In celebration of World Pride 2014, the four pillars at the library's Yorkville Branch – home to the library's LGBT Collection – will be wrapped in rainbow colours for the month of June. The wrap was organized by Toronto Public Library Pride Alliance, a volunteer-run employee resource group at the library. The group is also organizing a […]
The 2014 Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) will welcome an exciting lineup of artists and illustrators from around the world to the Toronto Reference Library on Saturday May 10 and Sunday May 11. The Digital Innovation Hub at the Reference Library has partnered with TCAF on a fun 3D printing project. Starting on Friday, May […]
Toronto is filled with wonderful creators, entrepreneurs and innovators and we’re showcasing them at the Digital Innovation Hub’s Monthly MeetUp program series. At each MeetUp, guests hear from a speaker, followed by a live demo (where applicable), audience Q+A, and networking opportunity to chat one-on-one with the speaker or to other audience members. Each MeetUp […]
The Pulitzer Prize winning author of “Interpreter of Maladies” on her new novel, “The Lowland.” With the library’s Tina Srebotnjak. Presented in partnership with Random House of Canada. Sun. Sept. 29, 2 pm. Note: This event takes place at Isabel Bader Theatre (93 Charles Street West). Order your free tickets starting Sun. Sept. 1.
On Wednesday, Oct. 2, we hosted a Twitter chat with Shawn Micallef, the library’s Writer in Residence in Fall 2013. Here’s the chat transcript below. <a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=1623e47b1b” _mce_href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=1623e47b1b” >#TellTPL Chat with Shawn Micallef</a>
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) takes place this Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12 at the Toronto Reference Library. Comics fans are invited to this free event and to join over 400 cartoonists from 18 countries to celebrate the best of comics, graphic novels and manga. This year's TCAF lineup includes Taiyo Matsumoto, […]
More than 15,000 kids, paren’ts and teachers participated in the Toronto 2015 Mascot Creation Challenge – including at events hosted at library branches across the city. When the challenge closed, over 4,130 entries were received from across Canada. It was a tough task, but the contest judges have narrowed the entries to the Top Six […]
The library is spotlighting Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" for this year's One Book community read during the Keep Toronto Reading Festival this April. Sixty years after its publication, the book's dystopian future – where reading is banned, books are burned and brainless entertainment has seduced the masses – still burns a nightmarish image in readers' […]
Through a continued partnership with Toronto District School Board, 1,000 high school students are reading and discussing our One Book – "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury – during the Keep Toronto Reading Festival this April. "The Library is especially pleased to partner with the TDSB on One Book," says programming manager Tina Srebotnjak. "We think […]
In celebration of this year’s Keep Toronto Reading One Book selection – “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury – we hosted a #TellTPL Twitter chat about science fiction and fantasy books on Wednesday, April 10. Below is the chat transcript. Thank you to everyone who participated. Look for more #TellTPL chats in the near future. <a […]