Events

Click on each image to enlarge or Download The September 2015 @ TRL as a pdf file. For a full list of programs to browse or search, visit our Programs, Classes and Exhibits page.

See the full website:A Grand Design: the Toronto City Hall Design CompetitionModernist architectural drawings & models submitted from forty-two countries.   Take a look at these pictures.  When we think of Toronto's City Hall, we are willing to gamble that most Torontonians would pick the picture on the left - still referred to as The "New City Hall". And […]

September 15, 2015 update: The Clearance Sale was a great success.  We are now promoting the Treasures and Good Books Sale going on September 17 to 19th, 2015 at the Toronto Reference Library.     Friends of Toronto Public Library, South Chapter Clearance Book Sale   All items are 10 to 50 cents (cash only)  […]

August starts huge with two days of Maker Festival.  Toronto's Sporting Past continues at the TD Gallery, and don't miss the Sports on Film series. Click on any image to enlarge or Download The August 2015 @ TRL as a pdf file. For a full list of programs to browse or search visit our Programs, […]

This summer, cyber technology for Seniors,  Teens and everybody else.  Or spend an afternoon at the movies. Click on each image to enlarge or Download The July 2015 @ TRL Calendar as a pdf file. For a full list of programs to browse or search, visit our Programs, Classes and Exhibits page.

On Monday June 8th, in conjunction with Pride Month, researchers from Rainbow Health Ontario and the TransPULSE Project will present the findings of their groundbreaking 2010 survey on the lives of transgender people in Ontario. They will discuss the impact their research has already had on policy and health care access in Ontario, and what remains to […]

Dish with Candace Bushnell and brush up on your legal rights.  Summer tours of the Toronto Reference Library start this month, and you can learn about self-publishing with Terry Fallis and Kate Hilton and the Asquith Press. Click on each image to enlarge or Download The June 2015 @ TRL as a pdf file. For […]

 One World. One Game. The expression "One World. One Game" pretty much sums up soccer's true meaning. As Toronto now prepares for the Pan Am Games, the city is about to become the World in One City. John Doyle, author of The World is a Ball: the Joy, Madness, and Meaning of Soccer, will examine […]

In honour of this summer's Toronto 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games, the Doors Open Toronto 2015 theme is Sports, Recreation & Leisure. More than 155 buildings across Toronto open their doors over the May 23-24 weekend. Take a peek inside private and public recreation sites ranging from aquatic centres to athletics stadiums. Our community […]

Jane’s Walks will be held on May 1-3, 2015 in most Toronto neighbourhoods, as well as in many other Canadian centres and countries around the world. Named to honour writer and civic activist Jane Jacobs, several Toronto walks feature Toronto Public Library branches. Many of us treasure our memories of walking to the local library with friends and family. Remember […]