Building a Nation of Readers

Canadian School Libraries is participating in two important projects to promote Canadian books and build a nation of readers.  

Our TMC6 keynote speaker Eric Walters has been a driving force behind this very first I Read Canadian Day. CSL would like every school in Canada to participate, and encourage you to promote this event in your school districts and libraries. Visit the I Read Canadian Day website to sign up. It’s free! The website has all sorts of resources for you, including a toolkit created by a CSL committee.

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) is taking Canadian children’s books to where youth already are: YouTube.

Plans are underway for a YouTube channel to showcase videos and links to resources about Canadian books for children and youth. The channel, called Bibliovideo, will be promoted as a destination for young readers, librarians, teachers, parents, authors, illustrators, researchers and others who want to locate and learn more about great Canadian books for young people.

The CCBC is committed to ensuring that there is better digital access and promotion of these exceptional Canadian books to raise awareness and promote literacy.

With funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, Bibliovideo is the first step in a long-range digital strategy being developed by a consortium of organizations led by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre that includes the Association of Canadian Publishers/49thKids, Canadian School Libraries, CANSCAIP, Communication-Jeunesse and IBBY Canada.

Read more about Bibliovideo and view the promotional video on the CCBC website.

View the Bibliovideo promotion on Vimeo. 

The CCBC would like your perspective as educators and librarians about what you would like to see on Bibliovideo.

Please take a few minutes to respond to this short survey from the CCBC.