Save The Children Canada: Book Distribution Accountability Report for June to December 2014

Accountability to our contributors Featuring Save the Children Canada

June to December 2014Prepared by Manisha Khetarpal

Expand Library Service for Indigenous Communities

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Flow of Information

• Community Infrastructure and connection points

• Reach was 13 geographic sites

• 17,975 books distributed

• 50 opportunities/occasions to provide access to books

• Time period: June to December 2014

• Sincerely appreciate the support provided by tribal, provincial and federal government

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Community Infrastructure

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Community Connection Points: School, College, Pow wows, and Soup kitchensUnit: Number of books distributed

Distribution: 13 Sites and 50 Occasions

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Calgary Ermineskin Kayas Little RedRiver

Louis Bull Mameo Maskwacis4 nations

Montana Morley PigeonLake Samson Siksika Wetaskiwin

3 peaks: Ermineskin, Maskwacis Four Nations and Samson

We grabbed these opportunities to distribute

Access to books via Maskwacis Wahkotowin, Access to books via recreation department, Adult literacy and family, friends reading together, Book Club in a Box, Books as door prizes, Building Connections with a grocery retail chain, Camp, Celebrating Our Heroes, Remembrance Day, Classroom Reading, Expand Library Collection, Field trip to refill library in a box, Give a book as a gift, High School Career Fair, History Circle, Library in a Box, Literacy Day, Magazine give away, Meet the Teacher Evening, Numeracy Development, PowWows , Recreation reading program, Resources for family literacy program, Soup kitchens, Start your home library, Story of Cree Place Names, Numeracy Development presentation, TD Summer Reading Club/program, Thanksgiving, Trick or Treat give me something good to read, and Universal Children’s Day. Source: http://setuppubliclibrarywithfncommunity.blogspot.ca/2014/10/appreciating-our-partners-thank-you.html 5

Number Of Books Distributed On Key Occasions

• June: 400

• July: 2000, TDSRC Summer Reading Program

• August: 5100, Classroom Library in a Box, Community Connections

• September: 1300, Literacy day

• October: 2800, Canadian Library Month

• November: 4025, Kayas Cultural College, Children’s Day

• December: 2350, Recreation Reading

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Number Of Books Distributed

August (Reading Program) and November (Children's Day)

Summer Reading Program ParticipantJuly 2014

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Summer Reading ATCO BBQJuly 16, 2014

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Summer ReadingJuly 16, 2014

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Classroom Library in a BoxAugust 21, 2014

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Maskwacis WahkotowinSeptember 2014

12http://setuppubliclibrarywithfncommunity.blogspot.ca/2014/09/list-of-books-distributed-on-september.html

Maskwacis Wahkotowin

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http://setuppubliclibrarywithfncommunity.blogspot.ca/2014/09/feedback-from-al-wolfe-for-unescos.html

Maskwacis Wahkotowin

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Maskwacis Wahkotowin

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Samson Recreation

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Ermineskin High School Career Fair

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Children Listening To The PresentationNovember 21, 2014 Numeracy Development

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Sandra Denney And Her Niece Taking Resources For Their Families

November 21, 2014 Numeracy Development

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Community Volunteer

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Families Borrowing

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Kayas Cultural CollegeNovember 2014

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Predict What The Book Is About In Writing And Pictures

December 8, 2014

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Predict what the book is about in

writing and pictures

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Samson Adult Literacy Group December 11, 2014

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Select New Books For The Library In A BoxDecember 8, 2014, Montana School Field Trip

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Ermineskin Daycare

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Ermineskin Headstart

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Marcella from Ermineskin DaycareDecember 9th, 2014

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Print Awareness

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Ermineskin SchoolDecember 19, 2014

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Calgary Ermineskin Kayas Little RedRiver

Louis Bull Mameo Maskwacis4 nations

Montana Morley PigeonLake Samson Siksika Wetaskiwin Toal:Thirteen

Sites

17,975 Books DistributedJune to December 2014

Interested in receiving books?

Call 780 585 3925 or send an email to mkhetarpal@mccedu.caand ask for the librarian.

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