L'Orchestre by Edgar Degas Starting on October 17, Toronto Public Library welcomes renowned classical music journalist and educator Rick Phillips to the Bloor/Gladstone branch where he will deliver the first of a three-part lecture series, Impressionism in Music. Rick Phillips, who many people in this country listened to on CBC radio for decades, continues […]
On October 10, 2 pm, at the Northern District branch we kick off a series of programs about the history of Yonge Street and the stories that have shaped the street and the city. Said to be the world's longest street, Yonge Street runs from the shores of Lake Ontario to the Rainy River and […]
Science in History is a new lecture series presented by Toronto Public library in partnership with University of Toronto Science Engagement and the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. From a Latin translation of El Zahrawi's treatise on surgical and medical instruments. Medical Practice in the Medieval Islamic World […]
Librarian and author Ken Setterington will be at the Lillian H. Smith Branch tomorrow night, 7 pm, speaking about his book, Branded by the Pink Triangle. The Nazis exterminated some six million Jews, and millions of others, including the disabled, the Roma people, Communists, trade unionists, Social Democrats, Jehovah's Witnesses, Soviet citizens, and many, many […]
This is Toronto Public Library's third year of participation in Culture Days. As in past years, for 2013, we have a great lineup of Culture Days @ the Library events. For those who love dance, the range of activities makes it hard to choose–there are eleven different dance events. Here is are just three that […]
You don't have to be registered at a university or pay a hefty door charge to hear some of the finest scientific lectures in the city. All you need to do is click on this link to Science & Technology programs to disover a world of fascinating talks and hands-on how to programs. Brentwood is […]
It has been eight years since Shyam Selvadurai's last novel, and so when The Hungry Ghosts was published in April, this welcome news to his many loyal readers. Selvadurai is not only a very fine writer, but an engaging and interesting speaker, and you will have a chance to hear and meet him on Wednesday, […]
Tomorrow night at Parliament Street Branch (June 13, 7 pm) we are presenting a remarkable author, teacher and speaker, Kamal Al-Solaylee. Al-Solaylee will talk about his life and experiences as he came of age in the Middle East growing to understand that he lived in a society that punishes homosexuality, often with great brutality, and […]
On Tuesday, June 11, Toronto Public Library is pleased to welcome Damian Barr to the Lillian H. Smith Branch where he will be reading and discussion is new memoir, Maggie & Me.The time is 7 pm, and you can click here for more information. Maggie & Me is Barr's own touching and witty story of growing […]
For several years now, Toronto Public Library has been delivering wonderful talks on cutting-edge science. One of the few other places that the public can get these high-quality talks–and at no charge–is at a university. Indeed, it is precisely because we work with Science Engagement at the University of Toronto, with U of T's Dunlap […]