Young Reader Choice Awards 2023-24: BC, Alberta, Ontario ... Other! Adults nominate, but KIDS CHOOSE THE WINNERS!

Canadian Young Reader Choice Awards, 2023-2024

What should I read next?  Hopefully Bastion students say this a lot.  Below are some great options.

These reading programs have adults nominating books, but kids and young adults reading them and choosing the winners - how exciting.  There are both French and English options.  BC's Red Cedar program (grade 4 & 5 [it's a grd 4-7 program]) I offer each year at Bastion due to our Parent Advisory Council's (PAC's) generous support.

- Forest of Reading, Ontario Library Association: a reading program intended for all Canadians (French component as well)

- Hackmatack (Atlantic Canada), French nominees as well

- Red Cedar (BC) 

- Chocolate Lily (BC)

- AB Rocky Mtn (Alta)

- MYRCA (Manitoba) 

- PNLA run by the Pacific Northwest Library Association, a US/Canada joint venture.  They sponsor a year-long YRCA reading program for children in Grades 4 to 12 living in Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana and Washington. 

- SK Willow (Sask)

Also, check out our Bastion library collection at: https://baslib.sd83.bc.ca (search term =  YRCA)

Grade 4 & 5 Bastion Bobcats please join me for this year's Red Cedar Program! 
Warm wishes, Ms ou Mme M (aka Ms. Shannon Murrells-Allaway).

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Some Great YRCA Promotionals:

Book talk for Gordon Korman's Unplugged by Edmonton Public Library Staff, 2024 PNLA nominee
Check out more information about PNLA by Edmonton Public Library: YRCA

"2023 YRCA Trailer" by Edmonton Public Library (EPL) Staff: 

promoting the 2022-2023 PNLA reading program (6:58)

Previous Winners:

- Red Cedar Past Winners

Fall + Pumpkins + Seeds + Rotting Flesh = some great elements for story writing AND FUN SCIENCE!

How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin  by Margaret McNamara & G Brian Karas
Read by Riko's Reading Room (8:18)

Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell read by Bookroot Readings (5:59)

Festival du Livre, Oct, 2023 - Post Thanksgiving: Oct 10,11, 12, 2023

Festival du Livre / Scholastic Fundraising Bookfair, Oct 10-12, 2023

What: Book fair fundraiser in the Bastion library (French & some English books). Note: there is no longer an online sales options. When: 

In-Class Sales: during regularly scheduled library classes for the 16 divisions (Oct 10-12) In-Person Sales:                Oct, 10, 11, 12, Tue/Wed/Thu

Before school          7:30 am to 8:10 bell

Big Recess 11:27-11:55

After School 2:10 - 4:00pm

NOTE: Thu, Oct 12th, the fair closes. Sales will end at 3pm, & myself and family volunteers will begin packing up the fair.

Where:

In Person: La Bibliothèque Élémentaire de Bastion / Bastion Elementary Library

Festival du Livre Needs:

Teacher-librarian Ms. Shannon Murrells-Allaway needs family adult volunteers as cashiers for after school shifts and for the Thu., 3pm pack up:

Volunteer Schedule for Festival du Livre

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Clean Up Volunteer Schedule & Task, Thu, Oct 12th, 2023.  3-4:15'ish (pending # of volunteers)

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Contact teacher-librarian Shannon Murrells-Allaway regarding volunteering &/or questions smurrell@sd83.bc.ca  Thank you for spreading the word about this exciting fundraiser. 

English Book Fair Mon., Nov. 27th - Thu, Dec. 7th

I'll give more information as we get closer to those dates. Here is the volunteer schedule for the Eng Book Fair