Two women sitting on a beige couch, smiling at the camera, wearing matching light blue pajamas with white cloud patterns, in a cozy room with a picture on the wall in the background.

Every Library T.O.

In April 2026, I walked to all 100 Toronto Public Library branches to honour my late mother and raise funds for the TPL. My feet survived.

Seen on: CP24 (!!!) and featured in Toronto Life magazine.
An elderly woman with gray hair, wearing a gray hat, glasses, a blue jacket, and a green tropical print shirt, sitting at a table in a cafe with ice cream in front of her.

About the walk

My mother held a Toronto Public Library card for 50 years before she died this past April. A few days before she passed—literally in the same conversation we had about her funeral—she reminded me to return her library books so that “other people can enjoy them too."

Growing up, my mom brought me to story hour most weeks and let me check out far too many books. Those visits taught me that libraries are more than buildings—they're proof that access, curiosity, and community matter more than what’s in your wallet.

Now, one year after losing her, I'm walking to all 100 Toronto Public Library branches to say the thank you that's long overdue (please don’t tell my knees).

This walk is my thank you to her, to the Toronto Public Libraries and to everyone who believes public spaces still matter.

It’s original name was Every Blister T.O. but then The Runner’s Shop & Lululemon stepped in and sponsored me with swanky, new and very functional walking gear!