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Announcing #MyCanadaProject: a writing contest for all #WRDSB Grade 8 students. We want to know what makes Canada unique, what inspires you about our country, or what our country could do better. Submit an entry and you could win up to $1,000 cash. 🇨🇦 wrdsb.social/MyCanadaProject

We're pretty excited about all the virtual programs we have planned for this year's #AprilBreak! All programs are free, but most require registration. Find them all here: bit.ly/KPLAprilBreak

The Waterloo Public Library is having a poetry writing contest for teens. Submissions are due May 15th. See the website wpl.ca/teenswrite for details. #wrdsblibraries

New parent resources to help your child at home! Click the link below to find fun, interactive, downloadable games and activities that will help lay the foundation for the love of reading for years to come. ow.ly/hXGl50DJVkz #AllChildrenRead

We are thrilled to feature an interview with @MediaSmarts research director Dr. Kara Brisson-Boivin and education director Matthew Johnson in this issue of CSL Journal. Digital and Media Literacy in Changing Times. journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca

Can’t wait for our virtual visit with @DaveAlexRoberts next week! 😃

These are the books we #read today for #PinkShirtDay2021 that helped to inspire our #tshirt messages #WRDSBpink @WRPSToday

Today is #PinkShirtDay. 👚 We encourage all our students, staff and families to wear pink and to show you do not stand for #bullying of any kind. Use #WRDSBpink to share your photos and learning with us on Twitter and Instagram! Be a buddy, not a bully!

We wear #WRDSBpink today to show that we do not tolerate bullying. Thank you to our Learning Services team for sharing their #PinkShirtDay photo with us. 👚

This has been an exciting 24 hours! The power of social media! Thank you @PKSubban1 for making my student’s day and for helping create a happy memory in this challenging school year. We will never forget this! kitchener.ctvnews.ca/mobile/p-k-sub…

Meet Canadian women in Math and Science on this International day of recognition of the contributions of CDN women in the field. #wrdsb ic.gc.ca/eic/site/063.n…

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the many achievements of past and present #WomenInSTEM, like Elsie MacGill. A trailblazer in 🇨🇦 aviation, she was the world’s first female aeronautical engineer and 🇨🇦’s first female practicing engineer.

Addressing Anti-Asian Racism: A Resource for Educators from ETFO. etfo.ca/BuildingAJustS…

We've been working with @CityKitchener on a virtual series to celebrate Indigenous culture and learn about the importance of land and spirituality to First Nations, Inuit and Metis Peoples. The first video goes live this Weds at 7! youtube.com/user/kitchener… CC: @lanahjewell

Stories of Africville available in #WRDSB OverDrive virtual library resource. #BlackHistoryMonth

These elementary level titles by Black authors are available in OverDrive #BlackHistoryMonth #WRDSB

We're ready for #BlackHistoryMonth! If you're looking for resources to share at home or school (or school at home 😊), cbckids.ca is a great place to start! bit.ly/3omxJ5O | #cbckids

Nova Scotia has been home to people of African descent for over 400 years. Throughout February, we will be sharing images, documents and resources to support the 2021 African Heritage Month theme, Black History Matters: Listen, Learn, Share and Act.

Several libraries have added more Wi-Fi hotspots to their inventory in response to growing need. cbc.ca/news/canada/ki…