🏰✨Join us online or in-person for a special, co-sponsored event celebrating the 100th anniversary of Montgomery's The Blue Castle at the University of Guelph!

📚In July of 1903, Montgomery read three current bestsellers but noted that modern books “are not under any obligation of immortality” like some of her other Victorian and classic favourites.

🚨Last chance to join us for L.M. Montgomery and Change! Registration for the in-person and virtual conference closes on 17 June! 📲 Explore your registration options and learn more about our many conference special events here: lmmontgomery.ca/upcoming-con... We can't wait to see you there! ✨

💐🌍 Take a look at the newest piece in our “International Notes on L. M. Montgomery” collection! Educator Dagmara Wojciechowska returned to Anne of Green Gables thirty-six years after she had first read Ania z Zielonego Wzgórza in Polish as a little girl.

Countdown to the Conference: Keynote Feature ✨ The LMMI is thrilled to welcome a very special guest: Megan Follows! On Saturday, June 27, Megan will present her keynote: "Anne of Everywhere: How A Redheaded Girl from PEI Became Canada's Greatest Cultural Ambassador and Changed my Life Forever."

🚨🕐 Countdown to the Conference: Keynote Feature!! The LMMI's current Visiting Scholar, Dr. Allison McBain Hudson will share her keynote address, "Maud, Pat, and Me: The Materiality of Change" at the conference on Thursday, June 25.

📢🚨 Registration for the L.M. Montgomery Institute’s 17th Biennial International Conference, "L.M. Montgomery and Change" is open through Wednesday, June 17th!

As we face an increasingly complex world, exploring mental health and its many dimensions is more vital than ever. The L.M. Montgomery Institute has curated a collection exploring how Montgomery’s life and works have supported mental well-being in times of turbulence and calm, crisis and peace.

📚📚Bookshelf Wednesday! Explore two fascinating works of autobiographical nonfiction by women who witnessed the First World War in France. Frances Huard’s My Home on the Field of Honour (1916) and Mildred Aldrich’s A Hilltop on the Marne (1915) both share stories of and reflections on war and home.

💙🏰 This year, we are celebrating the centennial of L. M. Montgomery’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦. It is the perfect time to discover (or rediscover) this charming novel! The Journal of L.M. Montgomery showcases a variety of articles and personal essays elaborating on this story’s vast impact.

💐🏠 Take a look at the newest piece in our “L.M. Montgomery and the Politics of Home” collection! L.M. Montgomery’s homelife has been defined by her journal narratives, wherein her husband, Reverend Ewen Macdonald, identified as “Ewan,” is portrayed many times as an ill-matched partner.

Applications are now open for the 2027-2028 L.M. Montgomery Institute’s Visiting Scholar Program! The next Visiting Scholar will participate in Institute Management Committee meetings and help plan the next biennial conference in 2028, where they will also present a keynote address.

🚨✍️ Registration is now OPEN for the 2026 L.M. Montgomery and Change Conference (June 24–28) !!! lmmontgomery.ca/registration...

✍️✨ What began with flowers and continued with story comes together in “Flowery Passages and Story-Gifting,” a collaborative celebration of L.M. Montgomery’s 150th anniversary.

✍️✨ The celebration continues! Here’s the next piece in our #Maud150: Back to the Future collection, offering a fresh perspective on Montgomery’s enduring influence.

✍️✨ We are pleased to present the newest pieces in our #Maud150: Back to the Future collection, a series that considers the past, present, and future in relation to L. M. Montgomery’s art, life, and legacies.

✨ January is Braille Literacy Month! ✨ This month celebrates the importance of Braille, a vital tool that gives people who are blind or visually impaired access to stories, knowledge, and learning.

💐🎙️ Hello kindred spirits, and welcome to MaudCast, the podcast of the L.M. Montgomery Institute. To launch Season Three of MaudCast, we are happy to share a MaudSwap, a special crossover episode with the Kindred Spirits Book Club.

🎂💐 November 30th marks the 151st birthday of L. M. Montgomery! We’re pleased to announce the three keynote speakers for our 2026 Biennial Conference, “L. M. Montgomery and Change.” 📲 Learn more about who will be leading the conversations at our upcoming conference: lmmontgomery.ca/special-anno...

📚🔍 Take a look at the newest piece in our “Back to the Future” collection! The point of perspective of this poem is taken from the end of Maud Montgomery’s life. It is a first-person keening of her life’s story.

📚💐 Bookshelf Wednesday! Week 3 of desert islands and the high seas! Take a look at Montgomery’s copy of Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. 📲 To read "Robinson Crusoe", visit kindredspaces.ca/islandora/ob... - #lmmontgomery #lucymaudmontgomery #danieldefoe #robinsoncrusoe #canadianliterature #jlmms

💐📚 Myisha Haynes, illustrator of Anne of West Philly by Ivy Weir, admires Anne Shirley for her heart. Haynes notes that even as Anne faces challenges, she remains compassionate and determined. This combination of vulnerability and strength allows readers to see themselves in Anne’s journey.

📚💐 Bookshelf Wednesday! Check out Montgomery’s copy of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Treasure Island, chock full of tucked- and pasted-in illustrations and clippings.

📚💐 The next three Bookshelf Wednesdays include some deserted islands and perhaps a few pirates! First, is Montgomery’s copy of J.M. Barrie’s play The Admirable Crichton. The play wasn’t Montgomery’s favorite Barrie text, but it’s definitely an interesting story!

💐🏡 Explore the newest piece in our “L. M. Montgomery and the Politics of Home” collection! Julie A. Sellers is the author of the novel 𝘈𝘯𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘦 (Meadowlark Press, 2022) and 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦: 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 (Blue Cedar Press, 2021).

🎬💐 For Canadian-American actress Colleen Dewhurst, who portrayed Marilla Cuthbert in the Anne of Green Gables TV miniseries, the enduring power of Montgomery's beloved story lies in connection. She saw the phrase “kindred spirit” as a reminder of how we recognize ourselves in others.

📚✍️ For author C. E. Gatchalian, Anne Shirley embodies resistance. Born into a society that preferred boys, Anne offers an imaginative counterworld - one of beauty, transcendence, and creative defiance.

📚Bookshelf Wednesday is back with many new additions and exciting finds! This week, learn more about a few Canadian authors on Montgomery’s shelves. kindredspaces.ca/islandora/ob... kindredspaces.ca/islandora/ob... kindredspaces.ca/islandora/ob... - #lmmontgomery #maud150 #canadianliterature

🎶📚 The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin cherished Anne of Green Gables for its spirited characters. She admired Anne’s determination, Gilbert’s charm, and Marilla’s steadfastness, and dreamed of seeing the Island where their world came to life.

💯 publications. Countless contributors. One shared passion. 📚🎊 The Journal of L. M. Montgomery Studies is celebrating its 100th publication ... and counting! - #lmmontgomery #lucymaudmontgomery #100publications #journaloflmmontgomerystudies #jlmms #princeedwardisland #maud150