In celebration of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival taking place May 13 and 14 at Toronto Reference Library, and as a Mother's Day tribute to moms everywhere (hi mom!), I offer you this list of mothers in graphic novels and memoirs. The Amazing True Story of a Teenage Single Mom In this charming graphic memoir, […]
Pop your popcorn, place your bets, alert the fashion police, and make room on your to-be-read pile: it's Oscar time again! Filmmakers have long found inspiration in books and this year's crop of Academy Award nominees is no exception. This year, 18 of the nominated films were adapted from books, including four in the Best […]
The annual Toronto International Film Festival (a.k.a. TIFF) is on from September 8-18, 2016, and the city is buzzing with excitement about all the films, directors, and star power in town. Of course, like any self-respecting book lover, I'm excited about all the literary adaptations and other bookish films at #TIFF16 — from award-winning novels […]
So you've written a book, and it's all ready to publish with Asquith Press, the library's book printing service. But have you thought about the cover? After all, as we all know, a book's cover is its most important part!* Learn how to make a simple book cover fit for publication with Asquith Press using […]
Have you ever thought about writing and publishing a book? Did you know you can self-publish your book at the library? Toronto Public Library's Asquith Press is a book printing service you can use to print high quality paperback books at a low price. Asquith Press is located in the Digital Innovation Hub at the […]
The 40th anniversary edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (a.k.a. TIFF) kicks off this week, with nearly 400 films being shown over the course of just ten days, from September 10-20. As always, the festival is full of films inspired by books, from author biopics to literary adaptations, true crime dramas, film shorts, and […]
Get growing at the library this summer! Come to the Bloor/Gladstone branch on Monday July 28, 2-4 pm, and learn how to make your own terrarium! Space is limited so be sure to register in the branch or call 416-393-7674. Photo by Sarah McKeon, bluebonnet press A terrarium is a miniature world that you can […]
Level up at the library this summer! Come to the Bloor/Gladstone branch on Monday July 21, 2-4 pm, and get your game on! Image from: https://blogs.libraries.iub.edu/redux Do you love playing video games? Do you love the library? Well how about video games IN the library! We have some wicked games for teens to play on […]
Yarn Bombed photos image from Etsy Get creative at the library this summer! Come to the Bloor/Gladstone branch on Monday July 14, 2-4 pm, and learn how to yarn bomb your pics!
The Scarborough Bluffs are one of Toronto's most beautiful natural features. Created from layers of sand and clay that were deposited during the last ice age, some 70,000 years ago, the Bluffs have been eroding steadily ever since. (So much so, in fact, that erosion from the Bluffs travelled westward and settled to form the […]