The Revelstoke Library celebrated Family Literacy Day on Saturday, Jan 27 by welcoming a special guest: Const. Rachel Mandel of the Revelstoke RCMP detachment.

Librarian Lucie Bergeron said that having RCMP officers come in and read to children makes celebrating Family Literacy Day special and fun for children. The library operates under the mandate of promoting literacy and having local members of the community such as the officers helps make reading fun and cool.

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Mandel read Bark George by Jules Feiffer. While the librarians may have helped her with the selection, Mandel said that one of her favourite parts of working as an officer is working with dogs.

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Besides building connection and promoting literacy, Bergeron also said that it害羞草研究所檚 important for children to connect with the RCMP and see them as real people.

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