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Children's Book Bank @BookBankCanada

The Children's Book Bank is a charitable organization that provides free books & literacy support to children in high-needs neighbourhoods throughout Toronto.

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Donation day this Saturday April 20, 11AM - 2:30PM at our warehouse (334 Bleecker St). We are looking for new and gently used books for children of all ages and are especially in need of books for teens and board books for babies. #TorontoCharity #TorontoBooks #TorontoBookDrive
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This Saturday April 20th at 11:15 am, we will be celebrating Earth Day with a storytime and collage craft using recycled books! #EarthDay #EarthDayToronto #TheChildrensBookBank #TorontoCommunity #RegentParkToronto #TorontoKids #KidsTO #kidsactivitiesintoronto
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Join us Saturday, April 6 at 11:15 for a special Eid Storytime & Craft happening at both our Regent Park and Sherbourne locations! And check out the calendar to see all the events happening at the Book Bank this month! #TorontoKids #kidsactivitiesintoronto #TorontoPrograms
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Did you know that book challenges are at an all-time high in Canada?   You can participate in #FreedomToReadWeek by: - Reading a banned book - Attending our Freedom to Read Storytime this Saturday, February 24 at 11:15AM.   #freedomtoreadweek2024 #intellectualfreedom #bannedbooks
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The Children’s Book Bank will be closed tomorrow, Monday February 19, for Family Day. We hope you have a chance to spend some time reading together!
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Hey teen readers, this Valentine’s Day go on a blind date with a book! This is a fun way to pick your next read without judging a book by its cover! #TeenTuesday #childrensbookbank #teenbookbank #yalit #torontocommunity #torontoyouth #torontoprograms #blinddatewithabook
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This Friday is a P.A. Day and both our Regent Park and Sherbourne locations will be open from 10AM-3PM! Join us for storytimes and collage making with recycled books! #TorontoCommunity #TorontoKids #KidsTO #kidsactivitiesintoronto #torontokidsevents #TorontoPrograms
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Happy Lunar New Year! Thanks to a generous grant from The Rotary Club of Toronto, The Children’s Book Bank was able to establish a Diverse Books Fund Inclusion Project! Thank you @rotarytoronto! #LunarNewYear #LunarNewYearBooks #ChildrensBookBank #RotaryClub #DiverseBooks
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Mark your calendars for our up-coming book donation days! Thanks to you, we are able to provide free books to kids and families across the GTA.
#childrensbookbank #BooksForKids #TorontoCharity #TorontoCommunity  #TorontoKids #KidsTO #TorontoEvents #TorontoBooks  #bookdonation
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Celebrate Lunar New Year with us on Sat. Feb. 10, 11:15AM. Ring in the year of the Dragon with a storytime and paper crafts. #TheChildrensBookBank #TorontoLunarNewYear #TorontoCommunity  #TorontoKids #KidsTO #kidsactivitiesintoronto #torontokidsevents #TorontoPrograms
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February is #BlackHistoryMonth! Come visit us either of our storefronts and pick up a FREE book from our Black History Month displays! #BlackHistory #BooksForKids #KidLit #PictureBooks #TorontoCommunity #RegentParkToronto #EarlyON #StJamesTown #TorontoKids
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We have lots of exciting special events coming this month happening at both our Regent Park and Sherbourne locations! Feb. 3: Valentine’s Story & Crafts Feb. 10: Lunar New Year Story & Crafts Feb. 16: PA Day Fun! Feb. 17: Black History Story Feb. 24: Freedom to Read Week Story
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It’s Teen Book Bank Tuesday and our volunteer Sarah is here with a recommendation: #Heartstopper by Alice Oseman! If you’re a teen reader we want to hear from you! Share your recommendations. #AliceOseman #teenbookbank #yalit #regentpark #torontocommunity #torontoyouth
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Saturday Feb 3, join us for Valentine’s Day stories and crafting! All ages picture frame decorating craft happening all day and Valentine’s Day storytimes at 11:15AM and 1:15PM! #TorontoCommunity #TorontoKids #KidsTO #kidsactivitiesintoronto #torontokidsevents #TorontoPrograms
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January 27th is Family Literacy Day, raising awareness about the importance of reading together as a family! Come visit us and select your next family read. #FamilyLiteracyDay #RaisingReaders #Books4Kids #KidLit #KeepReading
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Our next book donation day is Saturday Jan 27 from 11am -2:30pm at our warehouse. This will be our last donation day until March. Please donate any new or gently-used children's and teen books. #childrensbookbank #BooksForKids #TorontoCharity #TorontoCommunity #RegentParkToronto
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ATTENTION TEACHERS! Did you know that we offer FREE class visits at both our Regent Park and Sherbourne locations?  See our website for more information: childrensbookbank.com/teache… #TorontoTeachers #TorontoStudents #TDSB #TCDSB #EarlyON #TheChildrensBookBank #TorontoKids #Toro

Community & Schools — The Children's Book Bank

The Book Bank hosts free visits to our spaces for schools, daycares and summer camps. Our Storytimes program offers visits for groups of up to 30 children ages 0-12. The program ends with time for...

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Both our Regent Park and Sherbourne locations will be open next Friday January 19 from 10AM-3PM for the PA Day! Join us for storytimes, all day origami bookmark making, and free activity books!   #RegentParkToronto #TorontoKids #KidsTO #kidsactivitiesintoronto #torontokidsevents
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Drop by our weekly Baby Time Programs with stories and songs for babies and their caregivers! No registration required.  Regent Park: Mondays 11:00-11:30AM Sherbourne Location: Thursdays 4:30-5PM #TorontoKidsEvents #KidsActivitiesinToronto #kidsTO #TorontoKids #EarlyOn
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