The Forest of Reading is an exciting program and has received a lot of media attention, including coverage by major media outlets, such as the Globe and Mail, the National Post, CTV News, Global News, Toronto Star, CBC, CHOQ FM, L’Express, and Le Métropolitan.

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2019:

• Author Waubgeshig Rice wraps up 2019 Oxford Reads, Regina Leader Post, November 6, 2019
• I Read Canadian Day: On February 19, We Stand on Guard To Read, Canadian School Libraries Journal, November 4, 2019
• Waubgeshig Rice wins 2019 Evergreen Award for Moon of the Crusted Snow, CBC Books, October 28, 2019
• Finalists announced for 2020 Forest of Reading award program, CBC Books, October 16, 2019
• The 2020 Forest of Reading nominations shine a light on the best in Canadian kidlit, Quill & Quire, October 16, 2019
• Reading for Pleasure … And a Chance to Vote for the Best, Observer Xtra, August 1, 2019
• Celebrating students’ love of reading, The Oshawa Express, May 21, 2019
• Claudia Larochelle remporte le prix Peuplier, Radio-Canada, May 17, 2019
• Students, authors, and award-winners come together at this year’s Festival of Trees, Quill & Quire, May 16, 2019
• Linwood Barclay’s middle-grade novel Chase among Forest of Reading winners, CBC Books, May 15, 2019
• Festival of Trees segment (26:00-26:42), CTV Kitchener, May 8, 2019
• What’s in the magic box? . (an article in Korea about the Blue Spruce program), The Korea Times Daily, February 6, 2019

2018:

• Monique Gray Smith’s YA book Speaking Our Truth nominated for Forest Of Reading award, CBC Books, October 12, 2018
• Heather Smith, Eric Walters, and Kevin Sylvester receive multiple Forest of Reading nominations, Quill & Quire, October 11, 2018
• Festival of Trees shines celebrity spotlight on children’s authors, The Globe and Mail, September 4, 2018
• Central Manitoulin Public School named Battle of the Books champs, The Manitoulin Expositor, May 23, 2018
• The Sudbury Star The Forest of Reading at Sudbury’s libraries, The Sudbury Star, May 20, 2018
• Live Broadcast from the Festival of Trees, CHOQ FM, May 18, 2018
• Festival of Trees 2018, The Canadian Children’s Book Centre, May 17, 2018
• The 2018 Forest Festival of Trees draws a big crowd of young readers, Quill and Quire, May 16, 2018
• Our Lady of Fatima School participated in nation-wide Forest of Reading Program, Eliot Lake Standard, May 9, 2018
• Library events encourage literacy in exciting ways, Airdrie City View, May 3, 2018
• Ma branche préférée » le livre pour enfants qualifié au Prix Peuplier, CHOQ FM, April 23, 2018
• How aware of literary awards are Canadian book buyers?, BookNet Blog, April 4, 2018
• LIBRARY LINE: Battle of the Books for youth, The Intelligencer, April 2, 2018
• Throw everything on the page and go from there’: Wesley King on why writing is like a treasure hunt, CBC Books, March 14, 2018
• Richardson to read at Mission Library, Mission City Record, March 9, 2018

2017:

• Cherie Dimaline: Hopes and dreams in the apocalypse, The Toronto Star, November 6, 2017
• Cherie Dimaline wins the $50,000 Kirkus Prize for YA lit, Quill and Quire, November 3, 2017
• Why Vikki VanSickle writes for her 11-year-old self, CBC Books, November 1, 2017
• Watts: Sudbury’s library a lot more than just books, Sudbury Star, October 22, 2017
• Gord Downie, songwriter, dies at 53, Quill and Quire, October 18, 2017
• Chris Hadfield, Gord Downie among Forest of Reading’s 108 nominees for 2018 awards, CBC Books, October 17, 2017
• OLA announces 2018 Forest of Reading nominees, Quill and Quire, October 16, 2017
• READING BETWEEN THE LINES: Evergreen Award voting takes place in September, Arthur Enterprise News, August 23, 2017
• What to read, what to read? Durham kids weigh in on Ontario summer book list, Clarington This Week, July 17, 2017
• ADSB students took part in Canada’s largest recreational reading program, Sault Online, May 31, 2017
• 2017 Forest of Reading winners announced!, CanLit for Canadians, May 19, 2017
• Forest of Reading Celebrates Invades Powerade Centre, Brampton Guardian, May 18, 2017

2016:

• OLA announces 2017 Forest of Reading nominees, Quill and Quire, October 20, 2016
• 2017 Forest of Reading Nominated Titles Announced, October 14, 2016, The Canadian Children’s Book Centre
• Children’s authors ignite creative spark in kids, TimminsPress.com, February 22, 2016
• Local students venture into the Forest of Reading, Soo Today, February 22, 2016