CELA's audiobooks and magazines are available in Direct to Player and downloadable formats. We no longer mail out CDs. Please contact us for more information.
The BC Summer Reading Club is a free literacy program designed to engage school-aged children, ages 5-14, with libraries and reading, throughout the summer!
The 2025 theme is Colour Your Summer!
Accessible books for the 2025 BC Summer Reading Club are now available.
The BC & Yukon Book Prizes celebrate outstanding writers and publishers in British Columbia.
The Canadian Children's Book Centre administer seven awards, all of which celebrate excellence in Canadian children's books.
The First Nation Communities READ celebrates and holds up the very best in Indigenous literature in Canada! The shortlisted titles will be announced during the second week of September 2025 with the selected titles announced during First Nation Public Library Week in October 2025.
Read the long list of titles nominated for the 2025-2026 reading year!
The Forest of Reading® offers ten reading programs to encourage a love of reading in people of all ages. More than 270,000 readers participate annually from their school, public library, or individually.
The Sundog Award is for readers in grades 4-6
Read the 2026 Sundog Award nominees
The Northern Lights Award is for readers in grades 7-8
Join us for an intergalactic adventure, as we prepare for a summer full of reading and discovery!
This year’s theme is Space. We’ll explore the cosmos to learn about planets and stars and wonder at the mysteries of the universe. Join us to READ, DISCOVER, and CREATE with books, activities, and programs that are out of this world.
Accessible reading recommendations for the 2025 New Brunswick Summer Reading Club.
TD Summer Reading Club is Canada’s biggest, bilingual summer reading program for kids of all ages, all interests, and all abilities. This free Club celebrates Canadian authors, illustrators and stories, and inspires kids to explore the fun of reading their way. This is key to building a lifelong love of reading.
