Our planet is facing unprecedented challenges to its well-being including climate change, pollution, species extinction and habitat destruction to name a few. We have a responsibility to mitigate – and reverse – the damage wherever possible. Join us for free, engaging programs around the city and learn how you can make a difference. Let’s start […]
It's Earth Month 2016 and the time has come to take seriously our impact on the planet. Toronto Public Library is happy to present the best of our collections on environmental education, geared to children, teens and adults. Watch for environmental displays in branches across the city and pick up some reading material. At the […]
Today is World Animal Day, originally designated as a day to highlight the plight of endangered species, although it is now used to celebrate all the world’s animals. Oct 4 was chosen because it is the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. World Animal Day is celebrated in different […]
Toronto Public Library is naturally always very excited by the Toronto Book Awards short list announcement and later, by the announcement of the winning title every year. Established by Toronto City Council in 1974, The Toronto Book Awards honour authors of books of literary or artistic merit which are evocative of Toronto, published in the preceding year. […]
For more than 40 years, Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, has been inspiring people to protect the environment. Quickly — off the top of your head, what is the single most important thing you can do to lessen your impact on the earth? Recycle your newspapers? Drive a hybrid car or take public transit? […]
“Ray Bradbury, cat lover #RIP” was the tweet sent out last June 6 by Buzzfeed after Bradbury’s death at age 92. Not “Ray Bradbury, author extraordinaire #RIP,” or “Ray Bradbury, sci fi genius #RIP,” or even “Ray Bradbury, Author of Fahrenheit 451 #RIP” but “Ray Bradbury, cat lover #RIP.” Elsewhere, blogger Bobby Pfeiffer wrote an […]
Tomorrow is World Forestry Day, a day dedicated to recognizing those big beautiful lungs of the earth. But the day is traditionally not only about acknowledging those impressive plants lining the shores of our lakes and the paths of our parks, but also about recognizing the huge role they play in mitigating climate change and […]
It’s no secret among my friends and colleagues that I am an advocate for animals. I reflect this in my diet, wardrobe, hobbies – my whole life really. But I’m always surprised when some people then surmise that I don’t care about humans, as if compassion were a limited entity and if you care about animals, then […]
I love travel almost as much as I love cats and I often spend my vacations looking for cats, missing my own cats or generally checking out how other countries treat all their animals (sadly, not well – companion animals, like other animals, are mistreated, abused or ignored in every country on the planet if […]
Today is Black Cat Awareness Day in the UK – who knows why we here in Canada wouldn’t be celebrating this most auspicious of occasions also? This is not to be confused with National Black Cat Appreciation Day, which is celebrated in North America on August 17 or National Black Cat Day celebrated in Italy […]