Toronto Sceptres’ netminders Raygan Kirk and Jessie McPherson read the story of trailblazer Manon Rheaume to 60 participants who all received free books from Toronto’s The Children’s Book Bank.
Love a public library moment:
Kirk and McPherson both expressed the importance of reading, as well as the importance of seeing representation for women in hockey as Angie Bullaro’s telling of Manon Rheame’s rise to the NHL shows on the pages of her book.
“Reading was such a huge part of my childhood,” said Kirk. “I couldn’t imagine not reading—I mean a lot of it is mandatory [in school], but once you get into it and where it can be fun, something like this where you’re in a larger group and you can connect, you can broaden your imagination. Reading also helped me figure out what I wanted to do at college too. But reading can be so much fun and not feel like part of a job, I think that’s the big goal with getting to the point where you love reading!”