New to Canada

The Toronto Public Library (Публичная Библиотека Торонто) has a lot of great Russian books, movies, music, and more. 

To borrow library materials, you need to get a library card. It's free!

New to Canada? Join the library! It's free.

НЕДАВНО В КАНАДЕ? Запишитесь в библиотеку (PDF). Это бесплатно! 

The following Toronto Public Library locations have Russian materials:

You can also view a map of Russian locations.

I've put together a list of new and popular Russian materials that you can borrow from the library:

For Adults | Для взрослых

Books | Книги

eBooks| Электронные книги

If you've new to eBooks, we have some great guides to help you get started. 

Magazines | Журналы

Movies | Фильмы

eMovies | Фильмы онлайн

Did you know that the library has some online movies in Russian that you can watch on your computer, for free? All you need is to make a free account on the Hoopla website with your library card.

While these movie titles are in English, the movies are all in Russian. Some have English subtitles.

For Kids| Для детей

Movies | Фильмы

Books | Книги 

New Music | Новая Музыка

Hear a story

Hear-a-Story lets kids listen to Russian stories online for free. Stories include: Теремок (The little tower), Волшебная водица (The magic potion), Ивашко и ведьма (Ivashko and the Witch), & Волк и коза (The Wolf and the Goat). 

Dial-a-Story

You can also listen to Russian stories any time by calling Dial-a-Story at 416-395-5400. Stories are for children 12 years of age and younger. 

Library Catalogue

You can use the Toronto Public Library catalogue advanced search to find more library materials in Russian. Don't forget to select "Russian" from the "Language:" category before hitting search. If you're looking for something specific, you can also select: library branch, publication year, and age level. 

Here are search results showing all Russian materials in the catalogue, sorted by date.

I hope you've enjoyed this brief overview of the Toronto Public Library's Russian collection. Let me know if you have any questions or comments and please share your favorite Russian books, movies, music or other library material below.