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Janice Douglas began her career in literacy as a children’s librarian in 1967. During her 41 year commitment, she has been a tireless leader in the library community and has contributed to the development of literacy at all life stages.
Early on, Janice was responsible for the Vancouver Public Library being one of the first public libraries in North America to deliver literacy programs for parents and their babies. There can be no doubt that her work has had a positive influence on Vancouver children’s reading activity. Janice was a founding board member and past chair of the national literacy festival, Word-on-the-Street and a founding partner in establishing Family Literacy Week in British Columbia. She supported the introduction of Mother Goose programming around Vancouver, which now has 15 to 20 programs across the city in multiple languages. She also created the family literacy program, Man in the Moon, a program for male caregivers and their children.
Janice has not neglected adults in her support of literacy activities. She developed the One Book One Vancouver adult literacy program to get the whole city reading the same book. Her promotion of author readings for adults has attracted many with low literacy levels.
Janice has since retired from the Vancouver Public Library this May; however, she continues to be a literacy champion in collaboration with a number of literacy organizations.
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