Often we judge a particular time and place by what was published, circulated and read at the time. Certain topics of interest dominate the print and social media and then fade away…Only to be replaced by new, current and more relevant issues. Our Toronto Collection is no different. The collection reflects the history, governance and […]
If you're researching older Canadian companies, the Business, Science and Technology Department of the Toronto Reference Library has just created, with the help of staff in other departments at TRL, a second edition of Researching Older Canadian Companies at the Metropolitan Toronto Library, called Researching Older Canadian Companies: a Guide to Resources in the Toronto Reference Library, Toronto Public Library. […]
Pacific, schooner; rescue of crew by Thomas Tinning; looking s.e. from shore near High Park. Toronto Reference Library There are many famous shipwreck names in Canadian history. Titanic is probably the biggest, lost in the Atlantic off of Newfoundland in 1912—there are hundreds of books and more than one movie about her. Another is the […]
Each year, Canadian Business Magazine compiles a list of 100 best occupations showing the highest growth and the biggest paycheques. Engineers, air traffic controllers, statisticians, and registered nurses are examples of occupations showing growth. There are many other occupations on that list. Are you thinking about a new career, and would like to research the […]
Escaping the hustle and bustle and sweltering heat of summer in the city is a sacred annual tradition for many Torontonians. When the long weekend comes there are few things that make a city dweller like me happier than the prospect of slowing right down and spending a lazy day sitting by the water, or […]
Fun and Games. Here in Toronto. The Toronto 2015 Pan Am & Parapan American Games. Sports from A to Z. Forty eight sports in 17 days. Some of us like to participate in sports; some of us just like to read about it. At the Toronto Reference Library, you can find out about "sport" itself: individual and team sports, sport history, […]
"It is certainly an awful sight to behold those ugly black bombers in rank after rank. Your mouth dries up like cotton wool. You lose all sense of space and time. We fought far above the clouds in a world of our own – a world of freezing cold, of limitless space traced with white […]
Do you want to keep on top of the business news? Stay current on economic statistics? Are you a do-it-yourself investor? In the Business, Science and Technology Department on the 3rd floor of Toronto Reference Library, there is a great collection of daily, weekly and monthly financial newsletters, newspapers, and the business sections of three daily […]
In downtown Toronto, a popular bar called Clinton's hosts Sunday night viewing parties for Mad Men, which is in its final season and ends on May 17th. Cocktails on special for Mad Men might include the Brandy Alexander or the Old Fashioned. Wikimedia commons Jason Lam and Edcross […]
In a year that marks the hundredth anniversary of the first use of poison gas in warfare, the battle for Gallipoli and the first air attack on Britain, there are many bloody centennials of World War I to observe in 2015. But there’s something particularly chilling about a shipwreck. London Illustrated News, Sinking of the […]