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Books 4 Babies is a community-based literacy program focusing on the importance of reading to newborns. Through the program, every baby born in British Columbia will receive a book bag containing a board book, a CD and information about library and other services in their community.

Please consider making a donation to this important program through our local partner partners eZABU.com and Wagsta.com.  Donations can be made on line…please click here.  Thank you!

Books 4 Babies was sponsored locally in Campbell River for over 15 years. Three years ago the province took over the program and distributed a bag with a book, a CD, and some information on child development to libraries around the province. Literacy Now took charge of stuffing the bags, delivering them to the Health Unit and arranging for them to be distributed to new moms by a Public Health Nurse. The province dropped the program this year as a result of budget. We have enough bags to last until March of next year and then the program will end.

Approximately $2500.00 is necessary to run the program annually.

Please consider making a donation to this important program through our local partner partners eZABU.com and Wagsta.com.  Donations can be made on line…please click here.  Thank you!