Family Literacy Day
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Location, Date, Time |
Bonnyville and District Centennial Centre movie theatre, January 24, 2:00 pm |
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Event Name |
View movie |
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Event Description |
2nd annual free movie at the Bonnyville and District Centennial Centre on Saturday January 24, 2009 at 2:00pm to celebrate Family Literacy Day. This also includes free popcorn and bottle water. The movie is called Penny’s Odyssey, a made-for TV, family drama about a teenage girl who hides, from her friends and family, the fact that she struggles with reading. The movie originally aired on and helped launch, the very first Family Literacy Day on January 27, 1999. The movie is 60 minutes in length. |
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Host Organization |
The Bonnyville Literacy Program |
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Contact |
Carmen Vincent |
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Location, Date, Time |
Calgary, Various library branches, January 24, Various times |
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Event Name |
Read Away Fines and Together Event |
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Event Description |
Read Away Fines: Family Literacy Programs will be held on January 24, and customers are invited to read on their own to have their overdue charges waived. |
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Host Organization |
Calgary Public Library and Calgary Learns |
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Contact |
Diana Villeneuve |
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Location, Date, Time |
Camrose Public Library January 27 6:30-7:30 pm |
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Event Name |
Family Literacy Day |
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Event Description |
Storyteller MaryAnn Lippiatt will entertain families with stories and tales from other lands. Snacks and free library cards will follow. Sponsored by Camrose Family Literacy, in partnership with Camrose Public Library. |
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Host Organization |
Camrose Family Literacy |
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Contact |
Sharilyn Cook |
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Location, Date, Time |
Cold Lake North, Harbour View Community Centre, January 31, 12:00-4:00 pm |
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Event Name |
Festival of Words |
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Event Description |
A fun-filled afternoon for families to learn through play. Several community organizations volunteer their time to set up a variety of activity stations that promote literacy or learning. And of course no celebration would be complete without lots of food and prizes! |
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Host Organization |
Cold Lake Community Learning Centre |
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Contact |
Debbie Cardinal |
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Location, Date, Time |
Edmonton, Abbotsfield Mall, January 27, 9:30 am- 3:30 pm |
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Event Name |
Reading, Writing and All that Good Stuff! |
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Event Description |
The day will have a variety of activities that support literacy. They will including storyteller Maryanne Lippiatt, felt board stories, play dough fun with numbers and letters, book giveaways, rhyming activities, puppet show, and a literacy challenge |
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Host Organization |
The Candora Society of Edmonton |
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Contact |
Trina Keiver |
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Location, Date, Time |
Edmonton, City Hall, January 24, 10:00 am- 12:00 pm |
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Event Name |
Family Literacy Day World Record Attempt. |
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Event Description |
We will be attempting to help Canada break the world record for most adults and children reading together. There will be family activities, our two COW buses and guest readers helping with the attempt (who these are is to be confirmed but we have asked sports figures, musicians, media personalities, dignitaries, etc – I will send names to you if I get them before January 7). |
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Host Organization |
Centre for Family Literacy |
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Contact |
Kim Chung |
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Location, Date, Time |
Edmonton, City Hall, January 27, 10:30 am-12pm, 7:00-8:30 pm |
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Event Name |
World of Story |
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Event Description |
The event will feature a folk story from Vietnam: Toad is the Uncle of Heaven, told by a story-teller, performed as a theatrical production by grade two students from Balwin School, performed as a multi-lingual telling by LINC students. Additionally, the Global Voices choir will perform several numbers. |
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Host Organization |
Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers with Servus Credit Union, OMNI, the Centre for Family Literacy and E4C. |
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Contact |
Suzanne Gross, Manager of Child and Family Services |
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Location, Date, Time |
Edson Public Library, January 27, 4:00-7:00 pm |
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Event Name |
Edson Family Literacy Day Celebration |
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Event Description |
Please join us as we partner with the Public Library for our annual Family Literacy Day Celebration. We will be having a scavenger hunt for all ages, literacy crafts, door prizes and storytelling. Food and beverages will be served; everyone is welcome at no charge. |
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Host Organization |
Edson Literacy Programs and the Edson Public Library |
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Contact |
Barb Cant or Jodi Mantey |
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Location, Date, Time |
Foremost Municipal Library, January 27, 7:00 pm and |
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Event Name |
Teddy Bear Story Time |
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Event Description |
A 11 Year Old Event for our County! |
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Host Organization |
County of Forty Mile Write Break Literacy Project |
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Contact |
Jodi Cassell |
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Location, Date, Time |
Grimshaw Library, January 24, 1:00-4:00 pm |
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Event Name |
Warm Up With Books |
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Event Description |
A reader’s theatre with parents and children together. Stories will be shared, crafts done and songs sang all pertaining to the warm up with books theme. |
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Host Organization |
Grimshaw Municipal Library |
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Contact |
Sharon Szmata |
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Location, Date, Time |
Hinton Municipal Library, January 27, 6:30-7:30 pm |
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Event Name |
Sharing Culture Thru Literacy |
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Event Description |
Different stations with different crafts and literacy games for the whole family to enjoy. We have a children’s guitar group coming in to sing and play for us, then the instructor will have a station of her own to sing and read different songs with the families. We will have a special guest read a story to the families. Children are invited to wear their pajamas to the event and have their bedtime snack here. |
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Host Organization |
Hinton Adult Literacy Centre, as well as the Hinton Municipal Library and Parent Link |
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Contact |
Deena Fuller |
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Location, Date, Time |
Lethbridge Public Library, January 24, 12:30 pm |
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Event Name |
Family Literacy Day Events Launch |
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Event Description |
Event Description |
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Host Organization |
Lethbridge Public Library |
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Contact |
Lil Radley |
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Location, Date, Time |
Medicine Hat Public Library, January 23, 12:00-4:00 pm, January 24, 10:15 -11:15 am |
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Event Name |
Celebrate Family Literacy |
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Event Description |
ABC Canada is organizing the Guinness World Record Attempt for “Most Children Reading With an Adult, Multiple Locations”. For more information please visit ABC Canada online at www.abc-canada.org |
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Host Organization |
Medicine Hat Public Library in partnership with LEARN (Medicine Hat & District Further Education Council) |
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Contact |
Celena Gerl |
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Location, Date, Time |
Morinville library, January 28, 10:30-11:30 am |
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Event Name |
Family Literacy Fun Event |
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Event Description |
Games, songs, crafts, door prizes etc. with families present. Ideas about how to incorporate family literacy into daily life will also be shared. |
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Host Organization |
Sturgeon Literacy partnering with the sturgeon libraries |
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Contact |
Anitta Jensen |
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Location, Date, Time |
Red Deer, Various Location, January 21-27. |
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Event Name |
See below |
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Event Description |
Kids Club Storytime – In partnership with Parkland Mall, there will be a one hour storytime for parents and caregivers with pre-school children. Free refreshments and prizes. |
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Host Organization |
Red Deer Public Library |
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Contact |
Celia Jaipaul, 403-309-3488 ; cjaipaul@rdpl.org |
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Location, Date, Time |
Stettler Parent Link Centre, January 23 2:00-3:30 pm, January 27 6:00-8:00 pm |
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Event Name |
Family Literacy Events |
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Event Description |
Come join us for one or both of our special events celebrating Family Literacy Day! Each session will have a story-time, games, and crafts for kids. Snack is provided. |
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Host Organization |
Stettler Adult Learning Council Family Literacy Initiative and |
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Contact |
Marilyn @ Stettler Family Literacy 403-742-2999 read.stettlerlearning@telus.net |
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Location, Date, Time |
Vegreville Centennial Library, January 27, 11:00 am -2:00 pm |
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Event Name |
National Family Literacy Day Community Celebration! |
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Event Description |
Christy Clown & Friends (performance on reading books and the library), Story Telling, Expanding stories. |
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Host Organization |
Community Association for Lasting Success in partnership with Vegreville Parent Link Centre and Vegreville Centennial Library. |
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Contact |
Jodi Rasmusson/Marnie Kassian |
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Location, Date, Time |
Vulcan Prairieview Elementary School, January 23 12:00-2:30 pm |
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Event Name |
Family Literacy Day World Record Attempt |
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Event Description |
Alphabet soup will be served at noon. Each Grade 1-Grade 6 class will participate in the World Record attempt. A literacy activity will follow and then a general assembly discussing the importance of literacy. Books will be given out as door prizes. |
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Host Organization |
Rainbow Literacy |
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Contact |
Joyce Roe, (403) 485-3107 |
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Location, Date, Time |
Wainwright Public Library January 31, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm |
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Event Name |
Tell Me More |
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Event Description |
Area launch of the Aurolog Tell Me More Language Learning tool |
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Host Organization |
Wainwright Adult Literacy & Learning and the Wainwright Public Library |
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Contact |
Marie or Louella |
