QCRC

You’re Invited!

The Board and Staff of the Quebec City Reading Council are pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting (AGM):

When: Monday, September 21st at 5:30 PM EST
Where: Eastern Quebec Learning Centre, 2nd Floor, Room #201

This is your chance to:
✨ Learn about the highlights and impact of our programs from the past year
✨ Hear from our dedicated staff and board members
✨ Connect with community partners who help us make a difference

Light refreshments will be served immediately following the meeting. Click the link below to register and we hope to see you there!

https://forms.gle/PWyA614PCnLYuqKV8

Happy International Literacy Week!

Today, September 8th, is International Literacy Day, a great time to focus on simple things that can help your child feel confident and ready to start kindergarten.

👉 Swipe through for easy, everyday tips you can try at home!

Welcome back!

September is here, and we’re excited for a new season at QCRC! We have lots of new things to share, fun activities coming up for the whole family, and plenty to look forward to.

Wishing everyone a smooth return to school, work, and a wonderful long weekend!

👉 Click the link below to read our September newsletter and see what’s happening at QCRC!

https://view.flodesk.com/emails/6a5f7b5a72d9308fd80ea3b5

So very sorry to hear about the passing of Dolly Parton. She was a great advocate for literacy and music and she changed so many lives. In 1995 Dolly Parton began her Imagination Library project, which sent an age-appropriate book to every child in the US every month until they were five. “My father could not read and write, and I saw how crippling that could be,” she explained. It expanded nationwide in 2000, internationally in 2006, and nearly 25m books are now distributed each year across the US, Canada, Australia, the UK and Ireland.
Bon voyage Dolly, you will be missed.

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Check out this free webinar on Raising Digitally Resilient Kids hosted by Literacy Quebec!

💻 Free Webinar: Raising Digitally Resilient Kids

Join us for a conversation with Jessie Curell, Digital Literacy Advocate, Founder of Hands On Media Education, and Expert Speaker for MediaSmarts, on how to help children stay safe and confident online.

Jessie will share practical tips and tools for parents and caregivers, including:

-How to speak to your children about online safety
-An overview of online risk categories
-Resources and essential strategies to manage these risks

Learn how to start meaningful conversations and support children as they navigate the digital world.

🔗 Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/3K5S0sxZZi

QCRC's new website is officially live!

What a journey this has been! Over the past several months, the QCRC team has poured a lot of time, thought, and hard work into creating a website that better reflects who we are, what we do, and the community we proudly serve. We're so excited to finally share it with you! Whether you're looking for information about our programs, events, or ways to get involved, we hope you'll find it easier than ever to connect with us.

A special thank you to Cagdas Yoldas Photography for bringing our vision to life. From designing and building the website to capturing our new staff photos, your creativity, expertise, and patience made this project possible.

Check it out at www.qcrc.org and have a great summer!

Happy Pride Month Community!

At QCRC, we are proud to support a community where everyone is respected, included, and free to be themselves. Together, we create spaces where every voice matters and every story is valued.

Join us in celebrating diversity, inclusion, and the strength of community this month and every month.

The Snail Mail Club has officially begun! To get things going this year we're sending away the first letters for our SMC kids. Quebec City Reading Council and Yamaska Literacy Council wishes all participating families a wonderful summer full of new friendships! Happy writing!

That's a wrap! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the final Early Learning Café session of 2025-2026, and everyone who attended throughout the year! We hope you enjoy the books you borrowed and we look forward to seeing you again in September. Wishing you and your families a wonderful summer!