The Children's Book Bank

This is a charming and happy place! Absolutely wonderful for young readers. You can go there to browse their great selection of books in a pleasant environment and bring home a free book of your choice. Accompanying adult also gets one for free.

Just visited here this week with my daughter and I can't believe what a beautiful room it is in. It's located in the Daniel Spectrum building, go in the front doors, past the lounge area and you will see elevators just around the corner. Go to the second floor, and you will see it in the corner when you exit the elevators. It feels like you are walking into a fancy kids book store, but everything is free! Every visitor can take one book each visit (so me and my daughter picked 2 total). The quality of books available is outstanding, and the volunteers were beyond friendly with both my and my daughter. So glad we found this place, we will visit often I am sure!

Amazing place for the whole family. Eveone is so generously gifted one book per visit and the programming and facitlires are top notch. This will be a regular in our family in terms of outings for sure!

Like a food bank, but for children's books. This is a charity that gives free books (yes free!) to children from low income families, to keep! It's a cozy, safe space staffed mainly by volunteers who help kids chose their next book. Any child can take a book (one per day). If you are a family that is not low income, please make a financial donation to help keep the doors open. They are 100% funded by donations....no government funding.

This is really wonderful place. A good collection and variety of new books for kids.Most importantly the staff is really very friendly and nice, always you get a warm welcome from them. Definitely recommend!

The Children’s Book Bank is a wonderful place and the staff are amazing! My son loves coming to this cozy environment and seeing what books they will recommend to him. What a wonderful way to promote a love for reading!

Wonderful place to discover books - and you get to take one book per person home for free, too. I love how the books are attractively displayed by category, with covers facing outwards. You can combine this with a trip to Riverdale Farm, a nearby playground, or the Regent Park Aquatic Centre for even more fun.

I love the place. The book collection is very good. The environment is very comfortable. They are so generous to gift a book on your visit. Love to go every time

What a great idea ... the place is so charming and welcoming. Absolutely loved my visit and can't wait to go back! The books are in great shape and the staff/volunteers are so friendly. Thanks !!

I love this place they have a great space and the people there are great and helpful you get to browse and read and the selection is very fun they have little stuffed reading buddies and there is no discrimination to class or abilities race or anything otherwise