Toronto Reference Library

06/19/2023

How do Indigenous sovereignty and climate justice go hand-in-hand?

Authors Angele Alook, David Gray-Donald and Bronwen Tucker discuss their book The End of This World: Climate Justice in So-Called Canada and demonstrate how it can serve as a roadmap to a viable and livable future worth fighting for.

Monday, June 19 at 6:30 pm
Toronto Reference Library
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05/29/2023

This is tonight!!! Please join us at 7pm for our final Writer in Residence event with authors Dan Werb, Debra Thompson and Harley Rustad.

05/26/2023

Three Canadian authors come together for our final Writer in Residence event! Join us on Monday, May 29th at the Toronto Reference Library for this timely conversation.

May 29 | 7pm | Beeton Hall

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/598103412407

05/25/2023

The Great Books Lecture Series is back! Aaron Tucker discusses the many re-tellings of The Searchers – from book to film and then back to book again.

May 26 | 6:30 pm | Toronto Reference Library
Tickets: http://ow.ly/NY3z50OulfR

05/23/2023

Join Writer in Residence Dan Werb and authors Debra Thompson & Harley Rustad for a conversation about how literary nonfiction is ideally positioned as an art form to push back against misinformation - be it scientific, racial, financial or even apocalyptic.

May 29 | 7pm | Beeton Hall

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/598103412407

Learn more about the Writer in Residence here: https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/writer-in-residence/

05/23/2023

05/23/2023

Dan Werb is our Spring 2023 Writer in Residence at Toronto Reference Library! Check out his upcoming programs and learn more about him here: https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/writer-in-residence/

05/23/2023

https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/programs-and-classes/exhibits/post-no-bills.jsp

Get an up-close look at visually-striking street posters from TPL's archives.

05/23/2023

Ever wonder what's in a librarian's TBR pile?

Our collections librarians buy hundreds of books for the library each month. These are the ones that excite them the most this spring: http://ow.ly/Nv5G50OoukQ

05/23/2023

May 25 is Toronto Newcomer Day. Organized by the City of Toronto, this annual event welcomes newcomers to Toronto, helps them access a wide range of services and celebrates their contributions to the city.

Be sure to stop by our tent (booth 12) at Nathan Phillips Square from 10 am to 3 pm this Thursday. Say hello, get a library card and discover all the services and resources we have to offer newcomers.

Everyone is welcome to enjoy live entertainment, free activities, a food fair, a marketplace and more. See you there!

http://ow.ly/i6F350OjiCO

04/07/2021

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Due to provincial restrictions, branches will remain open only for contactless holds pick-up and drop-off of materials at the entrance. All other in-branch services will be unavailable. Please stay safe. More info + ways to use the library from home: tpl.ca/covid19