Next week: Literacy week

October 3 marks the launch of Nunavut Literacy Week, with events promoting literacy awareness in communities across Nunavut.

On Wednesday, the Nunavut Literacy Council will hold its “Read for 15” challenge. This involves reading for 15 minutes, a challenge 7,281 Nunavummiut took up last year.

This year, Yellowknife is challenging Iqaluit to see which city can get the highest number of residents to participate. The results will be tallied up and then divided by population and the city with the highest percentage of readers will win.

“Last year, 1,918, or approximately 41 per cent of the people in Iqaluit, took part in ‘Read for 15’,” said Kim Crockatt, executive director of the Nunavut Literacy council. “We hope to top that number this year.”

To enter the challenge, call Iqaluit’s Centennial Library or the council at 867-983-2678 or contact kimcr@polarnet.ca.