Have you visited Wychwood Branch recently? It reopened in October 2022 to much excitement after a four-year renovation. When you have a chance, go check out the expanded space, beautifully preserved architecture… and the beaver lodge! Beaver lodge themed installation in the children's area at Wychwood Branch. Yes, you read that right: there is a […]
Thank you for visiting Wychwood Library! Our Big Book, Five Busy Beavers, is available in multiple, accessible formats for kids and families to enjoy. Scroll down to watch or listen to the story. Audio recording of Five Busy Beavers read by Stella Partheniou Grasso Video recording of Five Busy Beavers Five Busy Beavers […]
Il n'est pas encore trop tard pour tenter ta chance! Invitation lancée aux enfants : nous t'invitons à relever le Défi de lecture en français. S'inspirant du Club de lecture d'été TD, le Défi vise à encourager la lecture en français. Après avoir lu un livre, remplis ce formulaire pour avoir la chance de gagner […]
Have you seen the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope? NASA unveiled the spectacular full-colour pictures on July 12. It’s difficult to describe the vast beauty and mystery of the universe, and how it makes us feel. Does gazing at cosmic cliffs fill you with curiosity and wonder? Maybe with some existential dread […]
Happy summer! We are dedicated to bringing the best and brightest books to our library collections. Here are some picture books we are really excited about that will be hitting shelves soon! Read them with your child and log them using a free app called Beanstack. Earn badges, try fun challenges for all ages, and […]
A wintry book display at Centennial Branch. Has spending time in nature helped you during the COVID-19 pandemic? The great outdoors can provide many benefits for the mind and body. Sure, the winter season may throw an icicle in our biking, gardening and picnicking plans, but there are still fun activities your family can’try outside, […]
Great news! Toronto Public Library is happy to announce that all outstanding overdue and holds-not-picked-up fines on children cards have been waived. During the pandemic, we have not been charging fines on any cards, and going forward and on a permanent basis, TPL will not charge overdue fines on materials checked out on children’s cards. […]
Mars holds a special fascination for space fans of all ages. There's no shortage of Red Planet-inspired stories. Earthlings have imagined all sorts of things about our neighbour, creating plenty of books, radio dramas, movies, TV shows and video games to fill Wikipedia subcategories. When NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021, […]
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot… but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, did NOT! It was a dark and stormy night. A great first line in a book is an invitation. It takes your hand and leads you a […]
Kids impatiently waiting for their holds on the latest Jeff Kinney book? Our children's librarians made a list of middle-grade fiction read-alikes. We have lots of suggestions for books similar to popular series such as Artemis Fowl, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Harry Potter, Land of Stories and Lumberjanes. Check out the entire booklist! Readers […]