Phones – we spend so much time on them these days. If we’re not calling someone, we’re texting, playing games, or searching online. Why not add Toronto Public Library’s Dial-a-Story to the list of possibilities and bring wonderful stories into your home? Dial-a-Story is a free service, easily reached by calling 416-395-5400 any time of […]
We bring the best and brightest books to our library collections. Here are some new books that we are really excited about which will be hitting shelves soon, or have just arrived. Posted on behalf of Laurel Taylor Adams, Children's Selection Team The mind is a wonderful thing. Even more when it is stretched and […]
What happens first, next and last? As you read with your child, take time to talk together about the book. Don’t feel the need to read the book straight through to the end without stopping before you can have these discussions. It is perfectly alright to stop on a page as you are reading […]
Today, Toronto Public Library launched Let's Get Ready for Reading, a fun and handy research-based guide for paren’ts, caregivers and educators of children from birth to five. The guide was developed by our expert children’s librarians and is full of book recommendations, rhymes, songs, finger plays, activities and reading readiness tips, all based on the […]