Image used with permission. Marjorie Pickthall Fonds, Victoria University Library (Toronto). April is National Poetry Month and it is being celebrated by the League of Canadian Poets and the Academy of American Poets. I've recently discovered a personal connection to Toronto poet and librarian Marjorie Lowry Christie Pickthall (1883-1922). She was once lauded as the best […]
You are invited to join us on Monday, April 24 at 7 pm, in Beeton Hall at Toronto Reference Library, for The Mafia, Triads and Ava Lee with Ian Hamilton. Ian Hamilton, a former journalist, diplomat and entrepreneur, is the best-selling author of ten novels in the Ava Lee mystery series, currently being adapted for […]
You are invited to join us on Wednesday, April 19 at 7 pm, in the Atrium of Toronto Reference Library, for Mothers, Sisters and Barbara Gowdy. Gowdy is a critically-acclaimed, prize-winning and best-selling author of seven novels and one short-story collection (We So Seldom Look on Love). She is appearing as part of the spring […]
You are invited to join us on Thursday, April 13 at 7 pm, in Beeton Hall at Toronto Reference Library, for Kerry Clare's Secrets & Truths. Clare is a National Magazine Award-nominated writer, editor and teacher. Her reviews, essays and short fiction have recently appeared in The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, Joyland and Canadian Notes & […]
You are invited to join us Monday, April 3 at 7 pm, in Beeton Hall at Toronto Reference Library, for Human Connections: Roo Borson and Phoebe Wang. Wang is a prize-winning poet and ESL teacher, and Borson a critically-acclaimed, prize-winning poet with more than 15 books to her name. They are appearing in celebration of National Poetry […]
Are you new to Canada, and plan to settle here? Welcome! Come to the library to meet with a settlement worker who can help get you started in Toronto and Canada. It's free! Come to a Newcomer Information Desk at one of our Library Settlement Partnerships locations. They are in library branches across Toronto. Find out how to: get […]
Join us on Thursday, November 10 at 7pm, in Beeton Hall at Toronto Reference Library, to hear Noah Richler. This will conclude Toronto Reference Library's participation in the Fall eh List Author Series, Toronto Public Library’s celebration of writers from across Canada. A celebrated author, journalist and broadcaster, Noah Richler has contributed to numerous […]
Join us on Thursday October 20th, at 1pm, in the Atrium of the Toronto Reference Library, for Library Settlement Partnerships (LSP) Week 2016: Celebrate with Dance. Celebrate the LSP program with us, and learn about newcomer services and programs. Refreshments will be served, and all are welcome. Toronto Public Library's LSP Celebrations 2015 involved music, and this year, we chose […]
Join us on Thursday, September 22, at 7pm, in Beeton Hall at the Toronto Reference Library, to hear M.G. Vassanji in conversation with Deborah Dundas from The Toronto Star. He is the second of Toronto Reference Library's authors participating in the fall eh List Author Series, Toronto Public Library’s celebration of writers from across Canada. One of Canada’s most […]
Join us on Thursday, September 8, at 7 pm, in Beeton Hall at the Toronto Reference Library, to hear James Bartleman. He is the first of the authors participating in the fall eh List Author Series, Toronto Public Library’s celebration of writers from across Canada. […]