Two Queen's University students have set up camp in the library for seven days to raise awareness and funds for global literacy as part of an annual campaign. The campaign was started in 2006 by two Queen's students and has since expanded nationally, with students camping in 10 university libraries across Canada. The Queen's campaign is part of a larger organization called DREAM that organizes similar literacy fundraising efforts. The student campers hope to foster cultural exchange and support literacy efforts in communities around the world.

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Saturday, September 24, 2016
Volunteers with the Live-in For Literacy program set
up the tent in the lobby of Stauffer Library.
Queen's tradition now national campaign for global
literacy
Wednesday January 25, 2012
The spring exam period is four months away, but
two first-year students have already set up camp
in Stauffer Library. They will spend seven days
and nights in the library to increase awareness
and financial support for global access to literacy.
“Volunteering with a program like Live-in For
Literacy really enriches your time at university. It
helps you grow as an individual by taking on
responsibility for a major issue,” says Katia
Davydova, who is camping along with Teresa Liu.
This year, 10 university libraries will temporarily
house students during the same week in a national campaign, reaching from Memorial
University in Newfoundland to the University of British Columbia.
Queen’s participants follow a long line of students and alumni who have supported the
annual Live-in For Literacy campaign. Two Queen’s students founded the initiative in 2006
after seeing an advertisement about the cost of building a library in a developing country.
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They reached their goal of raising $5,000 in the first year and founded Discovering the Reality
of Educating All Minds (DREAM) to organize similar campaigns in the future. They also drew
attention from the public, from the international literacy organization Room to Read, and
from students across Canada who started participating in the event.
More than a dozen student volunteers support the Queen’s campers behind the scenes, from
webcam specialist Jesslyn Cheung (LifeSci ’12) to the local chair of DREAM, Kat Manica (History
’12). Together these students bring a range of skills and academic backgrounds to the
campaign, helping to shape the way it evolves and achieves its mission.
“The campaign is also about fostering cultural exchange between Canada and different
countries,” explains Ms Manica. “It’s not about exporting Western ideas about literacy but
supporting efforts to raise literacy in different communities that already have their own
languages and cultures.”
Financial support in any amount is welcome, but supporters can also stop and talk with the
residents and learn about the campaign. The student campers will be in the front entrance of
Stauffer Library until January 26.
Supporters can donate online and follow the campaign by viewing webcam diary entries from
library campers across Canada.
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