Upcoming Events
Celebrate Family Literacy Day with a virtual clay workshop!
January 23rd, 2025
Past events
Reading for the Love of It
February 22nd, 2024—February 23rd, 2024
Family Literacy Day
January 25th, 2024
Parenting is Heart Work Conference
November 7th, 2023—November 9th, 2023
CANSCAIP in the Grove, the Art of Picture Books
September 9th, 2023—October 28th, 2023
Creating Stories with Clay: Toronto Public Library, Lillian H. Smith branch
April 22nd, 2023
The Learning Exchange Family Story Time
April 2nd, 2023
Reading For The Love Of It 2023
February 23rd, 2023—February 24th, 2023
Family Literacy Day Virtual Story and Clay Art Demonstration
January 26th, 2023
Creating Stories with Clay: Toronto Public Library, Jones Branch
January 14th, 2023
Toronto International Festival of Authors
October 1st, 2022—October 2nd, 2022
Wee Festival: Arts and Culture for Early Years.
June 11th, 2022
Reading for the Love of It CANCELLED!
February 24th, 2022—February 25th, 2022
Celebrate Family Literacy Day 2022 virtually with FLD Honorary Chair Barbara Reid
January 27th, 2022
Inspired by Nature with Barbara Reid: Free Virtual Program from Richmond Hill Public Library
April 10th, 2021—May 1st, 2021
1000 Islands Writers Festival CANCELLED
April 24th, 2020—April 26th, 2020
Reading For The Love Of It
February 20th, 2020—February 21st, 2020
Let’s Read 2020, Brant ON
January 26th, 2020
Celebrate Literacy Month with Barbara Reid: Stories and Clay
January 15th, 2020
Celebrate Literacy Month with Stories and Clay
January 11th, 2020
Nature Tales Festival, Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington ON
September 22nd, 2019
Cut Sew Sculpt Play: the art of not drawing picture books
September 19th, 2019
Reading for the Love of It Conference, Toronto
February 21st, 2019—February 22nd, 2019
Celebrate Family Literacy Month with Stories & Clay at Deer Park Library
January 26th, 2019
Celebrate Family Literacy Month with Stories and Clay at North York Central Library
January 21st, 2019
Learning Literacy Conference, Cincinati, OH
July 19th, 2018
Mazza Museum Summer Conference, Findlay OH
July 16th, 2018—July 18th, 2018
Vancouver Island Children’s Book Festival, Vancouver BC
May 12th, 2018
ImagiNation Festival, Quebec City QC
April 7th, 2018
Family Workshop: Picture the Sky! Evergreen Brick Works,Toronto
March 24th, 2018
Picture the Sky Art Exhibit Launch & Sale at Evergreen Brick Works, Toronto
March 4th, 2018
Picture the Sky Art Exhibit & Sale, Evergreen Brick Works, Toronto
March 4th, 2018—April 12th, 2018
Reading For The Love Of It Conference
February 22nd, 2018
TOTSAPALOOZA Festival, Toronto
February 3rd, 2018
Celebrate Literacy Month at Fairview Library
January 27th, 2018
Celebrate Literacy Month at Brentwood Library
January 19th, 2018
Celebrate Literacy Month at Malvern Library
January 13th, 2018
Celebrate Literacy Month at S. Walter Stewart Library
January 6th, 2018
Celebrate 60 Years of Scholastic Canada! Presentation & hands on plasticine workshop, Toronto Reference Library
January 4th, 2018
Picture the Sky, reading and book signing Booklore, Orangeville, ON
November 25th, 2017
Picture the Sky, reading and book signing at Blue Heron Books, Uxbridge, ON
November 18th, 2017
I Am Canada: Celebrating Canadian Picture Book Art
November 11th, 2017
CANSCAIP Packaging Your Imagination Conference, Toronto
November 11th, 2017
Picture the Sky, reading and book signing at Treasure Island Toys, Toronto
November 4th, 2017
Vancouver Writers Fest
October 17th, 2017
Barbara Reid at S. Walter Stewart Public Library, Toronto
September 30th, 2017
Winnipeg Thin Air Festival
September 26th, 2017
The Word on the Street, Lethbridge
September 23rd, 2017
Douglas, Reid & Leung – The Art of Parenting, Special Kid’s Event
June 24th, 2017
Reading for the Love of It Conference
February 23rd, 2017
Celebrate Literacy Month at TPL Goldhawk Park, with stories and clay
January 28th, 2017
Celebrate Literacy Month at TPL Cedarbrae Branch, with stories and clay
January 25th, 2017
Story telling and book signing at Silly Goose Kids, Toronto
November 12th, 2016
Children’s Literature & Literacy Conference, Fredericton NB
October 21st, 2016
Telling Tales Festival
September 18th, 2016
Authors for Indies Day
April 30th, 2016
So you want to get published! Seminar: Just for Illustrators
April 23rd, 2016
Pyjama Party with Barbara Reid: Toronto Public Library, Gerard/Ashdale Branch
April 14th, 2016
Reading for the Love of It Language Arts Conference
February 19th, 2016
Reading for the Love of It Language Arts Conference
February 18th, 2016
Book signing, Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto
January 28th, 2016
Family Literacy Day at Fairview Public Library, Toronto
January 27th, 2016
Story Time at Fort York Public Library, Toronto
January 25th, 2016
Twitter chat #AskBarbaraReid Family Literacy Day tips
January 20th, 2016
Make a Wild Thing Craft with Plasticine Artist Barbara Reid/Toronto Reference Library
December 19th, 2015
Make a Wild Thing Craft with Plasticine Artist Barbara Reid/Lillian Smith Library
December 12th, 2015
Sing a Song of Bedtime pyjama party at S. Walter Stewart Library
October 17th, 2015
Word on the Street Book Festival
September 27th, 2015