| Libraries and Literacy |
| Rocky Mountain SD 6 |
A reading club for boys at four elementary schools will bring in community members as guest speakers to talk about literacy. |
| Kootenay Lake SD 8 |
Library resources will be made available to citizens of the Slocan Valley by regularly bringing books to Winlaw School for sign-out and by adapting the electronic sign-out system so that residents can have specific books delivered to Winlaw School. |
| Kootenay Lake SD 8 |
Funds will be used to plan and deliver family literacy programs supported with resources from Nelson Public Library at Winlaw School, providing additional services to residents of the Slocan Valley. |
| Central Okanagan SD 23 |
A dream come true: the Dreamcatcher Aboriginal Children’s Lending Library at Quigley Elementary School Family will benefit from literacy workshops and newly purchased community-accessible resources. |
| Cariboo-Chilcotin SD 27 |
Where families gather in the community, they will find family literacy promoted via the provision of books. There will also be family literacy evening events, and the distribution of book bags. |
| Chilliwack SD 33 |
School District No. 33 will provide funding to the BC Aboriginal Child Care Society Resource Library to purchase the latest Aboriginal early learning materials, specifically emphasizing the Sto:lo culture. The district will then have access to these resources. |
| Vancouver SD 39 |
This Community Literacy Project will develop criteria on which to base two new Rec & Reading summer programs. |
| West Vancouver SD 45 |
The West Vancouver Memorial Library will welcome a community literacy project. |
| Prince Rupert SD 52 |
Based upon a survey of Port Edward residents in January 2009, it was decided that this SCC funding would best be used toward the creation of a satellite of the Prince Rupert Library, housed in an unused classroom at Port Edward Elementary. The classroom is being refurbished for school and community use. |
| Prince George SD 57 |
Mackenzie Public Library will now receive community-oriented resources in its section on school education. The resources will include information on topics as diverse as healthy eating and lifestyle, bullying, and math skills. |
| Gulf Islands SD 64 |
School District No. 64 will use this grant money for the 'Living Links through the Gulf Islands' initiative. The project will create a mentorship skills database that can link people in the community with particular skills to students who would be interested in acquiring those skills. The database will be located at the Gulf Islands Secondary School library. |
| Mission SD 75 |
The Mission Literacy B.U.S. (Building United Services) is a joint project that will address access barriers by delivering library services, adult tutoring, homework assistance, ESL classes and computer access to schools and community facilities throughout the region. |
| Fraser-Cascade SD 78 |
Literacy has been identified by the Community as a priority; this project will fund literacy enhancements at the Secondary level, to improve literacy skills, Aboriginal student achievement, and better prepare students for post-secondary. |
| North Okanagan-Shuswap SD 83 |
Parents of Literacy Supports (PALS) will encourage the relocation of services and better use of school facilities. |
| Vancouver Island West SD 84 |
Captain Meares Elementary will soon house a community adult learning centre. |
