2/24/2020 For Your Benefit https://ola.informz.ca/informzdataservice/onlineversion/pub/bWFpbGluZ0luc3RhbmNlSWQ9ODM3NjE1 4/6 Save the Date: Child & Youth Services Expo - Think Outside… Your Library, The Box, Your Comfort Zone When: Friday, Nov. 3, 9:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. Where: Mississauga Library System, Civic Centre Mirror mirror on the wall, do you reflect your community at all? You don't need to travel far to have an adventure. A little imagination, a dash of spark and knowing what grows (and doesn't!) in your backyard is all you need. Our communities are rich with knowledge, expertise and they have their own flair. Come to the 4th annual Child and Youth Services Expo to learn how to identify and fill the gaps in service, some unique and successful library initiatives and lots of networking opportunities. Do you have a community initiative to share with your colleagues? We want to hear about it. Submit a poster proposal today! LEARN MORE >> Take The I Read Canadian Book Challenge Calling all students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 to get reading! The Forest of Reading staff are challenging young readers across Canada to read 150 Forest of Reading books from now until the end of the year. The Forest books are the best of Canadian children and young adult books. Since 1994, there have been 1,270 titles nominated! This challenge runs until Dec. 31. Participants must read, or have read to them, any of the nominated titles in any of the programs from any program year. They must record the title of the book on the supplied reading log. DOWNLOAD THE READING LOG HERE >> https://goo.gl/forms/GL6sbXjyOo6KDluw1 http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Events/Divisional_Events/Child_and_Youth_Conference/Welcome/OLA/Events/Divisional_Events/Child_and_Youth_Conference/Welcome.aspx?hkey=109f2559-82c9-44c0-b5cf-f8b33766bfa3 http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/I_Read_Canadian_Book_Challenge/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/I_Read_Canadian_Book_Challenge.aspx?hkey=d9860b40-5461-4886-af71-59373e4b659d http://www.accessola.org/web/Documents/OLA/Forest/Resources/2017/I-Read-Canadian-Challenge-Reading-Log.pdf