Nathan Phillips Square and Toronto City Hall by The City of Toronto [CC – BY] Have you ever wanted to work for the City of Toronto? Now is the time to make your dream come true! Come meet with city divisional representatives and more at the annual City of Toronto Career Information Event at Toronto Reference Library on […]
Brush up your Shakespeare (and Moliere) to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. Attend a seminar with Poet In Residence Brian Brett, or choosing something from our offering of lots of computer and technical courses. Click on each image to enlarge or Download The March 2016 @ TRL as a pdf […]
This month, meet Poet in Residence Brian Brett, graphic novelist Daniel Clowes and join the Non-fiction Book Club. Click on each image to enlarge or Download The February 2016 @ TRL as a pdf file. For a full list of programs to browse or search, visit our Programs, Classes and Exhibits page.
See the stunning new gallery show "Maurice Sendak: 50 years, 50 works, 50 reasons" with special tours and programs for adults and children. Discover the new Green Screen Studio in the Digital Innovation Hub. Don't miss authors André Alexis, winner of this year's Giller Prize and the Rogers Writers' Trust Award, plus Gabrielle Hamilton and […]
Trying to do good? Come hear about The Rise of Philanthro-Capitalism: How Charity Became Big Business. Trying to avoid the flu? Come for the Toronto Public Health Flu Shot Clinic. Trying to cope with technology? Don't be a Cyber-Condriac–take one of the library's free technology classes. Click on each image to enlarge or Download The […]
Music, art and the economics of real life with Jim Stanford. Plus authors Will Ferguson, Helen Humphreys, Geraldine Brooks and Jonathan Franzen. Click on each image to enlarge or Download The October 2015 @ TRL as a pdf file For a full list of programs to browse or search, visit our Programs, Classes and Exhibits […]
As society begins to seriously grapple with the global threat of climate change, pipeline proposals like Keystone XL, Northern Gateway and Energy East have faced unprecedented levels of opposition. Adam Scott from Environmental Defence will explain why citizens are saying no to oil sands pipelines across North America. Canada's transition away from an economy […]
See the full website:A Grand Design: the Toronto City Hall Design CompetitionModernist architectural drawings & models submitted from forty-two countries. To mark the 50th Anniversary of Toronto's "New City Hall", we've posted blogs, celebrated at City Hall and highlighted a wonderful exhibit curated by George Kapelos and Christopher Armstrong, at Ryerson University in the […]
See the full website:A Grand Design: the Toronto City Hall Design CompetitionModernist architectural drawings & models submitted from forty-two countries. The actual 50th Anniversary of the New City Hall is Sunday, September 13, 2015. To mark this event, we have posted a couple of blog posts. We’ve looked at past City Halls, we’ve talked […]
See the full website:A Grand Design: the Toronto City Hall Design CompetitionModernist architectural drawings & models submitted from forty-two countries. This is the second in a series commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Toronto's "New City Hall" designed by Finnish architect, Viljo Revell. Opened in 1965, the distinctive "clam shell" design and large public square is […]