Freedom to Read Week

Freedom to Read Week Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom.

The Book and Periodical Council's Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed to them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Freedom to Read Week is organized by the Freedom of Expression Committee of the Book and Periodical Council, the umbrella organization for Canadian associations

that are or whose members are primarily involved with the writing, editing, translating, publishing, producing, distributing, lending, marketing, reading and selling of written words.

12/13/2024
07/02/2024

Save the date! The 41st edition of Freedom to Read Week is coming your way from February 23rd – March 1st, 2025!

Marquez vos calendriers! Le 41e édition de la Semaine de la liberté d’expression aura lieu du 23 février au 1er mars 2025!

Maintenant que la 2024 est terminée, nous nous tournons vers 2025 ! Nous aimerions connaître votre avis sur la campagn...
03/13/2024

Maintenant que la 2024 est terminée, nous nous tournons vers 2025 ! Nous aimerions connaître votre avis sur la campagne, les événements auxquels vous avez assisté, les activités auxquelles vous avez participé, etc. N'hésitez pas à répondre à notre sondage de rétroaction à l'adresse suivante (en anglais): bit.ly/FTRW24Survey 🔗

Et restez à l'affut pour connaître les dates de notre campagne 2025 ! 📆

Now that 2024 has wrapped, we're turning our attention to 2025! We'd love your feedback about the campaign, the events...
03/13/2024

Now that 2024 has wrapped, we're turning our attention to 2025! We'd love your feedback about the campaign, the events you attendees, activities you participated in, and more. Please consider filling out our feedback survey at bit.ly/FTRW24Survey 🔗

And stay tuned for our 2025 dates! 📆

Cette année a été marquée par une nouvelle étape pour la . À l'avenir, quatre organisations influentes - Bibliothèque e...
02/28/2024

Cette année a été marquée par une nouvelle étape pour la . À l'avenir, quatre organisations influentes - Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, le Conseil des bibliothèques urbaines du Canada, l'Ontario Library Association et le Book and Periodical Council - continueront de collaborer pour renforcer la mission de la campagne et favoriser une croissance continue. 🙌

Chaque année, nous viserons à amplifier notre message et à rejoindre un plus grand nombre de personnes afin de nous assurer que les Canadiens comprennent et apprécient notre . 📢

We are still floored by the response to 2024. This campaign has taken place every year for 40 years. While we wish it ...
02/27/2024

We are still floored by the response to 2024. This campaign has taken place every year for 40 years. While we wish it wasn't necessary, we know that protecting our is more important now than ever before. 📖

Thank you for standing with us, spreading the word, and supporting . We are so grateful to be part of this community and movement. 👏

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Nous sommes encore surpris par la réponse à la 2024. Cette campagne a lieu chaque année depuis 40 ans. Bien que nous souhaitions qu'elle ne soit pas nécessaire, nous savons que la protection de notre est plus importante aujourd'hui que jamais. 📖

Merci de vous tenir à nos côtés, de répandre le message et de soutenir la . Nous sommes tellement reconnaissants de faire partie de cette communauté et de ce mouvement. 👏

02/27/2024
That wraps up another great ! Thank you to everyone who coordinated activities, participated in events, connected on so...
02/24/2024

That wraps up another great ! Thank you to everyone who coordinated activities, participated in events, connected on social media or started a conversation about . 🙌

And a reminder that we can—and should—protect our freedom to read year-round! 📖

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Ceci conclut une autre excellente ! Merci à tous ceux qui ont coordonné des activités, participé à des événements, se sont connectés sur les réseaux sociaux ou ont entamé une conversation sur . 🙌

Et un rappel que nous pouvons - et devons - protéger notre liberté d'expression tout au long de l'année! 📖

02/24/2024
02/24/2024

We may find materials in libraries we don’t agree with, and that’s OK. But asking for those materials to be removed limits everyone’s ability to choose for themselves what they should read, and that’s not OK! 📚

As Canadians, we should celebrate our right to intellectual freedom, including the right to read what we want.

02/24/2024

It’s Freedom to Read Week!

The Cochrane Public Library endorses the Canadian Federation of Library Associations Statement on Intellectual Freedom and Libraries. CPL provides, defends and promotes equitable access to the widest possible variety of expressive content.

Check out the statement here! https://cfla-fcab.ca/en/guidelines-and-position-papers/statement-on-intellectual-freedom-and-libraries/

Cochrane Public Library Trustee, Christina Caouette reads "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood.

02/24/2024

As we mark 2024, let's get our little readers in on the celebration of our too. Discover exciting titles in our catalogue: https://ow.ly/ekvx50QCggq

02/24/2024

The staff at OLA are celebrating Freedom to Read Week! Believe it or not, many of the books you've read have been banned or challenged at one point. Here's some of our recommendations for our favourite challenged reads.



Want more recommendations? Check out FreedomToReadWeek.ca's list of 35 challenged titles here: https://shorturl.at/mpGK8



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