An annual month-long event that celebrates reading is back.

February is I Love to Read month and teachers throughout the province have been organizing events that promote reading.

Burntwood School has had a “read my t-shirt day” and a book swap to mark the month. Principal Jeff French says by showing students reading is fun, they can create lifelong readers:

"A lot of kids have phones these days and they’re texting a lot, they’re on the internet or they’re playing video games it seems like books don’t have as much appeal so we’re trying to promote reading, and show that reading is fun and that you can actually learn a lot too".

Other schools in the Mystery Lake School Division have been running events too.