Young Alberta Book Society (YABS)

40 years of fostering a love of reading and writing among young people in Alberta. We are taking a hiatus from X so please check our website!

[Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) @YABStweet]

We're taking a hiatus from X, so please check our website for information about what we're up to!

[Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) @YABStweet]

We are so grateful for this funding! Red Deer & area teachers and librarians jumped right on this and we have a waiting list. Thank you so much, @RDCommunityFdn, we're going to reach so many deserving kids in Central Alberta thanks to your generous support

[Community Foundation of Central Alberta @RDCommunityFdn]

A grant of $3450 was awarded to the @YABStweet for their Seeds of Stories program which provides author, illustrator or storyteller visits to Alberta schools at no cost to the school.

We're happy to help foster literacy and a love of reading among central Alberta students.

[Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) @YABStweet]

One month left for AB gr 4-9 kids to enter the Martyn Godfrey Award! Contact us if you need more info or a poster to put up in your library/classroom! #abed #kidlit https://t.co/Z1kAwoute1

[Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) @YABStweet]

Our friends at @ABDanceAlliance need casino help! June 18 & 19 at Starlight Casino and there are a variety of shifts available. The work is not intimidating, training and supervision are provided, plus there's food! Let them know if you can help: https://t.co/qLka0jKdGz

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@nhungtrandavies @Ahugheswrites @karen_sp_fitz @lornasn @natasha_deen @annab311a Hurrah!

[Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) @YABStweet]

📣The winners of the 2022 Martyn Godfrey Award are now on our website! These 18 enthusiastic young writers will receive books by YABS authors, a certificate, and an invitation to our exclusive Winners' Circle writing workshops in May. 🌟Congratulations!🌟

https://t.co/Z1kAwoLwg1

[Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) @YABStweet]

So many people have stepped up for our long-delayed casino! Thank you 🙏 We have just 5 spots left to fill on the evening of May 17: banker, 2 chip runner, 2 count room. 📞780-422-8232 if you can help!

[Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) @YABStweet]

⏳Martyn Godfrey Award is extended❗️The deadline was right in the middle of spring break for most AB districts. To give students a little more time to enjoy their breaks and still get stories in on time, we have extended the deadline to noon on April 8!

https://t.co/Z1kAwoLwg1

[Joan Marie Galat - Author, Editor, Speaker @JoanMarieGalat]

Fun times delivering my Stories in the Stars #STEAM #writing workshop for ⁦@YABStweet⁩ Story Ave. Hard working students! Tweet me your questions anytime. ⁦@JAM_School_EPSB⁩ ⁦@EPSBNews

[Lorna S. Nicholson @lornasn]

#WorldReadAloudDay Fun times reading with @edmontonpublic Lago Lindo school. We also talked writing, researching, and...books. Yes...books!!! Thx to @YABStweet for this opportunity and their #seedsofstories program.

[Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) @YABStweet]

Cartoonist Gerry Rasmussen will be there too! (He’s not on Twitter so we couldn’t tag him.)

[Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) @YABStweet]

One of our favourite programs is this month! We're not able to gather with our Story Avenue students as usual, so we'll be meeting their classes online this year. Thanks so much to our sponsors @WerklundFndtn, Telus's @FriendlyFuture, and @EdPubTeachers Local 37! 🥰

[Werklund Foundation @WerklundFndtn]

The Werklund Foundation has been a sponsor of the 2022 Story Avenue Program for several years. If you wish to join us in our sponsorship of a children's program that encourages literacy, please reach out to @YABStweet #EveryChildMatters #readingisfun

[Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) @YABStweet]

@Marty_Chan We were lamenting today that it feels like we’re in the 7th week of January. This definitely made things feel a little lighter!

[Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) @YABStweet]

@rachelnseigel @AuthorsBooking Hi Rachel! Our entire roster is Alberta literary artists, many of whom are in the Edmonton area. We'd be happy to help them out! They can email Jenn at [email protected]

[Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) @YABStweet]

🧡 The YABS office will be closed tomorrow while the staff participates in #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation programming and reflects on the work that needs to be done. Please check our Facebook post for a list of activities and resources: https://t.co/5KQEmDtqFq

[Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) @YABStweet]

We’re very pleased to be helping out @PeMetawe and @Crystal_Kids by donating copies of Little Yellow House by @carissahalton for door prizes! #albertaave

[Pe Metawe Games @PeMetawe]

OMG! It's Happening! Come check out our 24hr D&D charity livestream at https://t.co/UP0VZPbPlA! Help fundraise for local youth charity @Crystal_Kids!

[Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) @YABStweet]

Today on #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay we’re taking a bit of time to learn about how we can be better allies. When we know better we can do better.

[Pe Metawe Consulting @PeMetaweConsult]

This National Indigenous Peoples Day, Pe Metawe Consulting is offering an abridged version of its Indigenous Allyship workshop. That's 11am-12:30pm MST on June 21. Webinar tix are free, although you are encouraged to donate to charity. https://t.co/Smht6wag3l

[Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) @YABStweet]

@RockyLibrary Thanks for sharing!

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Congratulations @Ahugheswrites 🎉