“Reading has always been an important part of my life. Becoming a volunteer ay 
, I now pass on this treasure that has benefited me to so many children. Meeting the children once a week is more like a recharge for each other, as they are fascinated and inspired by the stories I bring to them, and I take pleasure and satisfaction in their pure eyes and laughter. I feel so lucky to be able to accompany and witness the children’s first steps towards reading, and I often imagine that one day in their lives they will suddenly realize the changes that books have brought to them. You never know if a story will change a child’s life at some special moment in the future.”
Join us in welcoming our newest partner: Garderie 2L.I.F.E Here is our librarian Marco with Daycare Director Joe at the installation of their minibiblio. Thank you for sharing the love of books with children. Happy reading!
Join us in welcoming our newest partner, Centre Greene Ave. Community Centre! Here is Diahara Traoré (ED) and Heather Hodges (Head of Programs) at the installation of their new minibiblio. Thank you for sharing the love of books with your children. We look forward to working together. Happy reading!
Did you know October is Canadian Library Month? To access the list of our librarian’s favorite books click on the photo.
Happy Reading!
Join us in welcoming Bright Beginnings GMI , our first national partner this year! We are very excited for this new partnership. We look forward to working together in supporting the English-speaking children and families in the Gaspé and Magdalen Islands.
Merci à Shannon et son équipe. Bonne lecture- Happy Reading!
To celebrate the International Day of the girl child, we are sharing some of our favorite books that focus on women, building self-esteem and strength to empower the girls in your life and inspire the boys too. Click on the photo for the list of empowering books for girls!
Presenting our book for the month of October, Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox by Danielle Daniel, a Métis author and illustrator who introduces readers to the significance of totem animals, part of the dynamic and diverse Anishinaabe culture.
This title won the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and was shortlisted for the First Nation Communities Read Award for aboriginal literature.
Click on the photo for creative activities to complement your reading.
“When I first discovered , I immediately thought to myself this was a great project and I needed to contribute! My volunteer hours quickly became the highlight of my week. The children were so excited to have me read to them and what’s more, one story was never enough! Some days they didn’t even want to let me leave even until I had read them all my books. Another great experience has been my time volunteering in the library. Cataloguing, processing and especially stamping books has been very satisfying and fulfilling. My hours there always go by too fast! In a few words, those moments of reading in the daycares and cataloguing books in the library have been ones of pure happiness. I am glad to be part of and its mission to provide free access to books and to inspire a passion for reading!”
September 30, 2021, is the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, honoring the lost Indigenous children and survivors of Canada’s residential school system and their families and communities. We believe books and stories are the best vehicles to initiate conversations around such topics with our children. Here we share a list of children’s books written by Indigenous authors.
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