The winner of this year’s Freedom to Read contest is April Harvey of Bay Bulls! April has won a selection of NL books, current fiction paperbacks, hand-made bookmarks, chocolate, and a McDonald’s gift card! This year’s prize was very generously donated by the A. C. Hunter library. 
April (left) is pictured here, receiving her prize from librarian Jewel Cousens at the A. C. Hunter Library.
February 22-28, 2015 is Freedom to Read Week in Canada, an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Celebrate your Freedom to Read! Tell us about a banned or challenged book you’ve read! To find out if a book has been banned/challenged, visit www.freedomtoread.ca/challenged-works/.
To enter, complete our Entry Form with the following information:
1) The title and author of the book you read
2) Why it was banned or challenged
3) Why everyone should have the freedom to choose what they read
4) Your contact information
Winners will be drawn from eligible entries and will receive a selection of books according to their age group. Entry deadline is March 31, 2015.
Please send entries to:
NLLA, F2R Contest
PO Box 23192
Churchill Square
St. John’s, NL
A1B 4J9
Or submit by email with the subject line “Contest”. Good luck!
The winners of the NLLA’s 2014 Freedom to Read Week Book Bingo Contest have been announced!
iPad mini: Debbie McGee from St. John’s (age category 22-90). Chapter’s gift card: Irene Sheppard from Lewisporte (age category 22-90).
Selections of books:
Keely Somerton from Whitbourne (age category 5-10). Chloe Connolly from Lark Harbour (age category 11-15). Holly Kelly McIvers from Corner Brook (age category 16-21). Carolyn Morgan from St. John’s(age category 22-90). Lisa Dunne from Mt. Pearl(age category 22-90). Elizabeth Fewer from St. John’s(age category 22-90). R.N. Hiscott from St. John’s(age category 22-90). Jef Douglas from Steady Brook (age category 22-90).
Thanks to all our participants, and to this year’s committee members: Amanda Power, Beth Maddigan, Lorraine Jackson, Jewel Cousens, and Emily Blackmore.
Enter to win the Grand Prize of an iPad Mini!
Our Freedom to Read Week Book Bingo Contest will be open until April 17, featuring our Grand Prize of an iPad Mini!
Need some hints? Visit local Newfoundland book publisher’s sites to find books that match the Bingo squares:
Join us at the A.C. Hunter Library, on Tuesday, February 25, at 7:00 pm to celebrate Freedom to Read Week, an event that marks the wonderful freedom to read that we Canadians enjoy.
Guest Speaker: Noted Newfoundland & Labrador Author, Kevin Major
Noted Newfoundland and Labrador author, Kevin Major, will be our guest speaker, and will talk about what it’s like to have your book challenged by a school board system. Local publishers will be in attendance with their books available for purchase, and there will be refreshments and a door prize. This event is free and open to the public.
The event will launch the NLLA’s Book Bingo Contest. The grand prize winner will be announced early in May and will receive an iPad mini. Additional prizes include selections of locally published books or a Chapters/Coles giftcard.
The A.C. Hunter Library is located in the Arts & Culture Centre on Allandale Road, St. John’s. For more details about the event or Book Bingo Contest, please contact Newfoundland & Labrador Collections Librarian, Jewel Cousens, at 737-3432.
The NLLA wishes to thank all of our sponsors and partners:
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Freedom to Read Week (February 23 – March 1) is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. NLLA invites you to celebrate your Freedom to Read by playing our great Book Bingo Contest for a chance to win a Grand Prize of an iPad Mini, or books by Newfoundland authors or a Chapters/Coles gift card.
How to Play
Get your READ Bingo Card by:
Find a book title to match each of the 14 squares on the READ bingo card. Discover new Newfoundland & Labrador books and revisit some of your old favourites! Once you have written a matching title in every square, complete the contact information found on the bottom of the card and submit your card for a chance to win.
How to Sumbit Your Entry
There are several ways to enter:
Contest Rules: Contest is open to any resident of Newfoundland & Labrador. Library staff from all over the province are encouraged to enter, but will not be eligible for the Grand Prize. Winners will be drawn at random from correctly completed cards and will be announced in early May. Contest Deadline: April 17, 2014.
Download the Book Bingo Contest Poster:
Click to download our Book Bingo Contest Poster for your library
NLLA would like to thank all of our sponsors and partners:
Here are the answer keys for two of our Freedom to Read Week word puzzles:
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Click on image to download .PDF of full puzzle
Our awesome Freedom to Read Week volunteers have created word puzzles to raise awareness of banned books. Please feel free to use them in your library to promote this year’s Freedom to Read Week, February 23-March 1.
A big thanks to this year’s NLLA Freedom to Read Week Committee volunteers: Amanda Power, Beth Maddigan, Lorraine Jackson, Jewel Cousens, and Emily Blackmore.
Click on image to download .PDF of full puzzle
Click on image to download .PDF of full puzzle
Click on image to download .PDF of full puzzle
Click on image to download .PDF of full puzzle
This year Canada’s Freedom to Read Week is February 23 to March 1.
Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Check out this year’s official Freedom to Read Week toolkit.
The NLLA nominating committee is seeking nominations for one officer of the association, the Vice President/President Elect.
If anyone is interested but would like to ask some questions please get in touch. Nominations will be heard from the floor of the annual general meeting to be held from 10:50am – 11:50 am on May 13, 2013 but will also be accepted via email to me ekalcock@mun.ca in the event that you cannot attend this meeting (please drop me a line either way, it will be useful to know that nobody is interested in doing this sooner rather than later). The election will be held at the annual general meeting, votes will be by secret ballot (special arrangements for those members unable to attend this meeting can be made. Please get in touch if you would like to take advantage of this).
We are also seeking a volunteer or possibly two to serve as coordinators of NLLA’s Canadian Library Month and Freedom to Read week activities for the upcoming year. Again, if more information required, please get in touch.
Please consider getting involved in our awesome association! These positions are open to any interested members.
Erin, President 2012-2013
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