Category: Reading

Freedom to Read Week

Freedom to Read Week 2018

It is Freedom to Read Week in Canada.  We take time this week to celebrate some of our fundamental rights and freedoms, including the freedom to read whatever we choose to read. As citizens of a liberal democracy, we require access to information and ideas, free from state interference or censorship. Take some time this week to reflect on your Freedom to Read.

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Freedom to Read Week

Drop Everything and Read

Drop Everything and Read on October 23

The BCTLA, in conjunction with the BCTF, has again challenged YOU and all the people of British Columbia to take time on Monday to “Drop Everything and Read.”  Set aside your studies, your work, your social media feeds and everything else that keeps you from spending some time reading. Read for at least 20 minutes on Monday. Read for at least 20 minutes EVERY DAY.

Read for fun. Read to learn something you are interested in. Read to escape.  Read to laugh. Read to be scared.  Read for inspiration. Read because you are interested. Read to know more. Read for your own reasons.

Turn off the phone for a while. Texts, emails, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter– all that can wait.  Find somewhere quiet and comfortable. Concentrate.  Stick with it.  Read deeply.  Think. Enjoy.

 

Banned Books Week

In the United States the American Library Association presents Banned Books Week, September 24 to 30. 

From the ALA: Banned Books Week, the annual celebration of the freedom to read, will be held the week of September 24th in 2017. For this year’s celebration, the coalition of organizations that sponsors Banned Books Week will emphasize the importance of the First Amendment, which guarantees our inherent right to read.

People in Canada and around the world stand with Americans who are celebrating and standing up for their right to read. As Canadians we can also celebrate our rights, and learn more about what we need to do to protect those rights.

Surrey Teens Read: Everything, Everything

The students of School District 36 have spoken.  Over the past year students from around Surrey have been reading the Surrey Teens Read  10 nominated titles.  After the votes were counted, the winner emerged: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon.

Thanks to all the Teacher Librarians who run this excellent program and thanks to all the students who take the time to read the books and vote.

Find out more about Surrey Teens Read.

Freedom to Read Week

Freedom to Read Week in Canada concludes on March 4.

As  we celebrate, and defend, our Freedom to Read, it is important to remember that the Freedom to Read means nothing if people don’t choose to read.  Compared to most of human history and to most of the world today, we in Canada in the 21st Century are a very literate society.  We CAN read.  But do we?  We are not an illiterate society. But are we an aliterate society?

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”

(Source: Unknown, but variations popularly attributed to Mark Twain.)
Freedom To Read Week 2017
Freedom To Read Week 2017

Find out more: freedomtoread.ca

 

Freedom to Read Week

Freedom To Read Week 2017
Freedom To Read Week 2017

Canada’s Freedom to Read Week is February 26 to March 4, 2017.

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects your freedom to read and many other hard fought liberties that sometimes we take for granted as Canadians. Know your rights and freedoms. Cherish them. Protect them. Exercise them.

Find out more: freedomtoreadweek.ca