Read 2013

Most Popular E-Books of 2013 Available for Borrowing

December 19, 2013 | Strategic Plan 2012-2015 | Comments (0)

Toronto Public Library reached a new milestone in 2013, with more than two million downloads of e-books and e-magazines. The Library is adding popular and best-selling titles on a daily basis to respond to this rapidly growing demand. Interest in e-books is expected to grow even more over the holidays as people receive e-readers or […]

Just in Time for the Holidays, Library’s E-Book Collection Grows Again

December 12, 2013 | Strategic Plan 2012-2015 | Comments (0)

There are now more e-books than ever to choose from at Toronto Public Library (tpl.ca/downloads), with the addition of 15,000 titles from Penguin Group and more than 5,000 titles from McGraw-Hill, including many of this year’s bestsellers and popular science, business and learning materials. Read more.

Toronto Public Library Announces Its Annual Top Book Picks for Preschoolers

November 27, 2013 | Strategic Plan 2012-2015 | Comments (0)

Toronto Public Library announced the titles that top its distinguished First & Best Booklist, the selection of the year’s finest Canadian books for children from birth to five years that help build early literacy skills. The 2013 list includes a number of names familiar to First & Best including Barbara Reid (Welcome, Baby), Kathy Stinson […]

Check Out Your Favourite Digital Magazines at the Library

September 16, 2013 | Strategic Plan 2012-2015 | Comments (0)

Toronto Public Library customers now have access to hundreds of current and popular digital magazine titles for free with their library card. There is nothing to return, no extra fees or fines and no limits to the amount of magazines you can download. The issues are yours to keep until you delete them and can […]

Library’s Popular E-Book Selection Continues to Grow

Macmillan has recently made more than 1,600 e-books available to Toronto Public Library. Macmillan joins the growing list of publishers including Random House Canada, HarperCollins Canada and many Canadian independent publishers making available popular and award-winning authors to the Library’s expanding e-book collection.

Planning on buying a summer read? Support the Library at the same time

Kobo added to Toronto Public Library’s retail affiliate program Toronto Public Library is asking anyone considering buying books for their summertime reading to do so via its website. Kobo, a global eReading company headquartered in Toronto, has been added to the library’s retail affiliate program, giving customers the option to buy e-books via torontopubliclibrary.ca by […]

Just in Time for Summer, Library’s Popular E-Book Selection Continues to Grow

Hachette Book Group (HBG) made its entire digital catalogue of more than 5,000 e-books available to Toronto Public Library in June. HBG joins the growing list of publishers including Random House Canada, HarperCollins Canada and many Canadian independent publishers making available popular and award-winning authors to the Library’s expanding e-book collection. Read more here.