Category Archives: Reading Engagement

Lighting a Fire under Reading Engagement

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Anita Brooks Kirkland

Read Into This Podcast Alanna King hosts author and reading advocate Eric “Momentum” Walters and chair of Canadian School Libraries Anita Brooks Kirkland as we dissect some of their year of passionate intention to increase reading engagement in K-12 students. … Continue reading →

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CSL Journal: Winter 2020 Edition

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Anita Brooks Kirkland

The Winter 2020 edition of the Canadian School Libraries Journal, which I co-edit with Carol Koechlin, was released on Friday March 6. There are many great articles in this edition. Here are the ones that I wrote or co-wrote. TMC6: … Continue reading →

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I Read Canadian Day

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Anita Brooks Kirkland

February 19, 2020 is the first ever I Read Canadian Day! This national day of celebration for Canadian books was designed to empower students, families, schools, and libraries to read a Canadian book for 15 minutes and inspire a lifelong … Continue reading →