When Crystal Adair-Benning needed 80 copies of her forthcoming book Wedding Planner Problems for her appearance on the Marilyn Denis show she turned to Asquith Press, Toronto Public Library’s book printing service, to get the copies printed quickly. We asked Crystal about her experience as a first-time author. How did you come to write your […]
Meet Yifat Shaik, Innovator in Residence, Toronto Reference Library. Aspiring and practicing 3D designers are already learning about 3D design from the multi-talented Yifat Shaik through her workshops, 3D design meet-ups, and lectures. Yifat's experience includes game design, illustration (using both traditional and digital media), 2D animation, graphic design, 3D modelling in Maya, and compositing. Yifat's […]
Toronto Public Library is hiring a 3D artist for a unique and fun job: our Fall 2015 Innovator in Residence. The six-week residency will take place September-October at the Digital Innovation Hub at Toronto Reference Library. The recently-opened Hub is a learning and creation space that gives anyone with a library card access to a wide range […]
On Sat. June 27, 2015 Toronto Reference Library hosted a Soldering Workshop in the Browsery. Happily the rain did not dampen anyone's enthusiasm for learning a new skill. Over two hours nearly 50 rocket ships and Snowbots were made by young and old alike. Don't worry if you missed the fun. Maker Festival is […]
Soldering Workshop Learn how to solder at the library! You will assemble a small rocket ship or snowbot using a hot soldering iron, and you'll leave with your creation! The Soldering Workshop runs from 10 am to 12 noon. Register for one of the four sessions. Choose your start time: 10:00 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. or […]
Join us for the second of two fascinating talks on technology, part of our new Innovator-in-Residence program. Wearable technology is an emerging discipline, with lots of buzz surrounding it in the news. How will this change our lives? Do we need wearable technologies? This talk will unpack the history of wearables, examine current […]
Join us for the first of two fascinating talks on technology, part of our new Innovator-in-Residence program. Technology: Success and Failures (or why I don’t like the word easy) Ever have something that didn’t work out? Or a surprise challenge that you weren’t expecting from a project? Ever been standing in the middle […]
A number of people have visited the Toronto Reference Library (TRL) Digital Innovation Hub this month to print seasonal items such as ornaments for the tree. Many have downloaded and printed items from websites such as Thingiverse and Instructables. And this Saturday a boy named Marco, and his mother, came in to print an ornament […]
Whether you are a freelancer, a startup, or even a small business, consider breaking away from your home office and all the distractions of home. Grab your laptop, leave the cafe, and head for a creative, community, coworking space designed for productivity and networking. What is coworking? Coworking is a global movement to move beyond […]
Monologue by Eric Morgan I started with the letter “B” because “A” was too obvious, standing out right in front, showing off. I'm reading all the biographies of people with the last name starting with “B”. I have to go all round the library because Mr. Dewey and his decimals do not think like I […]