<p>In this episode, we&#39;re celebrating<a href="https://www.litworld.org/world-read-aloud-day" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> World Read Aloud Day!</a> Held on the first Wednesday of every February, this day highlights the power of reading aloud in building community and promoting literacy. To honour this day, Dan chats with children&#39;s author Sara O&#39;Leary about her work and the benefits that reading aloud has. Sara&#39;s children&#39;s books include <em>A Kid is a Kid is a Kid, This is Sadie, When You Were Small, </em>and <em>The Little Books of the Little Brontës</em>. Her new book, <em>A Friend is a Friend is a Friend, </em>comes out in April of this year.</p><p><strong>Sara O&#39;Leary&#39;s website: </strong><a href="https://saraoleary.ca/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://saraoleary.ca/⁠</a></p><p>We&#39;re also featuring our Member, Executive Director Darlene Brown from The Learning Exchange (TLE) in Laval, who shares all the wonderful literacy-based programs her organization offers for adults and families.</p><p><strong>The Learning Exchange (TLE) website: </strong><a href="https://literacyunlimited.ca/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://tleliteracy.com/</a></p><p>Have questions or need help? Contact<a href="https://www.literacyquebec.org/helpline.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Literacy Quebec&#39;s Literacy Helpline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> or call 1-888-521-8181. </p><p>Jump onto<a href="https://www.literacyquebec.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.literacyquebec.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> for events and to find what literacy services our members can offer you or someone you know. </p><p>What&#39;s Literacy? is a podcast for English-speaking listeners and learners interested in everything and anything to do with literacy in Quebec and beyond. Follow our host, Dan Laxer, as he explores community building, lifelong learning, and the multiple types of literacy through his interviews with a range of special guests. </p><p>Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at [email protected], call us at 514-508-6805. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @LiteracyQuebec </p><p>Special thanks: Podcast<a href="https://linktr.ee/cu.sagedus" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theme Music ‘No Math’ by Cú: Jaan Eerik Priks &amp; Brian Francis Devaney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> </p><p><br></p>