The Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick

The mission of the LCNB is to advance literacy and opportunities for lifelong learning and essential skills for the citizens of New Brunswick.

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📣 Do you work with families of preschool children? Are you interested in training to become an Early Literacy Mentor? Join our project! Send an email to [email protected] or visit our website to learn more: https://t.co/GrXW45vED4

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This week is Teacher Appreciation Week and we want to celebrate all the wonderful teachers all of us have learned from throughout our lives.
Everything that you have done has made an impact. :)

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We’re proud to see our founder Dr. Doug Willms honored with the 2026 Dr. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell Literacy Award! 🎉 His 40+ years of work continue to shape how we support literacy and well-being for all students. 🧡

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🎉CONGRATULATIONS to our very deserving award recipients! We were delighted to honour them last week during our 2026 Dr. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell Literacy Awards. Our heartfelt thanks to Her Honour Louise Imbeault, guests, government officials, and members of LCNB!

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And here we go! We have officially started off the 2026 Dr Marilyn Trenholme Counsell Literacy Awards with remarks from Her Honour Louise Imbeault and LCNB Executive Director Susan Yarom.
Follow along to help us celebrate our awardees tonight.

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Less than an hour until the 2026 Dr Marilyn Trenholme Counsell Awards ceremony! Follow along for more updates.

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Today is #NBLiteracyDay, and we are so excited to announce the winners of our Adult Learner's Writing Contest! CONGRATS to: Amy Mills (1st place, English), Fablizi Nduwimana (1ère place, français), Marissa Long (runner up, English) and Marie-Michèle Gionet (finaliste, français)!

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Today, on #NBLiteracyDay, we're proud to publish all of the submissions we received for our Adult Learner's Writing Contest in an ebook! Check them out on our website here: https://t.co/aIC1VWNVon #AdultLearnersWeek

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Today is #NBLiteracyDay, which LCNB is excited to celebrate once again this year. We are so proud of all the work being done in NB advance literacy and lifelong learning. Be sure to stay tuned today for more updates on our Adult Learner's Writing Contest! #AdultLearnersWeek

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This week is #AdultLearnersWeek, celebrating the incredible efforts of adult learners, and we are so excited to be highlighting everyone who participated in our writing contest! Stay tuned for the ebook with the essays and for the announcement of the winners on #NBLiteracyDay!

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We are so excited to announce the winners of our 2026 Dr. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell Literacy Awards! We can't wait to celebrate all these incredible people and organizations and their contribution to literacy across NB. More: https://t.co/aphfCavRAs

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April is National Poetry Month! 📷 Organized by the League of Canadian Poets, this campaign aims to elevate the cultural significance of poetry and champion the role of poets in Canada. Follow along this month to learn more about the campaign and how you can be a part of this!

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Find some last-minute plans for this week (check out the groups' Facebook pages for more information).

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Welcome Spring with LCNB 🌻 - https://t.co/PZjDDRqGx9

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UNESCO established March 21 as World Poetry Day in 1999 to promote poetry reading, writing and teaching. This World Poetry day explore some wonderful works by New Brunswick writers and poets below. #WorldPoetryDay #newbrunswickwriters #LCNB

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March 20 is World Storytelling Day. Children love when adults tell, sing, and read stories to them! Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) in NB are honing these performative literacies to share with children and families. Learn more: https://t.co/uL9PNSEIOe #TalkSingRead

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Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) in ASD-S attended a workshop on Reading Aloud as part of the "Talking, Singing, Reading...Everyone, Everywhere!" literacy project, exploring new books and making literacy tools to support their singing, reading and storytelling.

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March is Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month! 🌱 This campaign is a celebration of agriculture in classrooms across the country. Find out more about CALM here: https://t.co/dkBzFXXM5r

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🎉Exciting news! We're on Bluesky now! Find and follow us on Bluesky as @literacynb.bsky.social and stay connected with us everywhere.

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-learn about the authors and illustrators of songs, books, and stories that children love to hear. Learn more: https://t.co/o8RkVEjtZH hashtag#TalkSingRead hashtag#ExploringLiteracies hashtag#LiteracyMatters hashtag#LifelongLearning

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Learning about authors and illustrators promotes young children thinking of themselves as authors and illustrators. In the Talking, Singing, Reading Everyone, Everywhere! project, Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) build confidence and performative literacy skills, as well as-