In 2017, capital punishment continues to be a worldwide hot topic. If you have ever wondered about Canada's history of hanging criminals guilty of capital crimes, this program is not to be missed! Join Lorna Poplak, author of the forthcoming book, Drop Dead: A Horrible History of Hanging in Canada. From Confederation in 1867, until […]
Getting Started The Society & Recreation Department at the North York Central Library houses the North York History Collection where you can find books, newspapers, photographs and maps of people, places and events in North York. Both Society & Recreation and the Humanities and Social Sciences Department at Toronto Reference Library house minutes, reports, planning […]
In celebration of Toronto’s hosting of the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, the North York Central Library’s Canadiana Department staff have produced an exciting and colourful display showcasing Ontario’s fascinating summer sports and games history. The display highlights books on a number of summer sports and games in Ontario held in the Canadiana Department’s collections. […]
North York Central Library continues with the eh List author series and its World War I Centenary programs. Award winning Canadian historian Jack Granatstein will discuss his new book The greatest victory : Canada's one hundred days, 1918. Granatstein examines the contribution of the Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons from August 8, 1918 leading […]
Join us for an evening tracing the one hundred years of history of Sanofi Pasteur Laboratories, better known as Connaught Laboratories. Began on May 1, 1914 as the Antitoxin Laboratory of the University of Toronto, it expanded in 1916 to include the large property on Steeles Avenue West near Dufferin Street and became known as […]
North York Central Library continues with its World War I Centenary lineup of programs. This Remembrance Day evening, learn about William Avery "Billy" Bishop of Owen Sound Ontario, the top Canadian ace of World War I credited with 72 aerial victories. North York Central Library, Auditorium5120 Yonge Street, Toronto,Tuesday November 116:30-8:30 pm Join aviation […]
As part of World War I's Centenary, North York Central Library will host a number of interesting programs about Canada's role in World War I over 100 years ago. Historian Robert Rutherdale (Algoma University) author of Hometown Horizons : Local Responses to Canada's Great War, looks at how people and communities experienced World War I […]
Join White Pine Pictures in a screening of an award winning film about Tom Thomson, one of Canada's most beloved painters. Described as our greatest colourist and our Van Gogh, Thomson's expressive and vibrant interpretations of the north have become iconic representations of Canada. Tuesday October 21North York Central Library, Room 15120 Yonge Street, Toronto6:30-8:30 […]
Join John Goddard, author of Inside the Museums as he illuminates Toronto's early history through its small heritage museums and their prized objects. The discussion will showcase the many scattered historic homes and other buildings as a single community. North York Central Library, Room 1 Wednesday October 157:30-9:30 pm Co-sponsored by the North York Historical […]
Donald B. Smith Victoria Freeman Carolyn King Join us for a special evening of historical exploration and discussion about Toronto's cultural roots with an emphasis on the impact of First Nations peoples. North York Central Library, Concourse 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto Tuesday September 236:30-8:30 […]