November Update

Hello Friend,

The 2022 school-aged programs are here and we are excited to see so many already registered.

No matter where you are reading this year, the Forest of Reading is there with you - in the classroom, in the library, or at home.

Here are some highlights in the Forest this month as registrants:

The Forest of Reading password website will open on November 15 with exclusive resources, available to only registrants.
Don't forget to purchase your Forest books from Tinlids.ca.
We need volunteers for our committees. Do you love reading, authors, illustrators, and the Forest? Get involved on our Selection Committees for 2023.
Register for an exciting workshop series from OSLA - see below for more information.
Don't forget important dates for the 2022 program year.

You may reach us at forest@accessola.com or 416-363-3388. As a friendly reminder, please allow for 2-5 business days for us to respond to you. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Forest of Reading Password Website - Coming November 15!

The Forest team has been working hard to get the password website up and running and will open next week, with hundreds of nominee and book resources.

This will be an updated website that will require a login process. We will send an email, providing detailed information on how to log in once it goes live.

We will continue to add more resources over the next few weeks, and you may notice updated and changes as you use the website.

In the meantime, please take a look at all of the resources you can be using to get your program up and running available to share from our website.

Note: The Forest of Reading programs are intended to run from December until end of April.

Purchase Your Booksets from Tinlids, the Official Wholesaler for the Forest!

The Forest of Reading would not exist without the support of our official wholesaler, Tinlids Inc.

By supporting Tinlids, you are helping Canadian publishers, authors and illustrators continue to create books.

Book orders already placed will start shipping this week. The delay has been due to the global shortage of paper and publishers are delayed in getting their books to us. Thank you for your patience with Tinlids and the Forest of Reading.

For information on your book shipment, please contact Tinlids directly at orders@tinlids.ca.

Visit Tinlids' website today!

Do You Have Forest Perks?

As a current registrant, you already receive exclusive benefits as part of the Forest of Reading program, including hundreds of resources, virtual author visits, and voting privileges.

This year, we've introduced Forest Perks! For an extra $10/year Forest registrants get access to exciting additional perks that you don’t want to miss out on.

What do you get?

Exclusive access to Forest of Reading Festival tickets one week before the public release date (value: priceless)
Exclusive access to virtual content available only to Forest Perks registrants (value: $500)
Access to 15% off at The Library Marketplace on all orders (value: major savings)

If you're already a Forest Perk registrant, welcome!

If not, it's not too late to take advantage of Forest Perks. Login to your profile and click the "Store" tab near the top right. From there, you can add Forest Perks to your cart, as well other goodies like pencils, certificates, or additional book sets.

Five Little Indians Voted as the 2021 Forest of Reading® Evergreen Award™ Winner!

After months of reading the best in Canadian fiction and non-fiction for adults, readers from over 85 Ontario libraries have chosen Michelle Good’s Five Little Indians (HarperCollins Publishers Ltd) as this year’s Evergreen Award winner.

“Michelle Good's novel, Five Little Indians, illustrates how fiction can help us cultivate empathy, arrive at understanding, and seek truth. This story helps us understand the deep and real harms committed by the Canadian residential school system, and the ongoing impacts of those harms on Indigenous people today,” says Erin Kernohan-Berning, chair, Evergreen Award Committee. “That Five Little Indians has been voted this year's Evergreen Award winner by readers demonstrates that Indigenous stories are important, and I hope that readers continue to learn from and elevate these stories. I am pleased to welcome Michelle Good to the list of Evergreen Award-winning authors.”

Thank you to everyone who voted! And congratulations to Michelle Good!

Secure Your Seat for 2 Equitable Learning Environment Workshops

The Ontario School Library Association is running 2 workshops that are 2 hours long for school library worker. These workshops will provide you with practical tools to centre equity and belonging in your class.

Note: There is a participation cap of 50 participants. The registration fee covers both workshops.

Workshop #1: The Culturally Relevant and Responsive Education: Preparation, Planning, Pedagogy, and Practice

Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 10-12 p.m. ET

In this workshop, participants will examine the tenets of culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy and decide on practical ways to centre the ideas of equity and belonging within our classes.

Workshop #2: Moving from Awareness to Action: Using the Tools you Have to Disrupt Racism/Anti-Black Racism

Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 10-12 p.m. ET

In this workshop we examine the many tools we already have and how to use those tools in our various roles to bring about change within our organization and the wider community.

Save These Dates for the 2022 Program Year!

October 15, 2021: The school-aged nominated lists were announced.

November 15: Password portion of the website open for 2022 registered participants

February 1-5, 2022: OLA Super Conference

April 1-30: Voting for 2022 school-aged programs opens

April 23, 2022: Official Forest Voting Day for 2022 school-aged programs (World Book Day)

May 17-18, 2022: Forest of Reading Festival – Toronto (English) – virtually and/or in-person to be determined.

May 19, 2022 Forest of Reading Festival – Toronto (French) – virtually and/or in-person to be determined.