Canada’s sesquicentennial is just around the corner, and Toronto Public Library has a feast of programming to help you celebrate our 150th anniversary. Whatever your interest, the Library has something for you and your family. Destination Canada is an exhibition which tells the immigrant experience in Canada, from the earliest days of settlement, to […]
Toronto Public Library's Preservation & Digitization Department has been digitizing Ontario-related content from our Special Collections for many years. You can access this content via the Virtual Reference Library or TPL's Digital Archive. What types of materials can I research and discover in the digitized collections? We have a treasure trove high quality digital files of historical […]
The Vice & Virtue show, currently on display at the TD Gallery, incorporates some hidden augmented reality elements throughout the space to enhance your gallery experience. The app used to display these elements is call Aurasma. What is Aurasma? Aurasma is a free app for iOS and Android devices that uses advanced image recognition to blend […]
Did you know the Toronto Reference Library has a vinyl record collection of around 15,000 titles that you can listen to at our vinyl listening stations in the Arts Department on the 5th floor? Now you can browse some of this collection at Discogs.com. Discogs, short for discographies, "is the worlds largest community-built database for music information. Imagine […]
Professional conservators are responsible for mounting Special Collections items displayed in the TD Gallery. The gallery is on your right as you enter the Toronto Reference Library at 789 Yonge Street. Our current show, Once Upon A Time, features fairy tales from the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books. Conservators take many things into consideration when they prepare items for display, […]
Toronto Public Library's digitization program has reached an important milestone: the Digital Archive now contains over 100,000 Special Collections objects for your use. We will feature more Digital Archive content in upcoming blog posts, but below are some examples of the types of materials you will find within this growing collection. The Toronto Star Photo Archive offers […]
If you are interested in learning how to create some augmented reality (AR) content for free, you might be very interested in looking at Aurasma, a simple app and web-based studio application that’s fun and easy to use. What is Aurasma? Aurasma is an augmented reality platform created by HP Autonomy. It’s a free app for iOS […]