The Canada Council for the Arts announced in January 2013 that it will contribute $360,000 over 3 years to support the National Reading Campaign.
The National Reading Campaign is an essential way of reaching out to Canadians, reminding them that reading is important to a good life, not for the immediately tangible results of better jobs, but because it makes us better citizens Reading is vital for a democracy. It’s a lifelong source of pleasure. It empowers people to think for themselves.
Reading leads to greater empathy for others – and other ways of understanding the world.
Hundreds of educators, librarians, parents and readers from every part of the country have worked together to develop a National Reading Plan to ensure that each of us has access to reading of all kinds and on all platforms. Read more
