February 2022 Newsletter
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INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WELCOME DAVID ANDRELLI !
It is a pleasure, to welcome David Andrelli as Interim Executive Director of the Fraser-Hickson Institute (minibiblioPLUS). David will serve from February 28, 2022, until March 2023 while Executive Director Asha Dixit is on maternity leave.
David brings over a decade of management, information technology and human resources experience with Apple, along with teaching and coaching experience at the secondary school level in Montreal. He holds a B.A. in Joint Specialization in English and History from Concordia University. As a dedicated volunteer with our flagship minibiblioPLUS project since 2018, the Board was impressed by David’s enthusiasm for early childhood #literacy and #community development.
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Book of the Month-February
Violet by Tania Duprey Stehlik
Violet’s mother is red, and her father is blue so why isn’t she red or blue? Why is she violet? Upset and confused, Violet goes to her mother. Using paints, her mother shows her that when you combine red and blue, you get violet! Like many people in the world, Violet is a beautiful mix of colors. A wonderfully original story about acceptance and the beauty of being different. Click on the photo to discover activities to compliment your reading!
Valentine’s Day Event
Story-time at Garderie Le Baluchon
What a beautiful day spent reading with the little ones at the Garderie Le Baluchon. Here is David and Stephanie animating a love-filled story-time! Thank you for celebrating Valentine’s day and International Book Giving Day with us. Thank you to Genny and her amazing team for helping us to share the love of reading today and everyday!Special event at École Saint Raymond, NDG
Chinese New Year at École Saint-Raymond’s School
Thank you to Ms. Zhang’s class at École Saint-Raymond Elementary School for hosting us this morning for a special reading event in collaboration with Bienvenue à NDG. Here is Gisele who animated a reading followed by an arts and crafts activity to celebrate Chinese New Year. It was a true pleasure.
New Partner
Garderie Centre d’Imagination/ Créatif de LaSalle
We present to you our newest partner, Centre d’Imagination/ Créatif de LaSalle. Here is Gisele at the installation of their minibiblio. Thank you for sharing the love of reading with your little ones. Happy reading!
New Partner
Garderie La Petite Académie Centrale
Join us in welcoming our newest partner, La Petite Académie Centrale. Here is Gisele with Angela at the installation of their new minibiblio. Thank you for sharing the love of books with your children. Happy reading!
100th Partner in NDG/CDN!
Garderie Les Petits Anges de Wesley- 100th Partner in NDG!
Congratulations to Garderie Les Petits Anges de Wesley for being our 100th partner in NDG/CDN! We are proud to have reached such a milestone in our community. Thank you to Liane and Jane for welcoming us with open arms. We are grateful to you for your partnership and for helping us share the joy of reading with the children of the NDG community. Happy reading to all!Volunteer of the month – February 2022
Wanessa Cardoso de Sousa
We are delighted to announce our volunteer of the month for February 2022: Wanessa Cardoso de Sousa! Here’s a message from her:
“Volunteering at 
is such an honour! I always loved listening to stories and sharing this passion with others. I am delighted to show children the joy of reading and learning new things through story-time. I share ’ philosophy on the importance of early literacy, and it’s a pleasure for me to demonstrate to children that it is possible to dream and have fun while learning with books. I also love helping in the library. All the moments I dedicated to make me even more positive that working as a librarian is something that I want to do! “
January 2022 Newsletter
Click to read all about what minibiblioPLUS has been up to the month of January!
