More than 490,000

new books collected in
19 years. That's The Gift of Reading!
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This initiative targets underprivileged children aged 0–12 from across Quebec, with the aim to prevent reading and writing difficulties. 

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October 2, 2017

NEW! Bursary for the Friends

$5,000 to support an innovative teaching project in literacy Learn more

Our mission:

To support adults and children so they can develop their ability to read and write and participate fully in society.

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One in five adult

(aged 16-65) in Quebec is likely to experience great reading difficulties

1 million d'analphabètes au Québec

1 000 000

adults are illiterates in Quebec

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More than 120 000

individuals directed to training resources by our Adult Services since 1990

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More than 490 000 books

have been distributed through The Gift of Reading program over the last 19 years