Community & Schools — The Children's Book Bank

COMMUNITY & SCHOOLS

The Book Bank hosts free visits to our spaces for schools, daycares and summer camps.

BOOK A VISIT

A woman reading a children's book to a group of young children sitting on the floor in a library or bookstore. The children are engaged, some raising their hands. Shelves filled with colorful children's books are in the background, along with fairy lights and pastel-colored curtains.

Storytimes for Students

Our Storytimes for Students program offers 45-minute visits for a groups of up to 30 children ages 0-12 . It includes an engaging storytime read by one of our trained volunteers, followed by time for each participant to choose a book to take home to keep. Teachers can book as many visits as they wish.

BOOK STORYTIMES FOR STUDENTS

Jane & Finch

Morningside

Regent Park

Sherbourne

A young girl and an adult are working together on a craft project at a table with pink paper tubes and colorful straws.

Storytime+

Our Storytime+ program offers 90-minute programs available for groups of up to 30 students in kindergarten through grade six. It includes an engaging storytime followed by an interactive activity related to the story.

Teachers can choose from one of three set lessons—STEM, Arts, or Language—and may book one of each over the course of the school year. The program ends with time for each participant to choose a book to take home and keep.