Students at Kalemi Dene School showed enthusiasm as they picked out free books on May 22 at an event designed to increase literacy in the territory.
They were given the opportunity to chose three free books by De Beers Canada, part of the mining company's flying bookstore.
Kalemi Dene School was one of 14 schools from nine school districts in the South Slave region to receive books from the company.
Newly appointed Education Minister Caroline Cochrane was on-hand to read aloud to the students.
She said initiatives like the flying bookstore are crucial for students.
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She said in her new role, she will work to ensure students receive the proper tools to learn.
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To date, De Beers has given away over 45,000 books in the NWT which has translated to $1.2 million dollars in donations to territorial education since the flying bookstore began in 2003.
