Personal Stories that Bridge Cultures

People Have Stories

at the Innisfail Public Library

📅 January 21, 2026 | 6:30–7:30 PM

📍 Innisfail Public Library
🎤 Featuring: Lidia Li
🎗 Invited Participant Organization: Central Alberta Chinese Cultural Centre (CACCC)

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English Version (Official Website Copy)

Program Overview

Storytelling plays an important role in expressing individual culture, lived experience, and personal identity. Sharing stories helps build connections, foster understanding across differences, and strengthen a community’s capacity for meaningful dialogue.

The Human Library Program: People Have Stories is a community-based initiative delivered through a partnership between the Innisfail Public Library and the Innisfail Welcoming and Inclusive Community Committee (IWICC). The program aligns with the Town of Innisfail’s priority of promoting inclusive community conversations and creating welcoming spaces for all residents.

Each Human Library session invites community members to gather in a facilitated, respectful environment where one individual is featured as a “human book,” sharing a personal life story. Participants are then encouraged to engage in small-group or partner discussions, emphasizing active participation rather than a traditional lecture format.

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January Session

The January session will feature Lidia Li, who is participating as an invited community storyteller, representing the Central Alberta Chinese Cultural Centre (CACCC).

CACCC is honored to participate as an invited community organization, contributing perspectives rooted in cross-cultural experience, migration, community service, and storytelling as a bridge for understanding. This participation reflects CACCC’s ongoing commitment to promoting inclusion, dialogue, and mutual respect across cultures in Central Alberta.

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What to Expect

• A 15–20 minute personal story shared by the featured guest
• Facilitated questions and dialogue
• Small-group story sharing among participants
• A welcoming, inclusive, and respectful environment

The program is free of charge and open to community members of all ages and backgrounds. Coffee will be provided by the Innisfail Public Library.

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人皆有故事

地点：Innisfail 公共图书馆

📅 2026 年 1 月 21 日｜晚上 6:30–7:30

📍 Innisfail Public Library
🎤 特邀分享嘉宾：李棣（Lidia Li）
🎗 受邀参与机构：中阿尔伯塔华人文化中心（CACCC）

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项目简介

故事分享在表达个人文化背景、生命经验与身份认同方面具有重要意义。通过倾听与交流个人故事，社区成员能够建立连接、增进理解，并提升围绕重要公共议题展开对话的能力。

人本图书馆项目（Human Library: People Have Stories） 是由 Innisfail 公共图书馆 与 Innisfail 欢迎与包容社区委员会（IWICC） 合作开展的社区项目，旨在促进包容、多元与彼此理解。该项目也与 Innisfail 镇政府推动社区对话与公共参与的整体方向保持一致。

每一场活动都会邀请一位社区成员作为“人本图书”，分享其真实的人生故事；随后，参与者将在引导下以小组或结对形式进行交流，强调互动参与，而非传统的单向讲座模式。

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一月场次介绍

本场活动将邀请 李棣（Lidia Li） 作为故事分享嘉宾，代表 中阿尔伯塔华人文化中心（CACCC） 以**受邀参与机构（Invited Participant）**的身份参与本次项目。

CACCC 很荣幸受邀参与此次人本图书馆项目，并从多元文化、跨文化交流与社区服务的角度，分享以故事为桥梁、促进理解与连结的经验。这一参与也体现了 CACCC 长期致力于推动中阿尔伯塔地区包容、多元与社区凝聚力的使命。

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活动形式

• 15–20 分钟主题故事分享
• 引导式提问与对话
• 小组或双人故事交流
• 开放、尊重、包容的交流氛围

本活动 免费参加，欢迎不同年龄与背景的社区成员参与。活动期间将由 Innisfail 公共图书馆提供咖啡。