Toronto Public Library Foundation believes in the social benefits of a strong and healthy public library system. As a registered charity, we foster relationships with people of vision to enhance the impact Toronto's Library can have on individual lives, above and beyond the core services that municipal funding provides.

TD Bank Financial Group

TD Bank Financial Group has proven to be an extraordinary leader in support of the Library’s children’s initiatives since 1996, when the TD Summer Reading Club was introduced. Since then the program has grown from a city-wide initiative to a national one with reaching almost 300,000 children in 2009. The program encourages and strengthens the habit of reading for fun, helps to create life-long learners, and increases children's reading skills.

Additionally, TD Bank Financial Group has funded The Kindergarten Outreach Program since 2001, which gives the library staff the chance to reach those children who may not otherwise independently visit their library, and give them the chance to borrow books and participate in programs. Both of these critical programs are not possible without the generous support of TD Bank Financial Group.

Corporate support is vital to Toronto Public Library. Whether companies are interested in making a significant gift to collections, programs and services or community spaces, - we offer a wide range of giving opportunities. A partnership with Toronto Public Library Foundation allows you to maximize your charitable giving and demonstrates to your stakeholders your commitment to creating a better community. A variety of opportunities and benefits offer visibility and other benefits to corporate donors of Toronto Public Library.

To make a corporate gift, please contact Julie Flynn, Manager, Strategic Partnerships & Events by phone at 416-393-7225 or via email at jflynn@torontopubliclibrary.ca

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The Toronto Public Library Foundation extends a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who supported the Library by making a donation between January 1 and June 30, 2010, including:

Founders ($100,000 +)
 

Sun Life Financial
TD Bank Financial Group

Patrons ($25,000 - $99,999)
 

Manulife Financial
National Bank Financial Group

Benefactors ($10,000 - $24,999)
 

CIBC
Deloitte

Partners ($1,000 - $4,999)
 

Bonnie Stern School of Cooking
Canadian Parents for French
Connor, Clark and Lunn Private Capital Ltd.
Friends of the Merril Collection
Hal Jackman Foundation
Ontario Genealogical Society
RBC Foundation
The Rotary Club of Toronto
The Geoffrey H. Wood Foundation

Friends ($250 - $999)
 

Fuller Landau LLP Chartered Accountants
Imax Corporation
Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto
McMillan LLP
Ontario Power Generation
Tora Foundation

Gifts-in-kind ($1,000 +)

Thomas Allen & Son Ltd.

TD Bank Financial Group:

TD Bank Financial Group:

The TD Summer Reading Club is one of the cornerstones of children’s services at Toronto Public Library. It promotes and encourages reading and literacy in school age children in Toronto and across Canada. Since 1996, when a partnership was established with TD Bank Financial Group, the program has reached over a million children.

For more information about TD Summer Reading Club, please visit: http://www.td.club.td.ca

TD Friends of the Environment:

In early 2009, the Foundation received gifts from the TD Friends of the Environment – Etobicoke Chapter and Scarborough/East York Chapter to support environmental collections at the Library. This funding will enable the Toronto Public Library to continue to serve the increasing needs for information on environmental issues. These important tools are chosen to specifically target children, students, adults and community agencies whose demand for current and relevant information on the environment continues to grow.

The Toronto Star:

In March 1999, The Star announced a $2.5 million gift to expand and refurbish the Newspaper Room at the Toronto Reference Library, and cover the cost of establishing a new current events and media gateway. Since 1999, Toronto Star’s promotional support of TD Summer Reading Club, Keep Toronto Reading and The Book Lover’s Ball has helped to significantly increase awareness of, and participation in these programs.

Sun Life Financial:

In 2007, Sun Life Financial announced a $225,000 commitment to the library’s Museum & Arts Pass program. Sun Life Financial’s two-year pledge to this program allows families, particularly in high priority neighbourhoods, to experience Toronto’s cultural treasures for free with their Toronto Public Library card.

For more information about Sun Life Financial Museum & Arts Pass, please visit:  http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/spe_ser_museum_arts_pass.jsp

Manulife Financial

In 2007, Manulife Financial made an inaugural gift in support of the library’s Leading to Reading program at the St. James Town branch. The Leading to Reading initiative helps children in grades 2 to 6 with below average reading skills. The support of Manulife Financial will impact young lives and allow young people to gain confidence and success in their academic studies.

The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation:

Over the past 13 years, The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation has provided over $460,000 in vital funding towards the library’s Mobile Library Services including Bookmobile and Home Library services and collections. Their generous support ensures Mobile Library Services users continue to enjoy a wide selection of materials.

For more information on Mobile Library Services, please visit: http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/spe_ser_home_library.jsp

George Cedric Metcalf Foundation

With a two year pledge to support staff growth and development, the George Cedric Metcalf Foundation has empowered the Foundation to successfully promote the importance of Toronto’s Library to the success and vibrancy of the city and has enabled the Foundation to share this message within the philanthropic community.
With this gift, the Library Foundation has been able to grow its support of the expansion and enhancement of Library collections, programs and services and community spaces.
 

The Friends of Toronto Public Library:

Together, since its inception, the Friends has raised funds through Book Ends and Book Ends South, their used book stores. These funds are allocated to support children’s literacy programs and other Library programs.