From November 3 to January 8, in partnership with Toronto Public Library, Myseum of Toronto presents Cosmopolis Toronto, a city-wide photography exhibit exploring the journeys of newcomers to Toronto. Photo credit: Cosmopolis Toronto The idea started with Canadian documentary photographer and educator Colin Boyd Shafer, who spent a year photographing one person from every country in the world who […]
Last year while we were in the works of putting together Listen Up, I reached out to Alan Davis, the Executive Director of Small World Music on what some of his favourite albums are: 1. Autorickshaw - The Humours of Autorickshaw (2013) "One of Toronto's best world music bands. It's been seven years since the last Autorickshaw release – […]
Our previous Listen Up posts featured talented music personalities Jully Black and Jeanne Lamon. In this post, we interviewed the talented baker Dufflet Rosenberg, CEO of the popular Dufflet Pastries, about her music picks because well, haven't you ever wondered what the 'Queen of Cake' listens to when she's making that yummy key lime pie? Considered as […]
In our second Listen Up post, we've caught up with Jeanne Lamon, talented violinist, formerly the Music Director of Tafelmusik and currently the Chief Artistic Advisor of Tafelmusik. Listen Up is a new series of blog posts that highlight some favourite albums of a variety of Torontonians! Last week, we featured platinum selling recording artist and Canada's Queen of R&B Soul, Jully […]
I'm sure you've got your selection of albums you can't live without, but have you ever wondered what some other Torontonians' top picks are? We asked some Toronto residents (some of who you might be familiar with), to be part of a new series of blog posts to share with us their all-time favourite albums! Our first […]
Earlier in September, Toronto Public Library partnered with the Toronto Arts Council to launch the Artists in the Library program which celebrates the love of art in neighbourhoods outside of the downtown core. Latoya Joy Lapps, a musician, composer and arts educator was one of the Artists in the Library. Joy taught people of all […]
Earlier in December, Toronto Public Library celebrated the Hour of Code. The Hour of Code is a global movement with the aim of reaching people in countries all over the world to learn more about computer science during Computer Science Education Week. Here’s a short video on what Hour of Code is all about: From December […]
Have you met our two Innovators in Residence yet? Sarah Goodman is our film expert at the Toronto Reference Library (TRL) and and Robert DiVito is our audio expert at the Fort York Branch! What about our three Innovators in Communities? The Innovator in Communities program is similar to the Innovator in Residence program, except industry experts bring […]
Whether you're a singer, musician, audio engineer, record producer, or someone who is interested in the music industry, Toronto Public Library invites you to meet our Innovator in Residence with audio expertise, Robert DiVito! From October 20 to November 30, the multi-talented Robert DiVito will be sharing his expertise in a variety of areas within […]
In addition to the Innovator in Residence program, Toronto Public Library will be launching its first Innovator in Communities (IIC) program in October 2014. Previous Innovator in Residence Derek Quenneville chatting with library users about 3D printing! The IIC program supports the Digital Innovation Hubs at the Toronto Reference Library and the Fort York Branch, […]