DEI Series: RSVP Event 2 (Facilitated Book Club) Join Allenby staff, parents and caregivers on February 16 to discuss Ijeoma Oluo’s book, So You Want to Talk About Race. Antiracism expert, Alexis Dawson, will lead the discussion in a safe environment to foster honest conversation about race and racism. The book is available at the Toronto Public Library (hard […]
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Facilitated Book Club: So You Want to Talk About Race
DEI Series: RSVP Event 2 Join Allenby staff, parents and caregivers on February 16 to discuss Ijeoma Oluo’s book, So You Want to Talk About Race. Antiracism expert, Alexis Dawson, will lead the discussion in a safe environment to foster honest conversation about race and racism. The book is available at the Toronto Public Library (hard copy and e-book) […]
Library Volunteers Needed!
Any parents who are interested in helping make sure our library’s books are all in order (which helps us track down some of the lost books) are invited to contact Abbey Huggan.
Library Volunteers
A massive thank you to Shelly Arrowsmith and Rachel Kim who have volunteered once a week in the LLC since September. It would be absolutely impossible to keep the space functional without their dedication. If you are available for a short-term volunteer opportunities starting June 4th, please contact me. I am looking for volunteers to […]
Volunteers needed in the library
Our school has a wonderful Library Learning Commons that has a number of functions. It is a beautiful and bright space with amazing resources. Some of the greatest resources are the parents! We really rely on a group of parent volunteers to help with Book Exchanges and manage the collection of books. If you have […]
Just Read It!
“Have you read any good books lately?” Just Read It encourages all students, staff and the entire TDSB community to engage in the joy of reading and to share the experience of reading a wide range of books with each other. Whether signed out at a school library, the local public library, read at home […]
Scholastic Book Fair
Please be advised that the book fair has been postponed until further notice.
Scholastic Book Fair Week of September 22
We will be running our annual Scholastic Book Fair the week of September 22 from Monday to Thursday. In order to run the fair, we will need parent volunteers. If you are able to donate most of a morning or afternoon during one of these days, please email jeffrey.osborne@tdsb.on.ca. We could also use volunteers who […]
Allenby Library Information Centre
We had a very busy and successful year in the library last year. There were roughly 27,000 books borrowed during the 2013\2014 school year from the Allenby Library. As well, students passed over 4,000 Accelerated Reader book quizzes on the computers while the program was being run. The Library Information Centre is a vibrant and […]
Book Launch at Indigo Yorkdale
Canadian Children’s Author Philippa Dowding will be launching her next children’s novel, The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden, at Yorkdale Indigo on Saturday February 1st, from 2:00 pm until 3:30 pm. Drop by to meet Philippa and get a signed copy of the book! Watch a book trailer: Look for Philippa Dowding’s last book, The […]