Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy Society (CCPL)

In this latest title at Parkside Art Gallery, We Sang You Home/Ka Kîweh Nikâmôstamâtinân (Cree), is the Plains Cree translation of the heart-warming book that welcomes a new baby boy into a family. It celebrates the bond between parent and child and is the perfect song to share with your littles!

Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day!

The City of Williams Lake is proud to take part in today's National Indigenous Peoples Day festivities, starting with the parade beginning at 10 am in downtown Williams Lake.

A special thank you to the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council for hosting today's events.

Following the parade the community is invited to participate in the many activities and events happening in Boitanio Park.

For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/events/3756201041283415

We are honoured to recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada on National Indigenous People's Day.

In recognition and celebration of this day, there will be events held in Boitanio Park throughout the day, as well as events planned at Eliza Archie Memorial School.

Take a journey through our Kiwanis StoryWalk installation with this latest book, Powwow Dancing With Family. Join the author and his family travel all over North America to participate in these family and community gatherings. The engaging story takes readers through each stage of the powwow as the characters share their treasured memories.

Our latest StoryWalk title at Parkside Art Gallery follows a soccer dad who misunderstands when he hears that his son's team needs his help - he thinks he’s here to play! Walk your way through hilarious lessons on being a good sport, following the rules and having patience with others. Can this boy find a way to teach his dad how to be a good sport before he drives the whole team crazy?

A HUGE “Thank You!!” to all involved that made our Party in the Park event on June 5th such a great, fun-filled success! The night was spent as a wonderful crowd of over 100 people, listening to a line-up of local musicians and enjoying great food!

For more details on the nights' event, read here 👇
https://www.wltribune.com/community/party-in-the-park-celebrates-literacy-in-williams-lake-7380921

A HUGE “Thank You!!” to all involved that made our Party in the Park event on June 5th such a great, fun-filled success! The night was spent as a wonderful crowd of over 100 people, listening to a line-up of local musicians and enjoying great food!

Party in the Park celebrates literacy in Williams Lake Cariboo-Chilcotin Partners for Literacy's (CCPL) third annual Party in the Park on June 5 at was a celebration of lifelong learning in the community.

Please note, our Williams Lake and 100 Mile House offices will be closed Wednesday, June 12th for an organizational - wide meeting. If you need to contact us, messages can be left at 👇

250-392-7833 - Williams Lake Office
778-482-0016 - 100 Mile House Office

email: [email protected]

and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you!

Time to explore perspective, perception and the passage of time with the latest title at our Williams Lake Community Forest trail, A Stone Sat Still. This story tells the story of a seemingly ordinary rock – but to the animals that use it, it is a resting place, a kitchen, a safe haven…even an entire world.

The forest has lots to say… if you listen. This latest title at Parkside Art Gallery, I Hear You, Forest, takes you on a walk through wonderful forest sounds, encouraging mindfulness, outdoor education, and social-emotional learning, as readers join the characters in using their imaginations to hear the many things nature has to say.

CCPL is thrilled to celebrate pride in the Cariboo-Chilcotin, this month & every month!

Thank you Williams Lake Daybreak Rotary Club for your this exciting new StoryWalk location! What a great addition to our community!

TODAY'S THE DAY!🤩 Time for our Party in the Park this evening 6pm-8pm - Let's celebrate life-long learning with all CCPL Learners, Volunteers, Staff & Families and friends! Bring your own blanket or lawn chair to enjoy live music, yummy food and great company! See you at 6pm!🥳

Good Night Little Sea Otter is up at Kiwanis Park until June 13th! Little Sea Otter snuggles with Mama in her sea kelp blanket, but she can’t go to sleep before she says good night to all of her friends. The sweet story and gorgeous illustrations will make this book a favourite.

Elke and Jennifer are set up at Centennial Park today with some fun family literacy activities, crafts and games! The fun takes place from 11 to 2 p.m.!

Our latest title at Parkside Art Gallery has you joining Feisty Annie Magruder and her dog, Carson, as they take a trip from their home in British Columbia to visit Newfoundland. Readers will walk through the engaging pictures as Annie and Carson travel province by province, taking in each unique landscape and experiencing something special to that particular part of this vast, grand country.

Just ONE WEEK away!! Let's celebrate life-long learning with our Party In The Park at Boitano Park! 🥳 Friends and family welcome for live music, hot dogs & cake and a good time for all! Don't forget your blankets and lawn chairs 😊

Are you new to the South Cariboo?

Our Settlement and Integration Services support the social and economic integration of newcomers to the province. CCPL provides settlement and integration services to newcomers in the Cariboo communities of Williams Lake and 100 Mile House and outlying areas.
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We help clients navigate immigration processes, meet settlement needs, connect to the community, access labour market information and support, and upgrade their English language skills. Services are intended to help clients achieve their best possible settlement outcomes, which then benefits the broader community.

This latest title at Parkside Art Gallery is an engaging mix of art and alphabet book. Enjoy discovering animals from A to Z living together in an old Victorian mansion. You’ll meet an elephant in the ballroom playing with a model train, an octopus hanging from the foyer chandelier -- and even a zebra enjoying a soak in the bathtub!

PARTY IN THE PARK 🥳Join us at Boitano Park for live music, good food, great company; come help celebrate life long learning! Family and friends invited too!
Wednesday, June 5 from 6pm-8 p.m. at the Boitano Park Main Stage

It’s time to take a walk through the scrumptious pages of Chaiwala! In Kiwanis Park! Join the characters while they quickly get in line for a cup of chai and be treated to the sights, sounds and smells of Chaiwala’s cart. Spend your walk getting lost in the pages with their sensory details; this book is just like a cup of chai—warm, comforting, and good to the last drop.

MARSH MAGIC is at Scout Island on Sunday, June 9th! Spend the day exploring, learning, and celebrating the magic of the
unique and dynamic marsh at Scout Island. A family friendly event on Ocean Day to appreciate the natural world in an urban nature reserve.

Wishing all a wonderful Mother’s Day today. Enjoy your day with a beautiful walk through the pages of these StoryWalk books. Pete the Kitty at Parkside Art Gallery in 100 Mile House, and The Bear’s Medicine at Kiwanis Park in Williams Lake.

Learn all about sharing with everyone’s favourite blue kitten - Pete the Kitty! This weeks StoryWalk title at Parkside Art Gallery takes readers on a playdate with Pete the Kitty and his friend Grumpy Toad.

This week we join the Canadian Mental Health Association for Mental Health Week with a call to Be Kind!❤️ This year, their focus is on the healing power of compassion, emphasizing that kindness is an integral part of our community 💞

"Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see." - Mark Twain

Compassion is part of who we are. We are built to respond to others who are in need. By recognizing our shared human experience, we pave the way for meaningful connection.

Take a walk through Kiwanis Park and the pages of The Bear’s Medicine where a mother bear shares with her cubs how to be grateful for all they have in the natural world. This title will be displayed until May 16th.

Today is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!! 📚 Celebrate at the Realm Of Toys, where the back issues are BUY 1 GET 3 FREE!! 🥳 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏽

TOMORROW!!

Pick up to 3 of the FCBD Comics, then additional ones with purchase
BACK ISSUES Buy 1 Get THREE free!!! (HOLY!)
Trade Collections 30% off
Manga box sets 25% off
FREE Marvel Comic Box with $100 comic book purchase

Spider-Man
Daredevil
Star Wars
Miles Morales
Moon Knight
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Godzilla
Hellboy
Marvel Voices
Young Jedi
Spidey & Friends
Ultimate Universe
Monster High
Marvel Blood Hunt

and more!

We're so excited about the new stories up at the Horsefly StoryWalk. We're calling it the Written Art of Public Speaking.
Once again we’re featuring local authors and orators – some of our 4-H youth! (Ashley, Justin, Reed, Samantha, and Turner)
Public speaking is one of many activities 4-H kids must participate in. For those of you who’ve been in 4-H or are parents supporting your kids in 4-H, you know how much work it is to get ready for these speeches.
You need to find an idea and then write about it in an engaging way because you’ll need to hold the audience’s attention for up to 5 minutes! That’s a lot of storytelling! You write your story, then you practice reading it. Then you realize you need to write some more to meet the time limit, and you practice reading it again. Then you do some more editing and practice performing it yet again. The final performance of your written work is in front of an audience and judges!
The youth did an amazing job. Their stories/speeches up for a week or so! Enjoy some more great local youth talent in Horsefly!

Our latest title at Parkside Art Gallery walks our readers alongside a group of children through a day in their school. In ‘All Are Welcome’, you can celebrate diversity and inclusion as you walk your way through its beautiful pages.

This week is Canadian Children's Reading week! The theme? ✨ Reading Is Magic 💫 There's nothing better than getting lost in a good book and letting that imagination take flight. What's the most magical book your family has been reading?