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A Staff Meeting On Two Wheels

Posted on June 28, 2018

Our team of staff members celebrated the beginning of summer with an afternoon of fun in the sun. We headed over to Reworks where we rented our two-wheeled transportation for the day. We met our lovely tour guide and set off to explore the [...]

We All Have A Role To Play

Posted on June 21, 2018

Guest Blogger Blythe Butler, The First 2000 Days Network Given the recent events in the US we wanted to send a note to our community and acknowledge the importance of defending the ethical treatment of children in our society. The US ‘zero [...]

Life In A House Filled With Books

Posted on June 13, 2018June 20, 2018

Guest Blogger Terry Lindberg, Children's Reading Place Reader In Residence As a young boy, I dreamed of living inside a tree. One of my favourite books at the time was My Side of the Mountain by Jean George. The book’s protagonist, Sam [...]

sHelfie Podcast – Episode 1 – Steacy Collyer, CEO Calgary Reads

Posted on June 8, 2018July 10, 2018

Calgary Reads and the Alberta Reads Network are featuring the favourite books of our special friends and personalities in Alberta through an engaging podcast series. By sharing books that are truly meaningful to them – those that have had an [...]

Book List: The Indigenous Collection

Posted on June 5, 2018June 6, 2018

Like many cultures, Indigenous people use storytelling as a way to share customs, history and heritage. As they explored their land, storytelling became an important tool. It was used to pass down traditions, such as local customs, how to live off [...]

5 Easy Ways to Avoid The Summer Slide

Posted on May 31, 2018

Research shows that children can lose two or more months of learning over the summer holidays. Summer Reading ABC's These 3 simple things will help improve summer reading outcomes: Access to books. Children need access to a wide variety of [...]

I Am a Fan of Calgary Reads. Are you?

Posted on May 14, 2018May 24, 2018

Guest Blogger Karen Scarlett, Artist & Calgary Reads Champion Have you heard about Calgary Reads? If you haven't, then today is your lucky day! A number of years ago, I had my work set up at a farmers' market and the Executive Director of [...]

Adults: be still and think. And, reach out and actually touch someone.

Posted on April 22, 2018March 22, 2018

We’ve written a lot about children’s screen time; how much is ‘OK’ and at what age etc. Just in case you missed past articles, Calgary Reads follows the recommendations of The Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) that released new guidelines [...]

The benefits of ‘reading aloud’ . . . even more reasons why

Posted on March 22, 2018March 22, 2018

Reading aloud every day is the single most important thing you can do to prepare your child to learn. It’s a message I share all the time. More brain development occurs during the first 2000 days of a child’s development, namely from [...]

I Can Read

Posted on March 22, 2018

" I can read in red. I can read in blue. I can read in pickle color too." Dr. Seus Over the last nine months, as the first readers-in-residence we have had the opportunity to say " I can read to you" and have little ones say " I can read to you. [...]

Most People Are Good

Posted on March 6, 2018March 8, 2018

Parents and caregivers often ask me to suggest a particular book to help them open up a conversation with their child. Perhaps because the topic may be difficult to talk about – like the loss of a pet, bullying or a family break-up. I was [...]

Literacy should be a key public policy initiative, says one of Canada’s business leaders.

Posted on January 31, 2018February 6, 2018

I had breakfast on January 23 with Craig Alexander, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist with the Conference Board of Canada—and this was one of his key messages. Actually, I was one of dozens hosted by the Centre for Family Literacy in [...]