ReadingClub

2007 Summer

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ReadingClubTeen

2008

Catch the Reading BugLast year over 6,200 children in Burnaby flew into the branches to join the Summer Reading Club. Almost 2,800 completed the program and earned Catch the Reading Bug medals. Over 700 children and their families buzzed around the Civic Square on September 8 to be honoured for their achievement at the Library’s 17th annual Pancake Breakfast and Summer Reading Club Medal Award Ceremony.

The Summer Reading Club is sponsored by Burnaby Public Library and the British Columbia Library Association, with support from the Public Library Services Branch of the Ministry of Education. The Library gratefully acknowledges the support of the Royal Bank Financial Group for providing the medals, Station Square Pub for providing the ingredients for a tasty breakfast, and the Burnaby Fire Fighters for flipping hundreds of pancakes.

Looking for that great summer read? Here are some of our favourite Canadian books from coast to coast to coast:

Easy Ways To Help Your ChildSucceed at Reading. Get your child a

Burnaby Public Library card. It’s FREE!

. Sign your child up for the FREE Summer Reading Club. It’s open to children of all ages, even babies.

. Set time aside for reading every day. Like other skills, reading improves with regular practice.

. Make books a big part of your life. Read them everywhere – at home, in the car, on vacation, in the park. Librarians can help you find good books.

. Read to your child. Listening to stories helps preschoolers get ready to read and helps school-aged children develop their reading skills.

. Set a good example. Read on your own in the language of your choice, and talk to your kids about what you’re reading.

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TeenSRC (now TeenRC or the “Teen Reading Club”) is running year-round! Teens from across Canada submit book reviews, participate in monitored online discussion forums, and take part in librarian-moderated chats. You can join in when you register online at www.teensrc.ca. Check out the discussion forum, and keep on reviewing books to connect with teens across the country.

Teen reading club all year round

MapRead all over theChildren of all ages can Read All Over The Map this summer when they join the 2008 Summer Reading Club.

Sign up at any branch of the Library between Monday, June 16 and Friday, July 18. Get a reading record, bookmark, stickers, and calendar to keep track of your reading activity. All those who read (or are read to) for at least 50 days during the summer will earn a Read all Over The Map medal in recognition of their achievement. Plan to join us in the Civic Square outside of the Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch on Saturday, September 6 for our annual Medal Award Ceremony and Pancake Breakfast.

NON-FICTIONWages by John ArmstrongThe Curve of Time by M. Wylie BlanchetCold-Cocked: On Hockey by Lorna JacksonRoughing it in the Bush by Susanna MoodieBeauty Tips From Moose Jaw: Travels in Search of Canada by Will FergusonThe Backwoods of Canada by Catherine Parr TraillNeil Young Nation: A Quest, an Obsession (and a True Story) by Kevin ChongTropic of Hockey: My Search for the Game in Unlikely Places by Dave BidiniVillage of the Small Houses: A Memoir of Sorts by Ian FergusonListening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us by Alexandra MortonThe Game: A Reflective and Thought-Provoking Look at Life in Hockey by Ken Dryden

FICTIONGrain by Robert J. C. Stead

Creation by Katherine GovierRaven’s Cry by Christie Harris

End of East by Jen Sookfong LeeRockbound by Frank Parker Day

Playing House by Patricia PearsonThe Stone Carvers by Jane UrquartThree Day Road by Joseph Boyden

Henderson’s Spear by Ronald WrightThe Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

Children of My Heart by Gabrielle RoyThe Hidden Mountain by Gabrielle Roy Child of the Morning by Pauline Gedge

Oh Time in your Flight by Hubert Evans Mrs. Mike by Benedict and Nancy Freedman