Standard: Fostering Literacies to Empower Life-Long Learners
Theme: Engaging Readers
Growth Phase: Evolving
Growth Indicator: Students participate in organized reading programs.
The Ontario Library Association promotes student reading through the “Forest of Reading” program.
Ontario Library Association. Forest of Reading. https://forestofreading.com/
The Coordinator for Libraries and Information Services in Richmond SD38, British Columbia, discusses the pros and cons of letting your students borrow books from the school library collection over the summer in this paper. Discover the author’s rationale and guidance in believing in summer reading programs and find out how it worked for her and other participating schools.
Johnson, K. (2025). Set the books free: Compelling reasons why your school library should embrace summer lending as a stand for equity. Paper presented at the Treasure Mountain Canada 8 Symposium, Toronto, Canada. https://researcharchive.canadianschoollibraries.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TMC8_2025_Johnson.pdf