You have just three more weeks to see John J. Audubon’s Birds of America, our current exhibit on display at the TD Gallery at the Toronto Reference Library. The creation and production of the double-elephant folio edition of Birds of America was a monumental undertaking. Comprised of 435 plates with life-sized images of over a […]
Often as paren’ts we are looking for books that promote certain topics or explores specific ideas. During the month of November, Toronto Public Library will be promoting books for living well. The following books have been suggested as great reads for children and families to promote healthy choices in our lifestyles, eating habits and general […]
Historical Maps From Around the World: 1500s to 1950s Are you fascinated by maps? Is cartography your passion? And would you like to view and find out more about the maps held in the collections of the Toronto Reference Library? This is a unique opportunity to experience some treasures. The Special Collections Department, along […]
On the evening of July 19, 2013, a tree was brought down in a storm. But this wasn't just any tree… John McPherson, The House of A. Muir after a Shower in Toronto, 1907. [T 31990] … it was the tree that inspired Alexander Muir, in 1867, to write the song “The Maple Leaf Forever.” (You […]
Dr. Filiz Çakýr Phillip, Associate Curator at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, and author of Enchanted Lines: Drawing from the Aga Khan Museum Collection, will deliver a talk on the famous artists in Iran, India, and Central Asia, from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries – the golden age of the art of the book. […]
What better way to celebrate the Toronto Blue Jays' monumental American League Division Series win on October 14 than to take a little stroll down memory lane… Luckily, the Toronto Star Photograph Archive is full of images capturing the key moments on and off the field during the Jays’ epic 1992 and ‘93 World Series-winning seasons. Donated to the […]
Are there any baseball fans out there?! Are there any Blue Jays fans out there?! The Marilyn & Charles Baillie Special Collections Centre received a donation of Blue Jays ephemera and memorabilia earlier this year from an avid Jays fan, who wanted the collection to be housed in Toronto, and available to the public. Baseball […]
Calling all bird nerds! Make sure you stop by the TD Gallery at the Toronto Reference Library to check out our new exhibit, John J. Audubon’s Birds of America. The exhibit showcases striking images of birds from the masterwork of celebrated 19th century naturalist, John James Audubon (1785-1851), who set out to document all […]
The year is 2156. Humans have long since overpopulated earth, and now live in domed colonies throughout the solar system. While space travel is common, a spacecraft filled with children recruited to save the galaxy from evil space creatures is not. In Wesley King’s latest novel, The Incredible Space Raiders From Space, Jonah Hillcrest […]
Bird's-eye view of Toronto, 1893. For description click here. Open in full size Introduction: The explosion of maps on the internet has been made possible, in part, by advances in Geographic information systems, or GIS: the set of tools that capture, store, analyze, manage, and present data that are linked to locations (definition adapted from […]