Toronto Public Library and Ottawa Public Library welcome Penguin Random House’s recently announced reduced ebook prices for libraries. This new pricing model will help public libraries achieve their goal of providing universal access to ebooks, which is a high priority given booming borrowing rates and high demand for this content. Read more here.
Toronto Public Library and eight local settlement agencies celebrate the seventh anniversary of Library Settlement Partnerships (LSP) from October 13th to October 24th, coinciding with Canadian Citizenship Week (October 12th – 18th) and Ontario Public Library Week (October 18th-24th). Read more here.
Toronto Public Library is inviting everyone to help shape the future of library service in branches, online and in the community. This is part of the Library’s 2016-2019 strategic plan. Read more here.
Canadian Public Libraries for Fair Ebook Pricing have joined to raise awareness of high ebook prices charged by multinational publishers at fairpricingforlibraries.org.Despite booming borrowing rates and high demand for ebooks, public libraries face challenges in ensuring universal access to this content. Read more here.
Toronto Public Library is thrilled to announce that Scarborough Civic Centre branch, the city’s 100th library branch, is now open. City Librarian Vickery Bowles and Toronto Public Library Board Chair Ron Carinci formally opened the branch with a special ribbon cutting ceremony this morning. Library customers were led into the branch by Chinese lion dancers […]
The Aga Khan Museum has joined Toronto Public Library’s Sun Life Financial Museum + Arts Pass (MAP) program and now offers five passes per week at 50 library branches across Toronto. The pass grants a free family pass for two adults and three children to the Museum, and can be borrowed from Toronto Public Library using a valid […]