Thames Valley District School Board – New book vending machine at East Carling PS highlights Indigenous stories – Education News Canada
May 22, 2026
Students at East Carling Public School now have an exciting new way to access books by Indigenous authors, thanks to an innovative book vending machine provided by Start2Finish through its Indigenous Literacy Enhancement (LIT) Project.
The book vending machine provides students with free access to a wide selection of titles by Indigenous authors and artists, alongside books from other diverse voices that reflect the school’s vibrant and growing community. Designed to make reading more engaging and accessible, the machine allows students to select and keep books of their choice, helping to build personal home libraries and foster a lifelong love of reading.
Students who “get caught reading” by their teachers can receive free tokens for the machine, and the book they select is theirs to keep and to share.
