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
Grab a sweater and a warm beverage and join us this November. Activities are free and open to all!. Check out our November Newsletter
Join us for our Annual General Meeting: Wednesday October 30th @ 5pm Open to all! Come and find out about our services and programs. Enjoy some light refreshment and meet people in your community. Register here for the AGM by October 25 https://forms.office.com/r/5zgubBGnbu or call 450-263-7503 or email [email protected] Remember: If you want to vote…
Whether you are just beginning, or you want to improve your basic skills, YLC has FREE digital literacy workshops. October (Introduction) 2 sessions November: (Intermediate) 4 sessions To register: 450-263-7503 or [email protected]
Are you passionate about lifelong learning and community development? Want to join a dynamic staff and volunteer team? Check out the employment opportunity for Development Agent in Brome-Missisquoi. We invite qualified individuals to submit their CV and cover letter by September 9th to [email protected] Only candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted. Yamaska Literacy…
It is with sadness that we say farewell to Martha Shufelt, longtime literacy advocate, Yamaska Literacy volunteer, and friend who passed away in January. Martha volunteered throughout her life, for many different organizations. She started her volunteer career at a young age, participating in and governing many school clubs, helping fellow students with their studies…
Family Literacy Day is a national initiative held annually on January 27 to raise awareness about the importance of engaging in reading and other literacy-related activities as a family. Family literacy focuses on parents, grandparents and other family members to improve the reading and writing skills of the whole family. By reading to children and engaging…
Are you passionate about community based literacy? Want to join a dynamic team of volunteers and staff? The Yamaska Literacy Council looking for a Development Agent to cover the Haute-Yamaska region. Job Posting – Development Agent (Haute-Yamaska) The Yamaska Literacy Council (YLC), a community-based adult literacy organization that provides literacy services in English in…
