We continue to plan the annual CBC Calgary Reads Big Book Sale, our biggest fundraiser of the year. This book sale is incredibly important to the operations of Calgary Reads. We have decided to ‘boomark’ the Big Book Sale until later in the year, but the need for book donations to help keep books in the hands of families who need them most is still high. Learn more here.
Due to the concerns around COVID-19, we have made the decision to close the Children’s Reading Place until further notice. If you have any questions, please contact us at 403-777-8254 ext. 101. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Your commitment to volunteering is sincerely valued and appreciated. We have decided to not be on location at the Food Bank until further notice. Please watch our website and look for emails from us regarding any updates.
Our regular volunteer opportunities are paused but we continue to do essential work. We still need your help distributing books through our Book Bank.
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Research shows that reading aloud is the single most important thing you can do to help a child prepare for reading and learning.
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Enthusiastic Reading Champion, Dave Kelly, shares his rhyming story of a roadtrip across Alberta!
While banished to a dusty study one day "to think things over", a boy pulls a book off a shelf and with great reluctance begins to read. As the afternoon passes, the story nabs him and carries him away. Before long, this good little book becomes his loyal companion, accompanying him everywhere ... until, one day, the book is lost. Will this bad little boy get back his good little book? Christine is a Reader in Residence at the Children's Reading Place by Calgary Reads.
At first, this little bunny is deliriously excited by your arrival, but now that you're finally here, he wants to know: where were you? He's been waiting long enough to learn an accordion solo, among other time-consuming pursuits. Chris Hunt is a friend of Calgary Reads and an award-winning actor, teacher, mentor, and director.
There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it’s how you look or talk, or where you’re from; maybe it’s what you eat, or something just as random. It’s not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it. Cesar Cala & Marichu Antonio are beloved and well-respected Calgary community organizers by day and grandparents by weekend and holiday.
CEO Steacy Pinney (Collyer) reads aloud an excerpt from Maryanne Wolf's "Proust and the Squid" then shares how to R.E.A.D every day that you eat!