

Welcome to Biblio Bash
We’re excited to bring together Toronto philanthropists, business leaders, city builders and library lovers on April 20, 2023 in the Toronto Reference Library for Biblio Bash, Presented by Tricon Residential. Our gala celebration will raise funds and awareness for TPL’s popular Leading to Reading service. This well-loved and vital program is expanding to more library branches so we can help even more kids in our city. As a Biblio Bash supporter, you are making a tremendous difference in the lives of Torontonians who rely on TPL for access to the free library resources they need to thrive.
Leading to Reading is a free service for children (ages 6-12) who are reading and writing below their grade level. Kids meet weekly with a volunteer to receive one-on-one help, encouragement to build confidence, and motivation to improve literacy skills that help them succeed in school.
Learning and social programs at TPL provide children, particularly those living in underserved communities, with equitable access to education and developmental support that put them on a path to future success.
2022 Impact




2023 Committee
CO-CHAIRS
VICTORIA WEBSTER AND
CLAIRE MACNAMARA
Amanda Alvaro
Sonja Berman
Amy Burstyn-Fritz
Beth Clarkson
Kate Daniels
Laila Deluce
Alison Fiorini
Johnny Goldman
Jennifer Grant
Jane Halverson
Shanitha Kachan
Marissa Kassam
Stuart Keeler
Jen Kirsch
Krystal Koo
Lindsay Mattick
Claire McIntyre
Stephanie Sek
Colette van den Thillart
In The Press
HELLO! Canada
April 9, 2022: Stars come out to raise more than $800,000 for Toronto Public Library at Annual Biblio Bash
Toronto Life
April 12, 2022: The best-dressed literati at Biblio Bash
Toronto Star
April 14, 2022: After a two-year drought, Toronto’s elite finds social sustenance at the Biblio Bash
The Globe and Mail
April 14, 2022: Season openers: On the in scene in New York and Toronto
View the VIBE
April 14, 2022: Star-Studded Gala Raises More than $800,000 for the Toronto Public Library Foundation
Dine
August 1, 2022: Biblio Bash 2022