Dear Parents and Families,
Do you have gently used children’s books that your family has outgrown? Would you like to see those
books in the hands of children who do not have their own books?
The Children’s Book Bank is a charitable organization whose mission is to provide gently used books and literacy support to the children of low-income families in Canada. The first book bank location is at 350 Berkeley Street in Toronto. The Children’s Book Bank is aimed at children up to Grade Six and operates like a children’s bookstore,
though the books are available to the children free of charge. In addition to supplying free books to the children, The Children’s Book
Bank also offers informal literacy support such as readings and story hours. The Children’s Book Bank sustains its inventory of books by accepting charitable donations of gently used children’s books.
The students and staff at Rick Hansen Public School aim to make a difference everyday! One way to make a difference is to support charities and make donations to help others in need. The Kindergarten department at Rick Hansen Public School is therefore running a book drive from now until April 19th, 2013 so that we can support The
Children’s Book Bank of Toronto.
If you are interested in participating in the book drive, you may send your gently used children’s books to school. We will collect your generous donations and then deliver all of the books to The Children’s Book Bank after April 19th, 2013. Please take care to ensure that the donated books are gently used and are suitable for children up to grade six. No teen
novels or adult books please.
For further information on The Children’s Book Bank, you may visit their website at www.childrensbookbank.com
Thank you for your interest and support!
