Warm up your winter at The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Public Library’s signature event space for guests from the world of literature, the performing arts and politics, with a slate of big names and big ideas. On January 13, we launch the season with John Vaillant, #1 bestselling author of The Tiger, with his debut novel The […]
Toronto Public Library had a free concert in the stacks at Parkdale Branch (1303 Queen Street West) featuring the Toronto-based indie band Language Arts. The brainchild of Toronto-based guitarist, composer and singer Kristen Cudmore,Language Artsis well known for a dizzying array of musical styles – indie pop, hip-hop and prog-rock. Cudmore is joined by drummer Neil […]
Toronto Public Library is honoured to take part in The World Remembers project, a global commemoration of those who lost their lives in WWI. The World Remembers project will display the names of those who lost their lives in installations in participating nations. More than 9 million names of the WWI dead will be displayed around the […]
On Tuesday, September 23, special guests Charles Pachter and Poet Laureate George Elliot Clarke joined Toronto Public Library to celebrate the new public art installation on the west façade of Fort York Branch; a unique collaboration between visual artist Charles Pachter and poet Margaret Atwood. The concept for the artwork is based on The Journals of Susanna Moodie. Raead more […]
Toronto Reference Library’s Digital Innovation Hub partnered with The Hand Eye Society to host Game Curious?, a six-part weekly exploration of the untapped art of video games – for artists, educators, paren’ts and non-gamers. Read more here.
From August 9-October 11th, Toronto Public Library's exhibition, Dreaming Big, examined the city’s relationship to the waterfront. Through art, architecture, design and media, Dreaming Big told the story of Toronto’s waterfront: the history of passionate discussions and debates – of competing visions and proposals – and an inspiring glimpse into the future of our love affair with the water’s edge. Read […]
Toronto Public Library and the Toronto Star are pleased to announce the gift of more than one million vintage photographs from the Toronto Star’s photo archive to the library’s Special Collections department. The photo archive represents the complete photographic archive of the largest daily newspaper in Canada and includes unparalleled coverage of Toronto news, changing […]
Toronto Public Library, the Neighbourhood Arts Network and Ontario Culture Days are pleased to continue Culture Days @ The Library for a fourth year. This exciting partnership was created to help artists and arts groups share their creative work with the public. In the first three years of the program more than 5,000 Torontonians have enjoyed the work of over 120 artists and […]
Toronto Public Library is pleased to announce a concert in the stacks of Spadina Road Branch (10 Spadina Road) featuring Toronto artist, IsKwé. Called ‘One to Watch’ by The Grid TO and one of the ‘Top 10 Canadian Musicians You Need to Know’ by CBC Music, Iskwé’s cross-cultural aesthetic is as striking as her tripped-out blend of soul. […]
Kids and families can sing along with some of their favourite entertainers, handle a giant snake, bang on drums, be mad scientists, participate in mind control or act in a live theatre production. For teens, we have DJ labs, comic making, 3D printer classes, writing and art workshops, silk screen printing, henna, ukulele classes and […]