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West Shore celebrates literacy this weekend

Take the trolley to enjoy all the activities offered across the West Shore this Sunday
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Dean Buckham

In our world of computers, video games and smart phones it can be hard to find time for some old-fashioned book reading.

With a special event on Sunday, Jan. 27, however, Your Literacy Connection Westshore is challenging families to do just that and devote 15 minutes a day to reading together.

Events will happen all over the West Shore that day to promote reading as a fun and healthy activity for families.

The Buckham family, who live in Langford, believe in the importance of promoting literacy to their two young children. Their oldest son, Brent, now 6, attended the Books for Breakfast program at the Colwood Pacific Activity Centre until he started school, and now their youngest, Dean, 4, is following in his footsteps.

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Organizers for the event recommend people take a self-guided learning tour and use the Langford Trolley to shuttle from one location to the other to enjoy a variety of events. For more information visit .

 

Family Literacy Day events:

Juan de Fuca Library - 2 to 3 p.m. -Tales from the Puppet Booth show

Goudy Library - 1 to 3 p.m. - Games table, 15 Minutes of Fun activity book

The READ Society - 1 to 4 p.m. - Readers Theatre, games, word bingo, prizes

Pacitic Centre Family Services Association - 1 to 2 p.m. - Mini Books for Breakfast; 2 to 3 p.m. - Take Apart learning station, book walk, free play

Sooke Family Resource Society - 1 to 3 p.m. - Parent and tot drop-in

Origin Bakery - 1 to 2 p.m. - Gluten-free cookie baking class (pre-registration required at sookewestshoreliteracy.ca)

Goldstream Nature House - 1 to 3 p.m. - Story time with Salmon Storubook, reading corner, bargain books for sale

Broken Paddle Coffeehouse - 1 to 3 p.m. - Letter writing and drawing

Tumblebums - 1 to 3 p.m. - 15 Minutes of Fun activity sheets

 

 

 





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