I Read Canadian Day is on Wednesday, November 2, 2022.
The day celebrates the breadth, diversity and abundance of Canadian identity as demonstrated through our books for our young readers but also through Canada’s authors and illustrators.
To make your pledge to Read Canadian or for more information and free resources, check out: https://ireadcanadian.com/day/
Schools, libraries, daycares, and families across Canada are invited to sign up and join the rest of Canada in reading, being read to, or listening to a Canadian book for 15 minutes on November 2, 2022.
You are invited to attend two free virtual presentations on November 2, 2022, featuring over 25 Canadian authors and illustrators including Michael Martchenko, Ruth Ohi and Debbie Ridpath Ohi, Kenneth Oppel, Teresa Toten, David Alexander Robertson, and more.
Remember, you can help promote reading Canadian all year round. Buy or borrow Canadian books. Share I Read Canadian Day with your colleagues, schools, teachers, librarians, friends, family, and bookstores. Include a link in your email signature. Tag #IReadCanadian in your posts and reposts. It’s a Canada-wide party and everyone is invited. Help spread the word!
2021’s I Read Canadian Day celebration boasted a special message from the Prime Minister to the children of Canada and saw nearly 3,000 registered schools across the country participating and special events in bookstores from Prince Edward Island through to British Columbia and into the Territories.
I Read Canadian Day is made possible through the partnership of Canadian School Libraries, The Canadian Children’s Book Centre, The Canadian Society of Children’s Authors Illustrators and Performers, The Ontario Library Association, The Forest of Reading and presenters of the events are supported by Access Copyright.
Sign up for the events and receive your link at:
I Read Canadian Registration Link for Grades K-4
I Read Canadian Registration Link for Grades 5-10
Canadian School Libraries is proud to be an I Read Canadian Day partner organization.
