Join us for a book reading, question and answer period, hockey activity, and meet and greet with players from the Toronto Sceptres of the Professional Women’s Hockey League on Tuesday, April 7 from 4:45-6PM in the Daniels Spectrum

February marked the 1-year anniversary of The Children's Book Bank Jane & Finch! Over the past year, this new location has provided 34,255 free books to the Jane & Finch community, hosted 80 free field trips for local school groups, and provided a wide variety of free community programs including baby circle times, book clubs, and author visits.

At The Children’s Book Bank, we believe that empowering children to choose their own books is essential to building a love of reading. Banning books that aim to recognize the wide spectrum of human nature and long-underrepresented communities aims to erase and devalue the existence and experiences of our families, friends, and neighbours. Labelling ideas, histories and identities as dangerous is a defensive tactic meant to ease the discomfort of those who refuse to accept others who don’t resemble themselves or share their life experience. It keeps one group from seeing themselves, and another from understanding those whose experience differs from their own.

The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will take place in northern Italy, from February 6 to 22, and will be followed by the Paralympic Winter Games from March 6 to 15.

To get your kids in the spirit of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games and help them learn about the inspirational athletes and history of these international sporting events, here are 10 books we think they’ll love:

The Children’s Book Bank celebrated Family Literacy Day on Saturday, January 24 by hosting a special storytime brunch with award-winning Toronto author and illustrator Barbara Reid. Despite the cold, snowy weather, 60 attendees joined us in the Daniels Spectrum Community Living Room for a cozy storytime followed by hands-on literacy activities and a pancake breakfast courtesy of Carousel Café.

Family Literacy Day is a special event takes place every year on January 27 to raise awareness about the importance of reading and learning together as a family. This year’s theme is “Make mealtime family learning time.”

To help you with your mealtime learning journey, here are 12 recommendations for books about food and family

We invite you to celebrate with us today as we host special storytimes and activities at all Book Bank locations!

It all begins with an idea.