last year for the @IFLA World of Picture Books committee put together by the @kidsbookcentre. It was magical. Congrats @DaveAlexRoberts and Julie Flett on the well deserved win!

[The CCBC @kidsbookcentre]

And the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award sponsored by TD Bank Group goes to…

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

Congrats to @sherfitch, @carolynnfisher
and the whole @NimbusPub family! Such a well deserved win!

[The CCBC @kidsbookcentre]

And the David Booth Children’s and Youth Poetry Award sponsored by Shelley Stagg Peterson goes to…

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

Completely teared up during the intro to the new Arlene Barlin Fantasy & Science Fiction Award. Thank you @EBarlinDaniels for your contribution and tribute to your sister. Huge congrats to @XiranJayZhao for your winning novel! #IronWidow!
@kidsbookcentre @PenguinTeenCa

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

@kevinarts @kidsbookcentre So spiffy, good luck! So excited to be able to live-stream from Quebec!

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

Well, there goes the past few months of planning our new virtual gaming room at the library. Any suggestions for a plan B? #gaminginlibraries https://t.co/E6velWGt5Q

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

@theaterclouds @inkyelbows @Etsy I've bought artwork from Theaterclouds/Elly MacKay! Absolutely gorgeous prints that are now hanging in my bedroom!

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

What a fun way to spend my last day as Events and Program Coordinator at the CCBC @torontoWOTS! So grateful that the predicted thunderstorms never materialized!

[The CCBC @kidsbookcentre]

Another lovely day at @torontoWOTS! Come say hi and enter to win prizes!

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

@elockhart @festofauthors @courtney_s The privilege was all mine! I could have listened to you and @courtney_s discuss your craft all day!

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

Both these authors gave interesting insights on their craft, their books #FamilyofLiars and #TheProject and their rage against the patriarchy. I could have listened to them all day!

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

So glad someone captured a photo of this! I had a blast interviewing the talented @elockhart and @courtney_s as part of #MotiveTO. Thank you to the team at @festofauthors for inviting me to participate in this great event!

[Jill Jemmett is querying 📚 @JillJemmett]

Another wonderful event at @festofauthors
@Biblioblond interviewing @elockhart and @courtney_s
#MotiveTO

[Amanda Halfpenny @Biblioblond]

Congrats @messier_et_cie and @CharisCotter!

[Hackmatack @HackmatackAward]

CONGRATULATIONS!! to the Winners of Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Awards
https://t.co/nqCaIQ2Nvd
Announced this morning in a live virtual awards ceremony, over a 1,000 children in grades 4-6 participated, reading from the shortlist of 40 titles & voting for the winners.