Family Literacy Week 2026 returns to Fort St. John

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A non-profit in Fort St. John has lined up multiple events to celebrate Family Literacy Week this year. 

The city is geared up to celebrate Family Literacy Week between January 25th to February 1st, with events including those put on by the Fort St. John Literacy Society. 

Danelle Boyd, the literacy outreach coordinator and executive director for the Fort St. John Literacy Society, told Energeticcity.ca the society has partnered with Beem Credit Union and other organizations to host various activities.

The society will be running events all week long, and has already begun its schedule with a launch on January 23rd.

It has also partnered with the Tse’k’wa Heritage Society to host an event for Family Literacy Week on January 30th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Boyd explained the society hopes to “encourage persons to spend time with each other, teach each other different things [and] read stories to their kids, which helps to develop their brain from a tender age to have interest in different things.” 

Boyd said the community has responded positively to the literacy week events. 

“A lot of residents have looked forward [to it] and I’m expecting more people to be able to participate in the event,” she noted. “It’s also an opportunity for us to get out of the house, to take a second away from our regular day-to-day lives [and] be able to spend some meaningful time [together].” 

The events are free to the public, although some will need pre-registration. 

“[This is] to ensure we are able to prepare sufficient items for the persons who are coming,” Boyd shared.

People interested in attending Family Literacy Week events hosted by the society can find out more here.