The program includes a summer component and an elementary school component for regular classes.

This program aims to: 

• Transmit a taste for reading in French.
• Spark an interest in culture and knowledge.
• Encourage children to practice speaking French with one another.
• Promote French-language books, particularly those written and published in Québec.
• Promote knowledge of the city’s library network and encourage youth to become subscribers.

Activities in elementary schools include 5 meetings lasting 45 to 60 minutes, whereas summer meetings in parks last 90 minutes and span a period of 7 weeks.

Numerous literary works will be presented to children through a reading given by a book facilitator. The meeting will culminate with a free reading period, either individually or in small groups, where youth are encouraged to choose books based on their tastes and interests.

Program activities run from June to August in some 50 parks and courtyards next to affordabke housing complexes. Book facilitators venture out to visit youth where they live and offer a variety of books in an effort to foster and support their love of reading.

• Help kids discover the pleasures of reading

Teachers who wish to submit a facilitation request must hold a regular class in a primary school located in the territory of the city of Montreal.