Media Advisory - Members of the Vancouver media are invited to attend a Reading Party celebrating First Book Canada's National Book Bank Book Distribution

When: Tuesday, February 25^th
Where: Walter Moberly Elementary School
1000 East 59^th Avenue Vancouver, BC
V5X 1Y7
Time: 9:30am

For map and directions - http://bit.ly/1bjaIKS

Note - Located at the intersection of East 59^th Avenue and Ross Street. There is ample free parking for visitors, media, volunteers, and presenters. We ask that you arrive 10 minutes prior to the start of the event.

First Book Canada brings 60,000 new books to kids in need

VANCOUVER, Feb. 21, 2014 /CNW/ - First Book Canada, along with volunteers from TD Bank Group, will host a TD Reading Celebration on February 25^th with the kindergarten classes at Walter Moberly Elementary School and preschoolers from their Strong Start Centre. Children's author and illustrator Ashley Spires will be reading her book The Most Magnificent Thing and will give each student a signed copy to take home and keep. Volunteers from TD will be reading to students and will gift each student with additional brand-new books. This reading event is to celebrate First Book Canada's National Book Bank free book distribution taking place this week where 60,000 books will be given out to children from low-income households across the country.

Image with caption: "First Book Canada Logo (CNW Group/First Book Canada)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140221_C6519_PHOTO_EN_37020.jpg

SOURCE: First Book Canada

For Media Inquiries, please contact:

Wayne Cochrane
Director of Operations, First Book Canada
[email protected]
1-866-393-1222 ext. 0155