Jan. 27 is Family Literacy Day. A day to raise awareness about the importance of reading and engaging in literacy activities as a family. Taking time every day to read is crucial to a child’s development. It improves a child’s literacy skills and it can help the parent improves their skills too.
Follow along with the story "Our Favorite Day of the Year" by A.E. Ali in celebration of Family Literacy Day on Thursday, Jan. 27! Drop in any time between Thursday, Jan. 27 and Saturday, Jan. 29. Take a self-guided walk along the field beside the Library. Drop in. It's free. No registration required.
Please wear a mask and maintain physical distancing.
This week’s BWG Pick is entitled Pathway to Reading and features great books for beginner readers. The BWG Library has a huge collection of books just for beginning readers. If you need any assistance finding these titles or any other books for beginning readers, just ask our information services staff. We love to help all readers, especially beginners.
Yasmin the gardener by Saadia Faruqi
When spring arrives, Yasmin and her Baba plant a garden, soon her Nani reveals to her what the plants need.
Cat likes Red by Christopher Russo
Illustrations and simple text follow Cat as he explores seven landscapes and meets new friends along the way.
Frog and Toad are friends by Arnold Lobel
A 60th anniversary of the beloved shared adventures of Frog and Toad.
Big Dog and Little Dog getting in trouble by Dav Pilkey
Big Dog and Little Dog find themselves alone, will they get into trouble?
Dr. Seuss’s ABC by Dr. Seuss
Colourful illustrations help demonstrate the sound of each letter in the alphabet.
