Family Literacy Day 2024

In honour of Family Literacy Day

coming up on January 27, 2024,

we have gathered some of our

favourite books and local literacy

programs all in one place! 

Literacy programs in Burnaby and New Westminster

Mondays 

Tommy Douglas Branch – Burnaby Public Library

ትግርኛ ዛንታ | Tigrinya Storytime  – 12:30 (ages 0-6, siblings welcome)

Main Branch – New West Public Library 

• Parent Child Mother Goose Program |  January 8- Feb 5 | 10:15-11:45 Registration required

WestCoast Family Centers 

• Virtual Parent Child Mother Goose in Farsi (ages 0-6) | January 15 – March 11 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Tuesdays 

Cameron Branch – Burnaby Public Library

• Family Storytime |  10:30 (ages 0-6)
• Babytime | 11:30 (0-18 months)

Main Branch – New West Public Library 

• Storytime | 10:30 (ages 2-5)

• Pyjama Storyime | 6:30

Information Children Virtual Storytime – 5:30-6:00 

Wednesdays 

McGill Branch – Burnaby Public  Library 

• Family Storytime | 10:30 (ages 0-6)
• Baby Social | 1:00 (0-18 months)

Queensborough Branch – New West Public Library

• Babytime | 11:30 (0-23 months)

Thursdays –

Tommy Douglas Branch – Burnaby Public Library

• Babytime | 10:30 (0-18 months)
•  Family Storytime | 11:30 (ages 0-6) 

Bob Prittie (Metrotown) Branch – Burnaby Public Library

• Family Storytime | 10:30 (ages 0-6)
• Babytime | 11:30 (0-18 months)

Main Branch – New West Public Library 

• Baby Social | 11:00 (0-23 months)

Burnaby Family Life – EDMONDS RESOURCE CENTRE, #205-7355 CANADA WAY 

• Parent Child Mother Goose (0-24 months) | 9:30-11:00am  |  starting January 11 | 9 sessions  |  

Information Children Virtual Storytime – 5:30-6:00 

Fridays –

Burnaby Family Life – 6140 MCKERCHER AVENUE

• Parent Child Mother Goose (0-24 months)| 9:45-11:15am  |  starting January 19 | 9 sessions  |

Online resources

Sign up for Information Children’s Virtual Storytime at  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrf-CgrzMsEtaNzyXUxATy0r6Z5VVi-aV6 

http://www.helpingchildrenlearn.ca/

https://abclifeliteracy.ca/blog-posts/family-literacy-blog-posts/whats-planned-for-family-literacy-day-2024/ 

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Books we love: 

Todd Parr books – very colourful, lots of room for discussion

• The Family Book
• The I Love You Book
• It’s Okay to be Different
• Love the World
• The Peace Book
• The Okay Book

Leslie Patricelli books – covering topics that we face everyday

• Nighty Night
• Snow
• The Daddy Book
• The Mommy Book
• Potty

Sandra Boynton books – cute, humorous, and rhyming

• The Going to Bed Book
• Blue Hat, Green Hat (the oops book)
• Moo, Baa, La La La
• Christmas Parade
• Are you a Cow
• Opposites
• A to Z

Interactive books 

• Peek a flap Who – Cottage Door Press
• Peek a flap 1, 2, 3 – Cottage Door Press
• Peek-a-Who – Nina Laden
• Under the Sea – Jo Lodge
• On the Farm – Jo Lodge
• Don’t Push the Button – Bill Cotter

For curated lists for older kids based on specific topics, please go to https://maistorybook.com/  or visit your local library!