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Read with us
The ABCDE read-a-thon is a charity fundraising event for the Something Literacy Group. The Something Literacy Group is a national literacy charity that promotes reading in after-school programs and hospitals.

The read-a-thon is all about reading (!) and keeping track of the number of hours spent reading. Our wish is to do good while enjoying a really good read. (this needs work)

How to participate
There are two ways to participate. or Tax receipts are given for donations or pledges $20 and over.
 * Make a donation
 * Find sponsors

Contact the library to register and to receive a read-a-thon thank-you bookmark.

Ways to participate
All these forms count as reading:
 * reading blogs,
 * attending a book club,
 * listening to audiobooks,
 * graphic novels or manga,
 * attending a reading event,
 * reading newspapers and magazines,
 * reading books (fiction and non-fiction),
 * reading to others or listening to others read (hooray for parents!)

Schedule

 * September 21 to October 1: Read-a-thon promotion! Contact the Library for our read-a-thon bookmark.
 * October 5 to October 16: Read-a-thon! Log those hours!
 * October 16 to October 23: Submit form and donations to the Library.
 * October 23: Read-a-thon wrap-up party in the Library at noon!

Mini-challenges
During the read-a-thon we will be updating this section with a small game per day. Everyone can post their answers on our talk page.

In your library
During the read-a-thon, we will have titles chosen by our library staff that are available in our Library or on our eLibrary.

Questions?
Contact us here