The Literature and Libraries of L.M. Montgomery

Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) published 20 novels and many short stories in her lifetime, most notably, the Anne of Green Gables series. To celebrate and to mark the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of L.M. Montgomery, the McLaughlin Library at the University of Guelph is contributing digital images from the author’s private library to The Lucy Maud Montgomery Bookshelf, a project based at the University of Prince Edward Island’s L.M. Montgomery Institute.

Please join us as Dr. Emily Woster from the College of St. Scholastica and curator of The L.M. Montgomery Bookshelf Project speaks about L.M. Montgomery as a lifelong reader, re-reader, bibliophile, and a self-professed “book drunkard.” Dr. Woster will discuss the wealth of evidence Montogmery left of her reading—in journals, scrapbooks, letters, and in her fiction—reflecting both her tastes as a reader and her place in literary history. 

Ashley Shifflett McBrayne from the University of Guelph’s Archival & Special Collections will also speak about the state of the L.M. Montgomery Collection at Guelph, and about working with L.M. Montgomery’s private library, elaborating on what we know about the library, what we don’t know, and some of the interesting physical characteristics of these books including their annotations, inscriptions, and inserted materials.

This hybrid event is open to everyone and was made possible with a grant from the Bibliographical Society of America. Please register to let us know if you’ll be joining online, or in-person.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact Archival & Special Collections at lib.asc@uoguelph.ca.