Happy New Year! “As we begin the transition from the year of the Horse to the year of the Sheep (February 19th!), we can expect things to calm down considerably as far as energy goes, and can expect an abundant, pleasant year for everyone!” Says author Tina O’Connor. 2014 was a great year

Share Your Love of Reading with Your Community #LittleFreeLibraries
Have you seen a little box like this around your community? What is a Little Free Library? A Little Free library is a “take a book, return a book” place where neighbours share their favourite literature and stories without having to go to a traditional library. In its most basic

Are Digital Distractions Ruining Your Vacation?
Statistics show that we are interacting more with our digital devices on vacation than we are with each other. Families are encouraged to take daily, one-hour breaks from technology for a week and to disconnect from all things electronic, with the goal of helping spouses, parents, and children build stronger bonds to get more

6 Tips to Brush Up Your Reading Comprehension Skills
In a previous post, we discussed the importance of ‘Summer Reading‘ and how over the summer months off school, up to three reading levels can be lost. The same thing happens when our reading comprehension skills are not up to snuff. Do you always retain everything that you read? How much do you recall when