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	Roch Carrier - Canada Lives in Your Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Roch Carrier was born in Sainte-Justine, Quebec, on May 13, 1937.
		Carrier has been active in such prestigious cultural organizations as the Canada Council for the Arts and the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, where he served on the board of directors, in various capacities, over a period of 12 years.
		Roch Carrier is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, an Officer of the Order of Canada, and a recipient of the Stephen Leacock Medal.
	www.deltasd.bc.ca /canlit/roch.html (401 words)

	Roch Carrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roch Carrier (born May 13, 1937) is a celebrated French-Canadian novelist and author of "contes" (a very brief form of the short story).
		In 1999, Carrier was named Canada's National Librarian of Canada.
		Carrier defended Jacques Poulin's novel Volkswagen Blues in Canada Reads 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roch_Carrier (343 words)

	Library of Congress Information Bulletin - August 2004
		Carrier was introduced by Frank Kurt Cylke, director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress and host of the event held in the Thomas Jefferson Building.
		Carrier held a book-signing of The Hockey Sweater at the close of the evening’s festivities.
		Carrier is well known for several novels that are considered classics and are used in schools and universities around the world, in both French and English.
	www.loc.gov /loc/lcib/0109/canada.html (914 words)

	The Hockey Sweater by Roch Carrier; illustrated by Sheldon Cohen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Much to Roch’s horror, he is sent the blue and white sweater of the rival Toronto Maple Leafs, dreaded and hated foes to his beloved team.
		Roch Carrier is Canada’s National Librarian and the beloved author of many Canadian classics for both adults and children.
		Carrier is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, an Officer of the Order of Canada, and the holder of many honorary doctorates.
	www.randomhouse.com /catalog/display.pperl?isbn=0887761690 (310 words)

	Interview with Roch Carrier
		Carrier visited McGill's Graduate School of Library and Information Studies in early November and spoke to a full house of staff and students about his role, his vision and his thoughts about information and society.
		Carrier headed back to the hallowed halls of the National Library he sat down to talk with two first year students.
		Carrier also shared his views about a growing corner of the publishing industry in Canada - "children's books are a Canadian success story" he said.
	www.gslis.mcgill.ca /marginal/mar7-2/interview.htm (1158 words)

	Faculty of Information Studies -- FIS Alumni Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Carrier speak, guests were invited to attend a reception after, and given an opportunity to participate in the alumni association's "balloon draw" fundraiser and attend the post-lecture reception.
		Roch Carrier has also been a teacher, beginning in 1964 when he joined the French Department of the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, teaching literature until 1970.
		Carrier is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, an Officer of the Order of Canada, and the holder of honorary doctorates from the Université de Moncton, York University, Memorial University and the Royal Military College of Canada.
	www.fis.utoronto.ca /people/fisaa/fisaa4.htm (815 words)

	Rocket Science
		In the popular children’’s book, "The Hockey Sweater," Roch Carrier shows us how the six year old boys in his village idolized the Montreal Canadiens’’ Maurice "Rocket" Richard: they all combed their hair the same way as Rocket Richard; they all wore number 9 on their sweaters like Rocket Richard.
		Carrier recalls that later, Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis urged French Canadians to stand on their own, but went about arranging a 99 year lease on huge tracts of land in Northern Quebec for mineral exploration and development.
		Carrier and his contemporaries, all these events were overshadowed by the Rocket’s epic battles.
	medialit.med.sc.edu /rocket.htm (780 words)

	Books: The Lament of Charlie Longsong
		I have the feeling that in his long career as a writer, Roch Carrier must have listened to a lot of interviewers' anecdotes about humiliating clothes they were forced to wear as a child.
		In fact, Carrier was given the boots as a going-away present when he left after a brief stint as head of the Canada Council.
		Carrier, however, insists that these were fake shots meant to score a more important goal.
	www.montrealmirror.com /ARCHIVES/1998/100198/book.html (661 words)

	UBC Library - News
		Roch Carrier is an internationally renowned author and Officer of the Order of Canada.
		Carrier stated: "The key words will be, certainly preservation of the material – preservation of the memory, but mainly access and dissemination – a higher profile for the institution and to make it more accessible to the general public."
		Roch Carrier is also known for his books for children, most notably The Hockey Sweater.
	www.library.ubc.ca /home/news/news-lamb.html (394 words)

	BGSU ::Offices::Canada's national librarian speaks, receives honor
		Following the conferral of the honorary degree, Carrier will deliver the Pallister French-Canadian Lecture, titled "Exploring the Words and the World." The lecture is named for Dr. Janis L. Pallister, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Romance Languages, who established the lecture series four years ago.
		Carrier, a native of Quebec, was appointed as Canada's national librarian in 1999-35 years after the publication of his first novel, "Jolis Deuils." His second novel, "La Guerre, Yes Sir!" was published in 1968 and later adapted for the stage and, in 1972, for the screen.
		Carrier was director of the Canada Council for the Arts from 1994-97 and in 1998 was an arts consultant for the Auditor General of Canada.
	www.bgsu.edu /offices/pr/news/2003/news5003.html (317 words)

	NLS/BPH: Press Release, Major Plans for Library Service to Blind Canadians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Carrier was introduced by Frank Kurt Cylke, director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, host for the dinner held in the Thomas Jefferson Building.
		Roch is understandably mortified when his mother presents him with a new jersey that of the hated rival Toronto Maple Leafs.
		Carrier said, "At the beginning of his career, Richard was number fifteen, and one day this very shy, non-talkative man went to see his boss, Frank Selke, and said 'Boss, no more fifteen, I want nine.' 'How come?' Selke asked.
	www.loc.gov /nls/newsreleases/20010820.html (1015 words)

	Author Becomes National Librarian
		Understanding this, Dr. Carrier hopes to persuade Canadians to support his plan by explaining to them that if they do not preserve their own cultural and historical identity, other individuals, namely heavily funded Americans and their vast institutions, will record, perhaps incorrectly, Canada's past.
		Carrier presented some very interesting goals that, if accomplished during his term, will certainly have a positive effect on the National Library of Canada.
		But despite these legitimate concerns, Dr. Carrier seems determined to fulfill his goals, admitting to the audience that he afraid of the challenges ahead but is not ashamed to admit his fears because he feels ready to do the job.
	www.gslis.mcgill.ca /marginal/mar7-2/Roch1.htm (751 words)

	The Hockey Sweater - The Spirit of Hockey - CBC Archives
		On CBC Radio's Morningside, that means a visit by Roch Carrier, author of the beloved children's story The Hockey Sweater.
		Roch tearfully swears to his uncomprehending mother: "I'll never wear that uniform!" But wear it he does.
		Carrier has received the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour and is an Officer of the Order of Canada.
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-41-1546-10372/sports/spirit_of_hockey/clip1 (791 words)

	Library Panel Transcription of CBC radio program
		CARRIER: Oh, Shelagh, when I went to school, we had barely textbooks, but the times were different.
		We were living in the poor area, but I saw in the very rich Canadian city posters where teachers were saying that they don't have textbooks, so a rich city is not serving their kids better than my poor village.
		Roch Carrier, Canada's national librarian, and right now I'm with three people who work with students and books.
	www.peopleforeducation.com /librarycoalition/libpanel.html (2041 words)

	Oration honoring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hence today we honor Roch Carrier, acclaimed Quebec author and soon to retire as director of the Canada Council, the first artist ever appointed to head this arts-funding body.
		In memorable stories Roch Carrier has given us a world populated by farmers, their families, young lovers, children, students, notaries, nuns, priests, and politicians who struggle with their lives against the background of his native rural Quebec, portrayed in all the sensuous fullness of the seasons.
		Roch Carrier has indeed given to the world une comédie humaine as richly-varied as the artistry with which he brings it into being.
	www.mun.ca /univrel/gazette/1996-97/June.5/feature/f05-roc.htm (600 words)

	Civilization.ca - Before e-commerce - Roch Carrier and The Hockey Sweater
		Roch Carrier's story, The Hockey Sweater, is a tale of childhood, hockey, and a very disappointing mail-order mix-up.
		Select the other titles to listen to Roch Carrier speak about life and hockey in rural Quebec, his admiration for Maurice "Rocket" Richard, the importance of the Eaton's catalogue in his family's life, and how he came to write The Hockey Sweater.
		Roch Carrier in Toronto Maple Leaf sweater, ca 1947.
	www.civilization.ca /cpm/catalog/cat2208e.html (1758 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Our Life with the Rocket: The Maurice Richard Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Carrier's highly detailed descriptions of the social and political milieu of the time give this work a depth and resonance beyond most sports books.
		Carrier is something of a Canadian legend himself as author of the much-loved children's story The Hockey Sweater.
		Roch Carrier is the author of such celebrated works of fiction as La Guerre, Yes Sir!, The Hockey Sweater, Heartbreaks Along the Road, The Man in the Closet, The End and Prayers of a Very Wise Child, which won the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour in 1991.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0670883751 (754 words)

	The Boxing Champion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Roch Carrier's humorously self-deprecating story, whose wit, lilt and cadence Sheila Fischman has managed to maintain, blends wonderfully with Cohen's riotously colourful, delightfully detailed illustrations to produce a sure winner.
		Roch is not a successful boxer, always ending flat on his back with a bleeding nose, the result of a match which lasts, as he recounts, "as long as a single punch.
		The text describes the final conflict between Roch and the Côté brother, and we are left with an illustration of Roch still in his bedroom working out.
	www.umanitoba.ca /cm/cmarchive/vol19no4/boxinchampion.html (330 words)

	"Ottawa Public Library" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Roch Carrier is the author of such celebrated works of fiction as La Guerre, Yes Sir!, No Country without Grandfathers, The Man in the Closet, and Prayers of a Very Wise Child, which won the Stephen Leacock Prize for humour in 1991.
		Roch Carrier is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and an Officer of the Order of Canada.
		Carrier currently lives in Ottawa where he serves as the National Librarian of Canada.
	www.opl.ottawa.on.ca /english/news/2002/01-08-02.html (193 words)

	Roch Carrier Biography
		In 1998, he ran as an electoral candidate for the Quebec Liberal Party under Jean Charest, but was not elected.
		In 1999, Carrier was named Canada's National Librarian.
		An excerpt from "The Hockey Sweater," one of Carrier's most famous contes, is reprinted on the back of the Canadian $5 bill.
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Carrier_Roch.html (254 words)

	CLA: What's New
		In keeping with the Association’s official position, approved in June of 1983, the Canadian Library Association advocates that any appointments to the position of National Librarian be a librarian with a recognized degree in librarianship.
		Carrier as a well-known and well-respected author, as well as an experienced administrator of several cultural organizations.
		CLA has responded to a number of media queries on the subject of the appointment of Roch Carrier to the position of National Librarian.
	www.cla.ca /top/whatsnew/wnjl9991.htm (450 words)

	Welcome to the Vancouver Courier - On Line - Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		His story of receiving a Toronto Maple Leafs' jersey by mail order from Eaton's instead of the Canadiens' shirt his mother ordered is the basis for "The Hockey Sweater." The best-selling story in French and English is a classic that many Canadians turned to when they mourned Richard's death in 2000.
		Then came Oct. 11, 1952 when Carrier saw the Rocket play live on CBC TV's first hockey telecast-albeit in fl and white and only the third period.
		Carrier stopped playing hockey at age 18 when he left for university in New Brunswick.
	www.vancourier.com /issues01/104101/sports/104101sp1.html (755 words)

	PGPL: National Librarian Visit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Roch Carrier, beloved Canadian writer, teacher, and cultural advocate, who visited Prince George on November 19th and 20th, 1999.
		Carrier became Canada's fourth National Librarian on October 1st, 1999 and was the first National Librarian to visit Prince George.
		Carrier attended the Prince George Public Library's Annual Friends of the Library Appreciation Reception last Friday evening at the Library's Main Branch.
	www.lib.pg.bc.ca /media/carrier.html (146 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Hockey Sweater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Basing the story on his own childhood growing up in St. Justine, Quebec, in the 1940s, Carrier describes the passion that he and his friends had for hockey, and particularly for the exploits of hockey great Maurice "The Rocket" Richard of the Montreal Canadiens.
		Roch and his friends all have red Canadiens sweaters emblazoned with Richard's famous number 9.
		Much to Roch’s horror, he is sent the blue and white...
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0833568450 (722 words)

	roch carrier, teaching quebec with the hockey sweater, canadian studies
		roch carrier, teaching quebec with the hockey sweater, canadian studies
		National Library of Canada bio-essay with Young Roch in the Toronto Maple Leafs sweater that inspired
		Many Carrier books may be obtained through your interlibrary loan system.)
	www.umaine.edu /canam/k-12outreach/rochcarrier2.htm (145 words)

	CBC.ca - Canada Reads
		Roch Carrier, former National Librarian and one of the few Canadian authors to be published on Canadian currency, has recently released The Flying Canoe, his retelling of a much-loved Quebec folktale.
		Roch describes its author, Jacques Poulin, as a friend and a ‘holy man’ of letters.
		Roch assures her that the translation by Sheila Fischman captures the essence of Poulin’s writing.
	www.cbc.ca /canadareads/debate/day1.html (808 words)

	Information Deficit: Canadian Solutions
		Roch Carrier is Canada's fourth National Librarian and one of this nation's foremost writers.
		Carrier has also taught at Université de Montréal and the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean (CMR), where he later became dean of the Faculty of Administration and Humanities, and in 1990 was appointed rector.
		Carrier has been active in such prestigious cultural organizations as the Canada Council for the Arts and the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde.
	www.ucalgary.ca /idcs-disc/eng/bios_main.html (3681 words)

	Trent University - Daily News
		Carrier has had a long and successful career as a writer, a university professor and a public administrator.
		Carrier has become one of Canada’s outstanding writers.
		Carrier began his career as a poet and short story writer, and began to write novels in the late 1960s.
	www.trentu.ca /news/weekly/archive/030428rcarrier.html (343 words)

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