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Please find below, downloadable materials that you can use to educate your readers, their parents and the community around you to heighten awareness of the Forest program.
NOTE: Once registered for the Forest of Reading, you’ll find access to program- and title-specific resources in the Readers’ Hideout.
What is the Forest of Reading? (VIDEO)
Access to a properly staffed school library is a proven ingredient for student success. Read more, and share this printable infographic far and wide! (July 2024)
A vital resource for school library professionals by the Ontario School Library Association. (September 2023)
The OLA and FofR are committed to promoting literacy and the love of reading among children through Canadian literature. (September 2023)
The OLA is deeply concerned by attempts to restrict access to books by some school boards. Read the full statement here. (November 2023)
Freedom to Read Week 2025 – No More Bubble Wrap, Tough Themes and Open Discussions (Feb. 2025)
Freedom to Read Week 2025 with with Award winning Author David A. Robertson (Feb. 2025)
Freedom to Read Week 2024 with Canadian Icon Lawrence Hill (Feb. 2024)
The FofR lists may contain books that parents, staff at school and public libraries and readers see as difficult. This policy provides context for OLA’s position on the selection of books in the Forest of Reading®. (July 2020)
Can’t get enough great books in your life? We understand. Check out these additional reading lists including the Forest of Reading’s Kid Committee and Teen Committee Lists, and the OPLA Best Bets Committee List for Children’s and Young Adult books.
