Writing on the Wall explores the literacy crisis unfolding in Canada's classrooms. Complete with shocking statistics of children's literacy skills and the impact on their future, and Canada's, this groundbreaking film follows two high-needs elementary schools as they prepare their submission for an Indigo Love of Reading Foundation grant to rebuild their dying libraries.

Presented by Indigo Books and Music and commissioned by the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation, Writing on the Wall is a an important film with a powerful message that needs to be heard by all Canadians.

Lend your voice

Do you think your government has a responsibility to provide enough funds to our schools so that the children have books to read? We think so too. We encourage you contact your government and tell them how you feel about the literacy crisis affecting our schools.

Click here to download contact information and a form letter urging government to increase funding for school libraries. Simply print out the letter, sign it, and send it to the representative in your province. The more often our government hears that their commitment to child literacy is inadequate, the more likely they are to do something about it.