Young Alberta Book Society (YABS)
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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!
Edmonton, AB
Joined March 2011
We're taking a hiatus from X, so please check our website for information about what we're up to!
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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
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.
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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
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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:
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The casino fundraiser for the Alberta Dance Alliance is being held at the Starlight Casino Edmonton on Saturday 18 June and Sunday 19 June, 2022. We’re looking for volunteers to help ensure the days...
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📣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
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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!
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⏳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
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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
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#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.
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Cartoonist Gerry Rasmussen will be there too! (He’s not on Twitter so we couldn’t tag him.)
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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! 🥰
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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
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🧡 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:
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🧡 The YABS office will be closed tomorrow while the staff participates in National Day of Truth and Reconciliation programming and reflects on the work that needs to be done. Thank you to Lindork...
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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
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!
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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.
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.
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We're starting to wind down the Cenovus Wordpower visits for this spring and our artists have had a terrific time connecting with Albertan students! Thanks for making #wordpower2021 possible, @Cenovus!
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For my birthday wish, I hope to raise money to help @YABStweet continue to encourage a love of literacy in Alberta students. Can you help my wish come true? https://t.co/c7xIXwVcXt
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Help Marty Chan celebrate his birthday by supporting author, illustrator and storyteller visits to Albertan students! Funds raised bring literary artists into Kindergarten-Grade 12 classrooms all...
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Visited with the creative and clever Gr. 4-6 students #EckvilleElementary today, thanks to the wonderful support of @cenovus and @YABStweet #Wordpower2021. Turns out a paper clip can inspire amazing stories! #somuchfun #greatimaginations
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📝With all of the disruptions schools have had to roll with, we've once again extended our Martyn Godfrey Young Writers Award deadline. Alberta students in grades 4-9 have until June 25 to enter their stories! 🏆Full details here:
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