Little India mother and daughter host book drive for Children’s Book Bank
For the fourth year, Little India–area residents Kim Antonius-Peabody and her daughter Ellie are holding a book drive for The Children’s Book Bank.
For the fourth year, Little India–area residents Kim Antonius-Peabody and her daughter Ellie are holding a book drive for The Children’s Book Bank.
The Children’s Book Bank is a registered charity that collects new and gently used children’s books from families who have finished with them and from publishers and retailers who cannot use them, and distributes them through a storefront book bank in Regent Park.
This year, 10-year-old Ellie, along with the members the girls club at Bowmore Road Junior and Senior Public School, is holding a book drive at the local school.
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Donations can also be dropped off on the front porch of Antonius-Peabody’s home near Coxwell Avenue and Gerrard Street East until Friday, Dec. 12. Email her at kimantonius10@gmail.com for the address or more information.
Board and picture books for toddler/pre-school children as well as popular reads like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dork Diaries and Harry Potter are especially needed.
Antonius-Peabody said she started doing the annual book drive as a way to teach her daughter about the importance of giving back, especially during the holiday season.
"The real meaning of the holidays is giving back," she said, adding she felt especially compelled to give back to The Children’s Book Bank because her background is in literacy and supporting students struggling with literacy.
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Antonius-Peabody also volunteered at the downtown organization for about a year.
"It’s a great place," she said during a recent interview.
The Children’s Book Bank at 350 Berkeley St. looks and feels like a book store, but the children who visit can take home a free book each time they stop by. A registered charity that supports childhood literacy by providing free books and literacy support to children in low-income neighbourhoods in the Toronto area, the organization collects and distributes gently used children’s books and distributes them free of charge to children up to the age of 12 who might not otherwise have a chance to own their own books.
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