The eh List, Toronto Public Library’s acclaimed Canadian author series, returns in its sixth year with a lineup of award-winning Canadian novelists, including 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Sean Michaels (Us Conductors), Governor General’s Award winner Kim Thúy (Mãn, Ru), and 2014 Giller Prize finalist David Bezmozgis(The Betrayers). Read more here.
Toronto Public Library has created a space for Toronto writers, both professional and aspiring, as part of an extensive revitalization at the Toronto Reference Library. “Toronto Public Library is committed to supporting authors and other creators, and we’re looking forward to welcoming the city’s writing community,” said Vickery Bowles, City Librarian. “Not only will the Writers’ […]
Toronto Public Library is pleased to announce a new exhibition, Freedom City: Uncovering Toronto’s Black History that celebrates the early black citizens of Toronto. Through original paintings, drawings, photographs, manuscripts and broadsides,Freedom City covers the history of black Toronto – from the days of early settlement to the end of the 19th century. The exhibit has been enhanced by […]
In addition to flu shots and vitamins, family doctors at St. Michael’s Hospital are now prescribing books to their youngest patients. The hospital’s Department of Family and Community Medicine and the Toronto Public Library have launched one of the first Reach Out and Read programs in Canada, and the first connected with a Canadian hospital. Reach Out […]
Have you ever imagined yourself as a published author? If you have, then the 2015 Toronto Star Short Story Contest offers you an excellent opportunity to show your skills as a writer and possibly see your story printed in the largest newspaper in Canada. The annual contest, which attracts some 2,000 entries a year, is considered the […]
The Toronto Public Library Board has appointed Vickery Bowles as its new City Librarian, effective January 5, 2015. Read more here.
Toronto Public Library has launched a pilot project to buy popular new adult fiction books from the public for $5 at the Toronto Reference Library. Read how it works.
Warm up your winter at The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Public Library’s signature event space for guests from the world of literature, the performing arts and politics, with a slate of big names and big ideas. On January 13, we launch the season with John Vaillant, #1 bestselling author of The Tiger, with his debut novel The […]
Toronto Public Library is happy to welcome the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) / Beguiling Books & Arts to the Toronto Reference Library, where they will open theTCAF Shop on the main floor. The gift shop will open in pop-up mode on the evening of December 3, and the owners will build a full range of merchandise […]
Toronto Public Library ebook downloads surpassed 2 million checkouts this year, a testament to the popularity and growing demand for the format. Interest will grow even more over the holidays as people unwrap new tablets and ereaders and have a little more time to catch up on their reading. There's no better time to remind everyone that […]