Grand River Rafting Adventure Winners!

Simply by checking out and reading "Chocolate River Rescue" from the Cambridge Libraries, children were entered into a draw for the amazing prize of a rafting adventure for a family of six down the Grand River, Cayuga Run, generously donated by Garth Potruff, owner of Grand River Rafting Co. The draw was held in March and our winner, Noor Aburaneh, 9, brought her family to share in all the excitement. Pictured from left to right, top row down, is Hiba, Aya and Khaled Aburaneh, Karen Murray-Hopf (Let's Read coordinator for Cambridge) Garth Potruff, Ibrahim, Aburaneh, Tamer Abuhweleh, winner Noor, and Abdullah Aburaneh.

Let's Read Contest winners at Waterloo Public Library

Waterloo public Library held a Let's Read colouring contest in which the children drew their favourite passage from Chocolate River Rescue. We had so many exciting entries that it was hard to chose winners. Congratulations to our Let's Read colouring contest winners Silvia G. age 11 ( entry at right ), Geentanjali S 8 (middle picture) and Sofia S. age 9 (last picture) .

Chocolate River Rescue Crossword Puzzle

Try out our crossword puzzle and see if you know everthing there is to know about Craig and Shawn and Tony and their adventures. Do the puzzle and bring the ballot into your local library and you could win a prize!

Winners will be contacted on Family Literacy Day - Thursday, January 27th!

Let's Read Author Visit and PD Day in Cambridge

With sirens wailing and a chance to sit in a real river rescue boat courtesy of Cambridge Fire & Rescue, it was an exciting afternoon for the children at the Queen's Square location of Cambridge Libraries.

A visit from award winning author Jennifer McGrath Kent, complete with a bookmark signing, was a highlight as children expressed how much they loved her book CHOCOLATE RIVER RESCUE.

And don't miss out on the chance to win a rafting experience with the Grand River Rafting Co. when you check out a copy of the book. Let's Read continues to run until January 31, 2011 and will be present at the Family Literacy Event at Conestoga Mall on Sunday, January 30 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

See you there!

Cambridge Libraries Chocolate River Rescue Adventures

Clemens Mill, Hespeler & Preston branches will be presenting special Chocolate River Rescue Family Storytimes on Tuesday, November 2nd from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Extra special feature at Preston will be a visit by a beautiful golden labrador training dog.

Drop in on Friday, November 5th between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. at the Queen's Square Branch of Cambridge Libraries for lots of Chocolate River Rescue action! Enjoy a visit by the Cambridge Fire & Rescue Squad and author Jennifer McGrath Kent. The afternoon will be rounded out with music, a craft, an I SPY contest and Search & Rescue Scavenger Hunt contest. Have a special bookmark signed by Jennifer, then get a Chocolate River button when you tour the gallery. And don't forget to put your copy of the book on hold for your chance to win a river rafting experience!

Let's Read Rendezvous!

Visit the Region of Waterloo Library for P.D. Day Fun on Friday, November 5th!

Join us for a Let's Read Rendezvous with a special guest reader and fun activities based on this year's title Chocolate River Rescue. Let's Read P.D. Day Fun is for Grade 3-6 and is free.

Let's Read P.D. Day Fun at the Ayr Branch Library (137 Stanley Street in Ayr)
Friday, November 5th from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Please register in advance at 519-632-7298 or ayrlib@regionofwaterloo.ca




Let's Read P.D. Day Fun at the New Hamburg Branch Library (145 Huron Street in New Hamburg)
Friday, November 5th from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Please register in advance at 519-662-1112 or nhlib@regionofwaterloo.ca

Let's Read Launch - We are off to great start!

We officially launched the 2nd Annual Let's Read program and announced our 2010 title at Word on the Street on Sunday, September 26th. A great time was had by all. There was singing and dancing, firefighters and chocolate, and a suspenseful reading by Mayor Carl Zehr. Here are few pictures of the party...