Without further ado, we are pleased to announce the Canadian books chosen for the 2026 #ForestofReading program. 🎉 There are so many incredible stories to dive into and we can’t wait for you to discover them all! Visit bit.ly/ForestNomine...

I’m excited to be one of the presenters for this month’s School Libraries Connect event! Hope to see you there!

50/50 Raffle Alert! OLA is kicking off our first ever 50/50 raffle in support of the Forest. Buy your tickets before Oct 16th to qualify for our Early Bird Prize, or by the end of October to be entered into our Grand Prize draw on Halloween! www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/fores... Licence # RAF1467210

Check out our final feature article for our Sept 2025 edition - The Ottawa Indie Bookstore Crawl! Thanks to the folks at @thespanielstale.bsky.social for chatting with us about this wonderful event. @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social @indiebookstores.ca accessola.com/the-ottawa-i...

Check out this article from the one and only @martychan.bsky.social! Marty was a Forest of Reading nominee last year and shares his behind-the-scenes experience at our incredible annual festival. accessola.com/view-from-a-... @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social @forestofreading.bsky.social

BOOK GIVEAWAY! Thrilled to host @alisonmcgauley.bsky.social on TAKE 5. She shares what she learned about herself while writing KENZIE'S LITTLE TREE. Leave a comment and follow @alisonmcgauley.bsky.social for a chance to win! #booksky #kidlit ALISON MCGAULEY beckywalkerbooks.com/2025/06/02/a...

SPLASH INTO WRITING! Please join us at our ONLINE WRITING RETREAT Summer Edition Saturday, June 14, 2025 PT 8:00am–6:00pm | MT 9:00am–7:00pm CT 10:00am–8:00 pm | ET 11:00am–9:00pm AT 12:00pm–10:00pm | NT 12:30pm–10:30pm REGISTER: www.canscaip.org/Sys/Login?Re... #CanKidLit #CANSCAIP

Treat your readers to an end-of-school-year author visit! Book an author or illustrator: authorsbooking.com #CanKidLit #KidLit

🍁Picture Books, Eh! is hosting the spring edition of The Great Canadian Picture Book Party on Monday, June 16th at 7pm. Tune in to hear some amazing new books! @picturebookseh.bsky.social @canscaip.bsky.social #kidlit #CanKidLit #EduSky

"When a school library is properly staffed by trained professionals, there are opportunities to engage students in conversations about the books they are choosing and help them make selections that fit their developmental maturity." #TLSky ➡️ www.canadianschoollibraries.ca/csl-statemen...

What an amazing last day of the Ottawa Indie Bookstore Crawl for #cibd2025! Thank you to all our local booksellers who have created something to be truly proud of here in @en.ottawa.ca

Day 2 of the Ottawa Indie Bookstore Crawl was a blast! Great day exploring @thespanielstale.bsky.social, Westboro Books, and World of Maps for #CIBD2025.

Canadian Independent Bookstore Day (CIBD) is on Saturday, April 26! Find a local indie bookstore & check their socials for specials on this day! www.indiebookstores.ca/bookstores/ #cibd2025 #books

First stop on the Ottawa Indie Bookstore Crawl at the wonderful @octopusbooks.ca! Another picture book to add to my collection, plus some freebie colouring sheets! #CIBD2025

So many great, new books for kids on this list! www.cbc.ca/books/33-can...

Woohoo! This is great news! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

If you live in Canada and support independent bookstores, please make your voice heard! #CanKidLit #IndieBookstores #CanLit #BookSky

This school board again?? First banning books with 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ content, now an attempt to ban the flag itself?

NEWS! Our annual Writing For Children Competition is now open for submissions from Canadian unpublished or self-published writers! Deadline: May 31, 2025. Entries evaluated by experienced, published #canscaip members. Guidelines canscaip.org/event-6116783

Let's do it, #Canada! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

School library folks in Canada! Check out this starter pack to follow your people...and comment below if you're a K-12 school library professional and would like to be added to the list! #OLASC #OLASC25 go.bsky.app/NzyNjwn

1460 days left! :)

The Ontario Library Superconference is less than a month away!!! Be sure to add TMC8 to your full conference experience. OR come to the TMC8 conference for $275 Full details: tmc.canadianschoollibraries.ca/.../TMC8... #TLSky #EduSky

Buying books for holiday gifts this year? Check out these great tips, tricks, & recommendations! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/l...

We are so excited to present our new logo! And even more excited to see it in print with the next edition of The Teaching Librarian magazine! January 2025 edition "Mystery @ Your Library" coming soon...as soon as we clear up that little postal strike issue...

Entice your BC TL colleagues over to BlueSky🦋!- use this starter pack link as a one-stop-stop of BC TL friends 🫶 #BCTLA Let me know if you are a BC Teacher Librarian to be added to the list! #TLSky 📚 go.bsky.app/5cfJDML

School Librarians who are new to Bluesky: ICYMI: Starter Packs offer a list of accounts you might be interested in following. Selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click! A few you might like: 1/

One of my go-to holiday gifts is introducing kids to a new book series - one that they'll hopefully keep enjoying well into the new year! Here's a thread full of series ideas to get kids of all different ages hooked on reading...

Looking for school library professionals across Canada? Please check out and share this Starter Pack! Comment below to be added to the list. #TLSky #OntEd go.bsky.app/NzyNjwn

*Updated* Resources for Educators & Librarians on Bluesky. Includes quick ways to find other educators, events, Primary Educators, Middle School Educators, High School English Teachers, School Librarians, etc. publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/fo... #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #Skybrarians

If you haven't already registered for PYI RECORDED, don't delay! The recordings are available now, and are emailed to you with a few days after you register. Registration for PYI RECORDED is open until the end of November. canscaip.org/event-5785439

Woohoo! Can't wait to fill this tote with ALL THE BOOKS! :)

This is important. Hiding books from kids because they represent diverse families is not OK. Kids need to see themselves represented in books AND they need to see other represented in books. Thank you, #ForestOfReading!

I feel so lucky to be part of the Canadian 🇨🇦 kidlit community! Here on Bluesky, you can find some of us via: Canadian Kidlit/YA Creators & Boosters list & I Read Canadian custom feed which picks up hashtags #IReadCanadian & #CanKidLit Photo from @canscaip.bsky.social meeting years ago!

Governor General’s Literary Awards were announced today! #GGBooks2023 ggbooks.ca#winners

November is #HolocaustEducation month. Because of the horrific spike in antisemitism I am offering free sessions for classrooms all month. 45 minutes on any of my #Holocaust novels. Fine more info at my website carolmatas.com Email me if interested.

I READ CANADIAN Day celebrates the breadth and diversity of Canadian books for young people. On Wednesday November 8, read, buy, borrow, share and help us celebrate Canadian #kidlit in your home, classroom, community. #IReadCanadian

What a fantastic list! Could also be really useful for school librarians! Anyone have ideas days/dates to add?

November 8 is I Read Canadian Day, which is your chance to get kids excited about books by Canadian authors. Can't think of any? Then check out this live event. #books #kidlit

Do you know a kidlit/YA person new to Bluesky? Here are starting resources that might help, pls see full thread 👇🏼 My take on social media Quick tips + templates My Bluesky how-to videos KidLit Authors & Illustrators On Bluesky Kate Messner's KidLit Community list cont'd

Love this book series!

Great idea!!

Wednesday, November 8th is #IReadCanadian Day! Check out ireadcanadian.com/day/ for amazing resources and a free virtual author presentation for K-3 classes!

Have you registered for the Forest of Reading yet? So many great books to read this year. forestofreading.com/registration/