By rdnewsNOW staff

FAMILY LITERACY DAY

Family Literacy Day Celebrations at Red Deer Public Library

Jan 24, 2020 | 9:08 AM

RED DEER- The Public Library and Kimmotion Family Day Home are celebrating Family Literacy Day, January 27, in a big way with a Read for 15 Big Book Giveaway Party at the Dawe Branch.

Literacy lovers of all ages are invited for stories, games and crafts and will receive brand new picture books after the program courtesy of Kimmotion Family Dayhome.

“Family Literacy Day is the perfect day to encourage parents to read with their kids as much as possible,” says RDPL Youth Services Manager Candice Putnam. “Statistics show readers have greater success in life and reading together as a family strengthen bonds and creates lifelong readers. So come celebrate Family Literacy Day with us, have fun, get free books to take home and read, read, read.”

Attendees will be also included in the annual Read for 15 Family Literacy Day Challenge, where participating libraries tally reported readers to see which library has the most readers and which library will win Read for 15 2020.

People do not have to attend the Book Giveaway program to have their reading count.

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The public are asked to read anything at all for 15 minutes and report their reading in person, on RDPL’s social media pages, by phone at 403-346-4576 or on our website www.rdpl.org.

Submissions are accepted anytime January 27 and 28.