Council: Western Quebec Literacy Council cont'd

Event: Family Literacy Day

Duration: Annually, January 27^th

Goals: To increase awareness of the importance of reading in daily life.

Target: General public

Description: Various activities have been hosted including a "Read-a-thon" involving school children reading for 15 minutes, tallied by schools. Also, a Family Literacy Day story-hour for children has been held at the council office.

Partners: ABC CANADA - promotional materials; LLC-Q/LVQ distribution of materials

Program: Story Hour

Goals: To offer story hour to pre-school aged children and their parents.

Target: Parents and pre-school children

Description: Saturday morning story hour is offered to pre-school children and their parents.

Partners: Friends of the Shawville-Clarendon Library