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She sits happily with her [110th For the 57 per cent of adults in , ' ‘ , . w or in the children's section at Waterloo Region who fall into the l \ e ‘ ‘4’, Call... is‘ Waterloo Public Library, eagerly two lowest levels of literacy, readâ€" \Q‘w ' .‘ it; 3 turning pages of a colourful board mg With children can he the step/ ' a . , - aâ€; , book. ping stone to better literacy and -, . - \v. '1 tier mom, Marta \r’elykopolska, math skills for themselves â€aâ€; ‘ â€"/ " ' ,. -. «2 makes an effort to get lrene and Family literacy Day, celebrated Ms A / .i 4' ' l e I e m e n t her t\s'0~y¢'arrold brother Michael across Canada on Jan. 27. focuses r’ ' W \ -"" I h , ° out to the library at least once or (in interAgenerational learning. «'- ' '3. , l a ' r twice a Week, “The big thing is, people are [6" ' i, 519 . 746 . 12] 2 lhe family speaks Ukrainian at embarrassed to admit they maybe I . “a , -. . . 55 no Ii. 0. 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