Family Literacy Day Schedule

Tuesday January 27th, 2009 is Family Literacy Day and there will be special events all over town!

Events:

  • 9 – 2 Robron Centre – book exchange, read-a-thon, computer literacy, readers’ theatre, First Nations stories, math literacy
  • 10:30 Campbell River Library – Story Time for Babies and new preschool computer stations
  • 10:30 Backpacks for Literacy Georgia Park School Strong Start Centre - Literacy Now will launch a new program for 0-6 year olds that consists of backpacks that are borrowed and traded in at a variety of children’s programming centres
  • 11:30 Campbell River Library – Story Time for Toddlers and new preschool computer stations
  • 1:30 Campbell River Library – Story Time for Preschoolers and new preschool computer stations
  • 10 – 11 Health Unit – stories read to children waiting their immunizations. Free books
  • 11 – 12 Coho Books – stories and cookies.
  • 12:00 – 2:00 Grand Opening of the Salvation Army’s Literacy Room at the Lighthouse Centre.
  • 12:20 – 1 Community Hall Lobby – story time with Joyce McMann and Claire Trevena
  • 1:30 – 2:30 London Drugs - come hear a story and receive a goodie bag and a book.
  • 2:30 – 3:30 Laichwiltach Family Life Centre – story-time with Elder Sophia Hansen
  • 5 – 6 pm CR Storm Hockey Story and Swim - Storm players will be reading hockey stories to families in the Strathcona Gardens lobby. All participants get a free pass for the leisure swim. Hockey book prizes.
  • All Day Association Francophone – drop in for French stories and English information on French culture
  • All Day all Family Place locations - Let’s Read Together
  • All Day Home Hardware – drop in for literacy information and surprise fun!
  • All Day Odyssey Computers – drop in for Internet surfing literacy
  • All Day Elementary School Libraries

North Island College launches their new library card program

Reading Challenge: all participating daycare and childcare centres will record their reading time during that week. The centre recording the most time will win a visit from SHOOSHOO the clown. All participants will receive a book.