Kids Can Sharpen Sleuthing Skills by Joining TD Summer Reading Club
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Kids Can Sharpen Sleuthing Skills by Joining TD Summer Reading Club at Toronto Public Library
Kids can join at their library branch or online
Toronto (Monday, July 6, 2009) – The TD Summer Reading Club, one of Toronto Public Library’s free cornerstone programs for children, is now up and running. This year's theme is Detectives. All participants will receive their own personal "spy kit" - a reading kit that contains a colour poster (designed by illustrator Werner Zimmermann), sticker sheet, and bilingual activity book to keep track of their progress.
To encourage participation, many local libraries are offering reading games, challenges and discussions, book-related crafts, author visits and storytelling sessions. For kids who want to enjoy the club online, the TD Summer Reading Club website, http://tdsrc.torontopubliclibrary.ca has all kinds of activities, reading lists and related sleuthing fun. To find out more about the TD Summer Reading Club and how kids can join, drop in to the local branch, pick up a copy of the July-August What’s On, or visit the library website at www.torontopubliclibrary.ca for details about Agent 009 programs and events.
The TD Summer Reading Club, a program of Toronto Public Library, runs nationally each summer. It is generously sponsored by TD Bank Financial Group, who recently renewed their generous support of the program, a $1.4 million investment, for three more years.
With the assistance of Library and Archives Canada, the 2009 program, available in English and French, is being offered by libraries in Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and the Yukon.
It is estimated that over 400,000 free reading kits that will be distributed across the country, all printed on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper stock.
Toronto Public Library is the world's busiest urban public library system. Every year, more than 16 million people visit our 99 branches and borrow more than 29 million items. To learn more about Toronto Public Library, visit our website at www.torontopubliclibrary.ca or call Answerline at 416-393-7131.
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