Build a Bookshelf:
The Library Makeover Contest

We have the Grand Prize Winner!

Nuiyak School in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut is the Grand Prize winner, taking home the $10,000 cash and, along with the other Top 10 schools, 50 books generously donated from First Book Canada.

Congratulations to all schools in the Top 10. Your hard work getting your community involved paid off!

Nuiyak School, Grand Prize Winner of the Build a Bookshelf: Library Makeover Contest!

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Agincourt Jr.P.S

Scarborough, ON

OUR SCHOOL Agincourt Junior Public School is an elementary school in Scarborough, Ontario fondly known by the local community as “Little A”. We are a small school with approximately... More »

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John F. Kennedy Elementary School

Laval, QC

John F. Kennedy Elementary School is situated in Laval, Quebec. We house about 320 students ranging from kindergarten to grade 6. We have a dynamic team who supports our DEAR (Drop Everything And... More »

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Nuiyak School

Sanikiluaq, NU

Nuiyak Elementary School is located in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut on the Belcher Islands in the Hudson Bay. We are an Inuttitut school with English as a second language. We are a... More »

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Williamstown Public School

Williamstown, ON

Williamstown Public School is a rural school of 310 students nestled in the heart of Glengarry County in Eastern Ontario. Williamstown serves children from Junior Kindergarten to grade... More »

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St.George Elementary School

St.George, NB

We are a K-6 school with about 300 students and a wonderful staff who promote reading as an essential daily opportunity to grow and learn. The library at SGES is very old and the books are... More »

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Sir John Franklin Elementary

Vancouver, BC

Franklin’s library is on life support. Currently, our library collection is the smallest in the Vancouver School Board and more than 65% of our collection is 22 years or older. ... More »

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Brooklands School

Winnipeg, MB

This past summer we decided to grow our library. A renovation and move has created a new and dynamic space that we call the Learning Commons Library. This expanded space provides a home for our... More »

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Tecumseh Public School

Burlington, ON

Tecumseh Public School is a K- 8 school with 280 students. We are located in Burlington, Ontario. Over the years our school has struggled with poor literacy scores on province-wide standardized... More »

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Princess Elizabeth Public School

Welland, ON

Princess Elizabeth Public School Our Library – How it Used to Be Our library is home to just over 400 students, from grades K to 8, and until this year, the students enjoyed... More »

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Centennial School

Selkirk, MB

Centennial School is a small elementary school in Selkirk, MB. We have 132 students from a variety of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Many of our students are Aboriginal and we have... More »

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