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"What are you hoping to achieve here?" was the question a father asked me on Saturday. They were visiting the Reading Place and his two children had found a quiet spot to settle in, among the business, and were paging through some books. I smiled  [...]

Calgary Reads is excited to be part of Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink. Donate today and your donation will be matched up to 50%! DONATE HERE Until September 3, 2017, make your donation through Birdies for Kids and Calgary Reads will [...]

From my chair, I get to observe families sharing the joy of reading and join in the experience when the time is right. Here are some ideas I am thinking about from the last two weeks at the Children's Reading Place. In the heat and sunshine of [...]

The Friendly Giant is a popular Canadian children's television program that aired on CBC Television from September 1958 through to March 1985.  In the opening of the show, the Friendly Giant issued an invitation for children to join him in the [...]

Our favourite activity at Calgary Reads during the summer is to read outdoors. Between our staff, we like to read in our backyard, in the park, on our deck, on our dock, in the mountains, on the beach, while camping, while hiking, and in new places [...]

In 1937 the Caldecott Medal Awards were created by the American Association of Library Service to Children presented annually to selected ‘most distinguished children’s picture books’. Randolph Caldecott was a nineteenth-century English [...]

This Father’s Day, one of the best gifts your child can give Dad is a book that they can both read together. Books build babies’ brains and bonds, and storytime is also cuddle-time! Nearly 40 years of research tells us that when fathers are [...]

“I enjoy reading because it allows me to explore stories I have yet to experience. It’s a way for me to connect with people I may not otherwise meet, cultures I might not otherwise know, and points of view I might not otherwise see. It brings [...]

On Thursday, May 11th, more than 700 people filled the Calgary Curling Club for Spread the Words, Calgary Read’s annual volunteer appreciation event.  This fun, music-filled evening was a great way to say thanks to the many cherished people who [...]