A collection of short stories inspired by Conan Doyle's experience as a doctor. Cover of Waterloo by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle This June 18th marked the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo which saw Napoleon’s final defeat and ended 23 years of warfare between France and major European powers. The battle was fought just […]
When I think of Westerns, I think of films. Perhaps directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne on horseback and featuring views of Monument Valley. But the familiar features of the genre were first established in print fiction, and indeed many of the most classic Western films were originally Western novels. Photo: Wikimedia Commons "If […]
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 […]
I had just finished reading Headhunter by Timothy Findley (this month's Toronto in Literature Book Club selection) and was still radiating a bit with the strangeness of it all, floating around in that in-between place of being absorbed in the universe of a book and being back in the real world. I turned on the […]
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 […]
"What one man can invent another can discover." - The Adventure of the Dancing Man by Arthur Conan Doyle Did you know that you can step back in time into 1893 and visit Sherlock Holmes’ study on the 5th floor of Toronto Reference Library? And while there, you might have a chance to learn something new about […]
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 […]
Last week the Government of Canada issued a new map of Canada, the latest in the Atlas of Canada Reference Map Series, and an update of the 2006 version. It’s available as both digital download and paper. While more and more maps are available online, and the mash-ups created from them become increasingly complex and […]