We’re Hiring for 2 Summer positions Do you know know someone who is: -15-30 years old? -able to travel in Brome-Missisquoi & Haute-Yamaska? -excited to engage with community literacy? Summer Reading Coordinator – 11 week position Summer Reading Animator – 7 week position Apply by May 10, 2026. Send CV and letter of introduction to…
The Yamaska Literacy Council (YLC) welcomes you to celebrate its 45-year anniversary, marking decades of dedication to community education and empowerment. To celebrate this milestone, we invite you to join us for a fun day of games, workshops, food and more! All events are FREE; however, registration is required for workshops and food! Space is…
Check out Yamaska Literacy’s December newsletter.
September 8, 2025 – On this International Literacy Day, more than 65 organizations from the literacy and learning sector, supporting hundreds of thousands of Canadians across the country, are urging federal, provincial and territorial governments to demonstrate strong and concerted leadership on literacy. Over the past 18 months, organizations, practitioners, and associations dedicated to advancing…
Although YLC’s regular staff, activities and office hours are on pause for the summer, we have some Summer Reading Fun planned with our summer student Morgan! Check out our summer activities in our Summer Bulletin. Free book giveaways (July 8: 5403 rue Foster, Waterloo) Book Bingo Challenge (online) Digital Literacy Wednesdays: Cowansville Drop-inTuesdays: Waterloo and…
Do you know someone who is mature, motivated, interested in education and between the ages of 15-30 years? We’re looking for a Summer Reading Coordinator. See the job post for more details. Please share with anyone you know who might be interested and qualified. The deadline to apply is May 20, 2025.
Join us for some fun with words at our Pen to Paper Poetry Session on May 8 , 2025 10 am – 12 noon. Free, but please register with Mariah at [email protected] or call 450-263-7503 You don’t need to be a poet to participate (but you certainly can be!) Open to all. Enjoy some poems,…
February is the perfect month to celebrate your love of reading! (and people, and chocolate, and pets of course!). At Yamaska Literacy we’re celebrating with a few fun FREE events to warm your heart during this cold and snowy month! Join our Reading Challenge! Log your reading time from Feb 1 -14th! Post a pic…
Family Literacy Day takes place every January 27, with the goal of raising awareness about the importance of reading and engaging in fun literacy-based activities as a family. Reading or doing a learning activity each day improves a child’s literacy skills dramatically. Parents’ reading habits play a large role in determining how often kids read: 57%…
Christmas Storytime for all ages! Call 450-263-7503 or email [email protected] to get the Zoom link. We’ll be closed as of Dec 20th for the holidays. Back to work on January 6th! Stay tunes news about Family Literacy Day