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🔦In the spotlight - One eRead Canada 2026: What I Know About You by Éric Chacour

This April, Canadians were invited to join people from across the country in reading What I Know About You by Éric Chacour, originally published in French as « Ce que je sais de toi » and translated by Pablo Strauss.

Now join the online discussion happening with readers from across the country on the One eRead Canada Facebook page. Submit your questions beforehand through the One eRead Canada social media channels or during the show. 

• French event: Wednesday, April 29, 7pm 

• English event: Thursday, April 30, 7pm

📖 Upcoming events / Programmes à venir

🤓 The library: Where shhhhhh happens.   

Tuesday, April 28

• 1pm Parenting in Ottawa Drop-in

• 6pm English Conversation Circle

Wednesday, April 29

• 10:30am Conte en famille et jouons à la biblio

• 2pm Bilingual Ready, Set, Kindergarten (Ages 3-4) | À vos marques, prêts, maternelle!

• 6:30pm English Conversation Circle

Thursday, April 30

• 6:30 pm Slow Stitchers and Handcrafters

Friday, May 1

• 10:30am Employment Support

Saturday, May 2

• 10:30am Fairy Tale Adventures: Tales, Tea & Craft (Ages 5 and up)

• 2pm Sensory Storytime

• 3pm Zine Workshop / Atelier de fabrication de fanzines

Sunday, May 3

• 10:30am Family Storytime & Craft

📌 Your next read - May the 4th be with you!

In honour of Star Wars Day, read the items in this list. They are organised in order of their appearance in the Star Wars timeline, not the item's publication. 

📌 Familles francophones - Fêtez la semaine du livre canadien pour la jeunesse 2026!

Pour les enfants d’un océan à l’autre, c’est l’occasion parfaite de rencontrer des auteures et auteurs canadiens et de savourer des récits qui reflètent leur réalité et leur culture.