Greater Victoria Alliance for Literacy

2024 Spring Summit for Literacy
(presented by Greater Victoria Alliance)

Join us for a community gathering of Literacy Champions at the 2024 Spring Summit for Literacy! This in-person event will be held at the scenic Esquimalt Gorge Park Pavillion.

Please register for the event so we have a good sense of overall attendance.

Head Out & Read

A free outdoors summer reading event for families in the Saanich area

Date and time

Pioneer Park
July 7th, 10-12pm
7130 W Saanich Rd.

Iroquois Park
August 11th, 10-12pm
2295 Ocean Ave.

Between 10-12pm, join us in the park for free books, a self-guided Storywalk, songs and sunshine! For more info, send us a message at info@saanichpeninsulaliteracy.com

Learn about Literacy! (Central)

Stop by the atrium of GVPL’s Central Branch and learn all about organisations and resources in our area that support literacy! Whether you are seeking support for your learning, or want to explore new volunteer opportunities, stop by and chat with members of the Greater Victoria Alliance for Literacy, and award-winning charity Story Studio.

Learn about Literacy! (Juan de Fuca)

Chat with members of the Sooke Region Literacy Project and learn all about organisations and resources in the Westshore and Sooke that support literacy! Whether you are seeking support for your learning, or want to explore new volunteer opportunities, drop in between 1 and 3 to learn more about what’s happening in literacy in our region

Immigrant Parents as Literacy Supporters (IPALS)

Free English learning for families with children from 2 – 5.5 years old

Date and time

Tuesdays at 10am or Thursdays at 1pm, starting Jan 24/26th, 2023
830-A10 Pembroke St., Victoria

Learn, play, and read together! Join us on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Victoria Literacy Connection for our free IPALS program where we offer free English learning support for immigrant families and parents!

Meet an Author: Mark Leiren-Young (Online)

Date and time

Tue, January 24, 6:00 pm

Online (Email sean.rodman@storystudio.ca to RSVP and receive a Zoom link)

Mark Leiren-Young is a Canadian playwright, documentary filmmaker, author, journalist, and humorist. His work spans genres and forms, from screenplays to children’s books. He has won numerous awards for his work, including the Writers Guild of Canada’s Screenwriting Award and the Leo Award for Best Screenwriting in a Documentary. He is currently a Professor of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia and continues to write and direct documentaries and plays. More information can be found at https://leiren-young.com/

Once upon a StoryWalk

Join us for a StoryWalk, where individual pages of a storybook, mounted on signposts, are placed outdoors in a circuit. Children follow the narrative by visiting each signpost in sequence. Rain or shine; please dress appropriately.

Drop-in anytime and meet at the park, accessible via Hollyridge Place or Brodick Crescent)! Everyone welcome; children must be accompanied by an adult.

StoryWalk was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vermont and developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicylce & Pedestrian Coalition and the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.

Learn about Literacy! (sxʷeŋxʷəŋ təŋəxʷ James Bay)

Stop by the Seniemtem Community Room and learn all about organisations and resources in our area that support literacy! Whether you are seeking support for your learning, or want to explore new volunteer opportunities, stop by and chat with members of the award-winning charity Story Studio.