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MONTREAL, November 16, 2020 \u2013 Fraser Hickson is pleased to announce that Celine Cooper will assume the role of President and Chair of the Board, effective January 1, 2021.<\/p>\n
Cooper is the Managing Director of the Consortium of English-language CEGEPs, Colleges and Universities of Quebec based at Bishop\u2019s University. A former columnist with the Montreal Gazette and politics editor at The Canadian Encyclopedia, Celine\u2019s work has been published in some of Canada’s most widely read policy publications, popular and international media. She appears frequently as a political analyst on television and radio public affairs programs in Quebec. She is a member and former chairperson of the board of directors for The Association for Canadian Studies. She holds degrees from Queen\u2019s University and York University, and is a part-time instructor at Concordia University\u2019s School of Community and Public Affairs.<\/p>\n
Celine will be taking over from outgoing President and Chair, Nicholas Hoare. Nicholas owned and operated a chain of lovingly curated bookstores in Canada for many years, including the renowned Nicholas Hoare bookstore on Greene Ave. in Westmount.<\/p>\n
Helen Fortin, CEO of Fraser Hickson, extends her deep gratitude to Nicholas for his commitment to early childhood literacy and expresses great excitement at Celine\u2019s appointment. \u201cWith her exceptional track record in academia and the press, as well as her deep commitment to early literacy development through innovative library programmes, Celine is ideally positioned to lead the board. She is a team-oriented leader with a passion for personal connection. As a current board member, she has already proven to be a great fit!\u201d<\/p>\n
Celine Cooper “In our increasingly complex world, there is a genuine need to foster early literacy skills among children. It\u2019s an honour to accept the mantle of president of the governing board. I\u2019m deeply grateful to Nicholas Hoare for his dedication and leadership in this role over the years. As Fraser Hickson continues to evolve, I look forward to working with Helen Fortin and the whole team to promote a love of reading, books and community connection through this beloved Montreal institution.”<\/p>\n
Cooper is taking charge as Fraser Hickson\u2019s much acclaimed ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/minibiblioplus.org\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/colour-300x39.png\")
project continues to expand its mission to raise literacy levels by empowering partners to instill in children a life-long love of reading and learning from birth and to enable free access to books and animation services.<\/p>\n
For media inquiries, please contact:<\/strong> info@minibiblioplus.org or call 514.502.9412<\/p>\n About Fraser Hickson – was the first free public library established in Montreal in 1885 and is currently celebrating years of community service through its hallmark outreach project, FRASER HICKSON WELCOMES CELINE COOPER AS NEW BOARD PRESIDENT November 2020 MONTREAL, November 16, 2020 \u2013 Fraser Hickson is pleased to announce that Celine Cooper will assume the role of President and Chair of the Board, effective January 1, 2021. Cooper is the Managing Director of the Consortium of English-language CEGEPs, Colleges and Universities of Quebec based at Bishop\u2019s University. A former columnist with the Montreal Gazette and politics editor at The Canadian Encyclopedia, Celine\u2019s work has been published in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.minibiblioplus.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2729"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.minibiblioplus.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.minibiblioplus.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.minibiblioplus.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.minibiblioplus.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2729"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.minibiblioplus.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2738,"href":"https:\/\/www.minibiblioplus.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2729\/revisions\/2738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.minibiblioplus.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.minibiblioplus.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.minibiblioplus.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"