Will the real Chris Hadfield  step  forward?  At left,  Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield,  at right,  imitator Jackie Plant from the PG Public Library

Prince George, B.C. –  Astronaut Chris Hadfield is already confirmed as the speaker at this weekend’s Bob Ewert Memorial Dinner and Lecture. 

He  has also  agreed to  sign books at Exploration Place  from 11:30 – 1 p.m. on  Saturday, but the Prince George Public Library is hoping  to lure the good Colonel to  touchdown  at the Library .

“We’d love it if Colonel  Hadfield, known booklover and actual Rocket Scientist, needed to say, find some reference material for his speech on Saturday night or access some free WiFi, -if he found himself at the public library where we just so happen to be staging an Astronaut-themed story and activity time for young children”  says  Andrea Palmer, Communications Coordinator for the P.G. Public Library.

The Library is hosting  a “So You Want to be an Astronaut” event.  Young people from ages 5 – 12  will  hear  space themed stories, some cosmos-based activities, and even a “look like Colonel Hadfield” opportunity, complete with specially crafted helmet and moustache.

“In all seriousness,” states Palmer, “There has been a lot of buzz in our community around the arrival of Colonel Hadfield and this is our way of including children with an interest in space and astronauts in the zeitgeist of the moment. Of course we’d love it if he stopped by, but we’ll be having a lot of fun even if he doesn’t.”

The  event is set from  1-2:30, it is free,  and open to  children  aged  5-12 and any 54 year old Canadian Astronauts who happen to be in the area.