Please join us in welcoming our wonderful Defenders! Each Library chooses a defender who presents their favourite Canadian titles to debate at our Georgian Bay Reads evening.
Welcome to our 2026 Defenders!
Wasaga Beach Public Library – Patricia Copeland defending Liberty Street by Heather Marshall
Patricia Copeland is excited to defend Liberty Street by Heather Marshall on behalf of the Wasaga Beach Public Library.
A retired CEO and Journalist, she is honored to be a member of the Wasaga Beach Public Library Board.
Springwater Township Public Library – Jodie Player Delgado defending The Forgotten Home Child by Genevieve Graham
Jodie Player Delgado (she/her) is a long-term Elmvale resident and is the CEO of Springwater Township Public Library. She loves reading, scrapbooking and eating chocolate.
Meaford Public Library – Suzanne Scott defending Greenwood by Michael Christie
Suzanne has loved reading since she was very young and would read to her Mom while her Mom was in the bath (a captive audience)!
When Suzanne isn’t reading, she is playing Mah Jongg, Pickleball or trying to sew! She is also a dedicated Meaford Public Library volunteer and sits on the on the Meaford Culture Foundation Board.
Collingwood Public Library – Skye Robinson defending Behind You by Catherine Hernandez
Skye Robinson was born and raised in Collingwood and started her Collingwood Public Library career over 10 years ago when, as a teenager, she was a Collection Management Assistant. CPL is lucky to still have her, in her role as an Equitable Library Services Assistant. When not reading, she loves watching horror movies, going to concerts and snuggling with her puppy Max.
Clearview Public Library – Cecily Ross defending The Finest Hotel in Kabul by Lyse Doucet
Cecily Ross is author of two novels, Attachment Disorders and The Lost Diaries of Susanna Moodie and a memoir Love in the Time of Cholesterol. She has worked at The Globe and Mail and Maclean’s Magazine. She has written for The New York Times, Literary Review of Canada, In The Hills, and On The Bay. She lives in Creemore.
