Photo by Pixabay. In February Toronto's first zero waste grocery store, Unboxed Market, opened its doors to the public. Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own reusable containers and bags to do their shopping, but if you forget to bring your own you can still purchase paper and glass containers. This kind of shopping […]
Free movies, free programs, free classes. All at the Toronto Reference Library. Click on each image to enlarge or Download The May 2019 Toronto Reference Library Calendar. For a full listing to browse or search, visit our Programs, Classes and Exhibits.
Centennial Branch has a Youth Advisory Group and a Youth Hub for after school activities. Toronto is getting ready to enjoy spring and the Centennial Branch Youth Advisory Group volunteers have a lot of tips for you! Read on for spring activity suggestions as well as cool inventions, fruits that start with the letter "p" and […]
Are you taking our 2019 Reading Challenge? So are library staff all across the city. We're hoping readers will explore a diversity of books with this challenge – so this month, we decided to ask staff about their favourite books for the category, "A book by an author from a visible minority". Here are some of […]
Good news: it's now possible to renew your library card through the TPL website. Library cards expire every year, and until recently, you had to visit a library branch in person to renew your card. Who can renew online Online card renewal is available for adults and teens with standard TPL accounts. Children and people […]
On April 23, 57 new Canadians from 23 countries took the oath as part of a community citizenship ceremony at Toronto Reference Library. This event was made possible thanks to the partnership with Institute of Canadian Citizenship (ICC) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). This memorable milestone began with a special heartwarming message from […]
Today, April 23, is Canada Book Day. It is also World Book Day! Every year on this day we celebrate authors and the books they write. Of course, this is something that the Toronto Public Library does every day, so how is this different? Well, today we might just want to emphasize the wonderful Canadian […]
April 21 is World Creativity and Innovation Day. This is a day designated by the United Nations to encourage creative thought and expression. Your local library is a great place to take your little one to explore their creativity. Have you explored a library branch that has a KidsStop? Thirteen of our branches have interactive early literacy centres […]
We are very concerned about funding cuts to Southern Ontario Library Service (SOLS) and Ontario Library Service (OLS) North and the impact on services to libraries across the province, including the interlibrary loan of books between different library systems. SOLS and OLS North are two provincial agencies separate from Toronto Public Library (TPL). The cuts […]
On April 18 and beyond, those interested in Toronto history are invited to take a moment to remember journalist and philanthropist John Ross Robertson (Born: December 28, 1841 in Toronto; Died: May 31, 1918 in Toronto) who founded the Toronto Telegram newspaper on April 18, 1876. The Telegram ceased publication on October 30, 1971 but […]