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Celebrating Freedom to Read Week

This poem is dedicated to my dear sister Gail Silvius

Read:)

Read For Freedom
Read For Peace
Read For power
Read For Knowledge
Read for Equality
Read for Justice
Read Become a giver and not just a taker
Read For trust
Read LOVE
Read For believes
Read for happiness
Read for calmness
Read far fairest
Read for the future
Read for hope
Read for mistakes.
Read for…

By Maryan Ali

Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom.

As of 2024, Freedom to Read Week entered a new phase led by Library and Archives Canada, the Canadian Urban Libraries Council, and the Ontario Library Association in partnership with the Book and Periodical Council.