Dr. Wosk is Director of Interdisciplinary Programs, Continuing Studies at Simon Fraser University’s and the founder of the largest series of café discussion gatherings in the world, The Philosophers Café.†He is also a holder of the Order of British Columbia, and has contributed to communities in BC, Canada and internationally in many ways as a philanthropist and as a member of many boards and commissions for libraries, urban and mental health rights.
From his activities he has identified libraries, museums and archives as areas of interest to which he wishes to continue his contribution. As a result he requested assistance from The Libraries Across Borders group in setting up a structure for identifying and providing financial assistance to libraries, museums and archives in disadvantaged communities. He has expressed an initial interest in libraries in developing countries, in small rural Canadian communities, in First Nations’ communities and in the Jewish community. To date, Dr. Wosk has contributed substantially to the Libraries Across Borders, Assistance to Libraries fund, through cash grants.
We are greatly honoured to have Dr. Wosk’s contributions and thank him for providing the basis upon which we have now been able to fund 10 very successful projects both here in BC and in developing countries.