The Book Bank had a special visitor at the beginning of April – someone who has been a longtime supporter of our organization through book...
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Happy National Volunteer Week!
Our ability to open the door at 350 Berkeley Street each day to families in our community depends on the support of a fantastic group...
Partnering with Young Moms to Encourage Family Literacy
The Children’s Book Bank entered into a partnership with another Toronto charity, Literature for Life, in the fall of 2011, to run a early literacy...
Why We Love Gently-Used Books
One of the most common observations made by visitors to The Children’s Book Bank after seeing our bookshelves is, “These books all look new!” I...
An inspiring story of how one Torontonian used her network to help The Children’s Book Bank
Whitney M. is a recent graduate of Ryerson’s Fashion Communication program and works in Toronto. She called us one day out of the blue to...
Sharing Books Together
The Children’s Book Bank is best known for supplying free children’s books to families in high-needs communities throughout Toronto. This is a large part of...
Happy Holidays from The Children’s Book Bank
Seasonal Greetingsfrom The Children’s Book Bank The kids who take home free books from The Children’s Book Bank offer us their thanks like this. As...
Kevin Sylvester, author of the Neil Flambé series, visits the Book Bank!
The highlight of last week was Friday – a day we’ve dubbed “Kevin Sylvester Fan Day” at the Book Bank. A grade 6 class from...
Cheater’s Trivia Night for the Children’s Book Bank
A group of students in the Centennial College Corporate Communications and Public Relations class of 2012 is hosting an inaugural fundraising event for the Children’s...
Toronto kids helping Toronto kids
The volunteers and staff at the Children’s Book Bank love when someone arrives at our storefront carrying a box of a books to donate. Sometimes...