Looking at greeting cards through the ages most would agree that no-one does valentines like the Victorians. Their fold-out, pop-up, multilayered confections embellished with flowers, cupids, hearts, doves, children, chariots, animals, etc. continue to set the sugar-coated standard for visual expressions of romantic love. Today's mass-produced greeting cards, even if they’re from Papyrus and cost […]
For library customers and staff alike, it’s no secret that Toronto Public Library is a place that provides limitless opportunities for finding information. Usually, the search is active and deliberate, but once in an amazing while, one can happen upon a treasure by serendipity. Such was the case when I “discovered” the Mosser brothers. While […]
Those amazing folks at the Repair Cafe return to the Toronto Reference Library this weekend: Saturday August 9, 10 am – 2 pm., Beeton Auditorium Don't throw it away, fix it! Bring a broken household item to the Repair Cafe where you can get help fixing it. Volunteers fix household items, ranging from small household […]
On Friday November 22, 2013 from 1:00 to 2:30, Toronto Reference Library presents a special memorial event John F. Kennedy Remembered. George Elliott Clarke, Poet Laureate of Toronto, will host poets and musicians reflecting on the impact of the president and the legacy of the 1960s as well as the continuing issues of […]
Sunday October 20, 2013 The Canzine: Festival of Zines and Underground Culture will be held on Sunday October 20 from 1-7pm at the 918 Bathurst Centre. Zines are self-made magazines or journals. According to Broken Pencil: The Magaine of Zine Culture and Independent Arts a zine is “an independently published, not-for-profit publication. Although it usually […]
Here is our August Calendar of Programs and Events for the Toronto Reference Library. Hope to see you at the library soon! Click on each image below to enlarge or Download The August 2013 @TRL programs calendar as a pdf file. For a full list of library programs to browse or search please check out our […]
Use Your Words is a three week series of workshops for emerging writers held at Toronto Reference Library. Visiting authors include Dalton Higgins on July 13th , Emily Pohl-Weary on July 20th and Sheila Heti on July 27th. The program is aimed toward writers 16-30. Space is limited so it’s a good idea […]
Here is our July Calendar of Programs and Events for the Toronto Reference Library. Hope to see you soon! Click on each image to enlarge or Download The July 2013 @ TRL Calendar as a pdf file. For a full list of library programs to browse or search please check out our Programs, Classes & […]
Here is our June Calendar of Programs and Events for the Toronto Reference Library. Hope to see you soon! Click on each image to enlarge or Download TRL Calendar June 13 as a pdf file. For a full list of library programs to browse or search please check out our Programs, Classes & Exhibits page. […]
Elizabeth Ruth has been receiving a lot of attention for her new novel Matadora. The National Post exclaimed “Luna must be counted among the most vital and alluring of Canada’s literary heroines. She simply enthralls. Ruth commits fully to her task, delivering a rare and indelible tale that engages the reader — body and soul. […]