Relevez notre Défi Lecture! L’été bat son plein, y compris pour les enfants qui lisent en français. Cette année, la Bibliothèque publique de Toronto offre une version française en ligne de tous ses programmes Summer Wonder. Vous pouvez écouter de la musique, fabriquer des objets grâce à Explorum et entendre des récits captivants. Nous vous […]
Our Summer Wonder programs and activities are all online this year! Children and families can’take part from home and explore and discover new interests together. Check out our Science et Technologie programs with Explorum, Dans le Jardin with Monsiur Philippe or L’heure des Contes with Njacko Backo on the Toronto Public Library's YouTube channel until […]
Well, we are halfway through the summer, which still leaves plenty of time for your children to read in French and submit book reports at any Toronto Public Library (TPL) branch. TPL has lots of great books, both fiction and non-fiction, as well as comics and magazines in French to explore over the summer. Whether […]
Recently a memoir came across my facebook feed called Educated by Tara Westover that piqued my interest. It's a book that is getting passed around from paren’t to child, from friend to friend and being recommended everywhere. I finally got my hands on it, and now I understand the hype. It has a long wait […]
March marks Women's History Month, with Friday March 8th 2019 as Women's Day. This is an important day and month not only for women, but for all people. It's a chance to reflect on the contributions that women have made in the course of human history and continue to make today. Those contributions can be […]
This past New Year's Day on Doctor Who (spoilers ahead) all of the UK lost it's power, but more importantly it's WiFi and the characters were baffled. The mother suggested that the family would have to hold an actual conversation to which the children replied "What?!" To lose my internet access would be shocking at […]
November 11, 2018 marks 100 years of Armistice. This document was meant to result in the end of the war to end all wars, which sadly did not happen. World War I took more than 60,000 Canadian lives and changed global politics forever. Canadians proved themselves with Ypres, Vimy Ridge and Passchendale on the world […]
On September 15 Dame Agatha Christie would have turned 128 years old if she were still alive. Despite having passed away in 1976 her books continue to be published, made into television specials, movies and the longest running play in London's West End history. This maven of mystery wrote more than 60 novels in her […]
Summer is full of fun and sun and reading too! And that includes reading in French! Whether your child is francophone or a student of French in school, summer is a great time to read in French and do book reports for the TD Summer Reading Club. Just like in English, kids can read whatever […]
Celebrities are extending their reach into the publishing world, either with their own books, their own publishing company or imprint, or they are simply promoting books they are enjoying themselves. The famous SJP aka Sarah Jessica Parker recently announced that she has a publishing imprint where she will acquire and curate fiction that she enjoys […]