Are you looking for some fun community family literacy activities? Here
are a few of the events taking place in communities across Canada as
they celebrate ABC Canada Family Literacy Week (Jan. 21 - 27). (Be sure
to capture the entire link, including the =)

 

A library "Breakfast of Champions" kicks off the week in Prince George,
British Columbia. Read more...

 
http://www.pgfreepress.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=26&cat=46&id=8146
18&more=

 

Families with preschoolers are invited to a pajama party to celebrate
Family Literacy Day on Thursday Jan. 25 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by
the Ontario Early Years Centre - Guelph, it includes stories, songs and
a surprise visit from The Cat in the Hat. Read more...
http://www.guelphtribune.ca/trib/news/news_704428.html
<http://www.guelphtribune.ca/trib/news/news_704428.html> 

A community book exchange will be on Friday, Jan. 26. Children and
adults will be able to bring used books to the Family Resource Centre
and exchange them for "new" books. Daphne the Clown and her balloon
animals will offer fun and entertainment, and there will be free
lunch-time pizza.  Read more...

 
http://www.saobserver.net/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=29&cat=43&id=81498
4&more=

For further event descriptions from across the country, go to
http://www.abc-canada.org/fld/events.shtml 

 

 

Gail J. Price

Multimedia Specialist

National Center for Family Literacy

325 W. Main Street, Suite 300

Louisville, KY 40202

gprice at famlit.org

502 584-1133, ext. 112

 

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