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Bonding Through Books: Read With Dad at the Children’s Reading Place

Posted on January 16, 2019February 6, 2019

Photo credit: Sandy Oakley Photography As a small child, reading at night with a parent had a certain magic to it! Tucked into the cozy comfort of bed with the lights low and an adult nestled beside me with my favourite book, created a sense of [...]

Heyday in the Mayday

Posted on September 18, 2018

Guest Blogger Terry Lindberg, Children's Reading Place Reader In Residence What happened this summer? Well not much you see...except for the black bear that climbed up our tree! Bear, over there, beware, take care, scare, say a prayer…love [...]

A fly on the book shelf

Posted on September 5, 2018September 5, 2018

I read, voraciously. I read for pleasure, for purpose and everything in between! Every space I inhabit at home and at work is full of books. I give and receive books. People send me greeting cards showing people reading. I have book bags galore with [...]

Protected: Book List: Reviews & Our Top Summer Read Aloud For Families

Posted on July 23, 2018July 23, 2018

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sHelfie Podcast – Episode 5 – Mark Sakamoto

Posted on July 20, 2018

We chat with Mark Sakamoto, Author and CBC Canada Reads 2018 winner about forgiveness and how being an author has changed him as a reader. Calgary Reads and the Alberta Reads Network are featuring the favourite books of our special friends and [...]

sHelfie Podcast – Episode 3 – Dave Kelly

Posted on July 20, 2018July 20, 2018

We catch up with Dave Kelly, host, interviewer, writer, and entrepreneur and chat about everything literacy, including the book that Dave started reading again as soon as he finished it. Calgary Reads and the Alberta Reads Network are featuring [...]

sHelfie Podcast – Episode 2 – Micheline Maylor

Posted on July 20, 2018August 9, 2018

In episode two we connect with Micheline Maylor who, on April 25, 2016, was sworn in as Calgary's first female Poet Laureate for a two-year term, and acted as an ambassador of the arts to the citizens of Calgary. Calgary Reads and the Alberta [...]

The Apple Box Library

Posted on July 12, 2018August 28, 2018

Guest Blogger Terry Lindberg, Children's Reading Place Reader In Residence Aww… summer, the time of year many of us ditch work and school to head out on a family vacation! An opportunity to leave the hectic pace of life behind and reconnect as [...]

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 [...]

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