Upcoming Dates:
- Tue May 21
- Tue May 28
- Tue Jun 11
- Tue Jun 18
- Tue Jun 25
5:00 pm
- 7:00 pm
on recurring dates listed below
Location:
Parliament Street
Writers Collective of Canada is offering community writing workshops! Materials provided. No experience required! Beginners are welcome. Offered in partnership with the Writers Collective of Canada (WCC) which is...
Tue May 21, 2024
6:00 pm
- 7:15 pm
Location:
Toronto Reference Library
La littérature d'aujourd'hui est obsédée par la vérité. Alors, quelles sont les règles pour écrire vrai ? Et qu?entendent les romanciers.ères par vérité ? C?est surtout l'affirmation de Boris Vian, que « l'histoire est entièr...
6:30 pm
- 8:30 pm
on recurring dates listed below
Location:
S. Walter Stewart
New and experienced writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays are welcome! The group is led by editor and author Sharon A. Crawford. Please call 416-396-3975 for information, or email Sharon A. Crawfo...
7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
on recurring dates listed below
Location:
Toronto Reference Library
"Recent advances in AI technology and architecture have brought AI to the forefront of cultural consciousness. The release of ChatGPT in 2022 to the public showcased these advances, arousing fears of AI encroaching on uniquel...
Thu May 23, 2024
2:00 pm
- 3:00 pm
Location:
Spadina Road
Discuss diverse and inclusive titles from a variety of genres on the fourth Thursday of every month! This month we will be discussing Running Down the Dream by Candy Palmater. Pick up a physical copy at the branch...
Tue May 28, 2024
6:00 pm
- 7:15 pm
Location:
Toronto Reference Library
La littérature d'aujourd'hui est obsédée par la vérité. Alors, quelles sont les règles pour écrire vrai ? Et qu?entendent les romanciers.ères par vérité ? C?est surtout l'affirmation de Boris Vian, que « l'histoire est entièr...
Wed May 29, 2024
6:00 pm
- 7:00 pm
Location:
Parliament Street
Are you interested in joining a book club but don't have much time? Check out the Short Book Club at Toronto Public Library's Parliament Street branch. We meet to discuss books that are 250 pages or less. In May we...
Wed May 29, 2024
7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
Location:
Toronto Reference Library
Join us in exploring the sublime, mysterious, and terrifying abodes of literature with TPL's Gothic Book club! Gothic Book Club meets monthly to discuss chilling classics and monstrous modern masterpieces. Gothic B...
Tue Jun 04, 2024
6:30 pm
- 7:30 pm
Location:
Runnymede
Celebrate National Indigenous History Month with a lively discussion of Tomson Highway's memoir, Permanent Astonishment. Winner of the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction, Permanent Astonishment explo...
Tue Jun 04, 2024
2:00 pm
- 3:00 pm
Location:
Port Union
Join us each month for an engaging book discussion. The library will provide 15 copies of the books or you may order your own copy. This is a drop-in program, but space is limited. If you identify as a person with...
2:00 pm
- 3:00 pm
on recurring dates listed below
Location:
Toronto Reference Library
This is a mystery book club for wise elders who enjoy reading short classic, popular, Canadian, paranormal, British, and other types of amazing mysteries. Our goal is to have fun, discuss, and to enjoy the reading journey tog...
Fri Jun 07, 2024
2:00 pm
- 3:00 pm
Location:
Runnymede
Celebrate National Indigenous History Month with a lively discussion of Tomson Highway's memoir, Permanent Astonishment. Winner of the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction, Permanent Astonishment explo...
Mon Jun 10, 2024
6:30 pm
- 7:30 pm
Location:
S. Walter Stewart
Authors Nora Gold and Gary Barwin present their brilliant new books and discuss a wide range of topics including Jewish identity and experience in the contemporary world, the nature of creativity, the writing process, their l...
6:30 pm
- 7:30 pm
on recurring dates listed below
Location:
Port Union
Join us the second Tuesday of each month to have an engaging book discussion. The library will provide 15 copies of the books or you may order your own copy. This is a drop-in program but space is limited. If y...
Wed Jun 12, 2024
6:30 pm
- 7:30 pm
Location:
Toronto Reference Library
La Bibliothèque publique de Toronto et le Théâtre français de Toronto s'associent pour créer un club de lecture théâtre. Ce rendez-vous mensuel est l'occasion de discuter et d'exp...
7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
on recurring dates listed below
Location:
Guildwood
Come bring a book you are reading. We read for 30-45 minutes and then everyone talks about what they have read. This is a drop in program. We meet the second Thursday of every month from 7:00 to 8:00 pm.
Thu Jun 13, 2024
6:00 pm
- 7:30 pm
Location:
S. Walter Stewart
Join us for this interactive workshop sharing and writing letters to your younger self about coming out as a member of the LGBTQ2SIA+ community. Author Debra Anderson leads this workshop. Debra is a recipient of th...
Mon Jun 17, 2024
2:00 pm
- 3:00 pm
Location:
Toronto Reference Library
'They Knew: how a culture of conspiracy keeps America complacent by Sarah Kendzior' is a book of revelations about how ordinary life In America is transformed by propaganda and conspiracy theories causing general unease every...
7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
on recurring dates listed below
Location:
S. Walter Stewart
For those of us who may see ourselves as a "work in progress," come learn and grow together with a selection of classic and popular personal development titles. Join us on the third Thursday of each month from 7-8...
Mon Jun 24, 2024
6:00 pm
- 7:30 pm
Location:
S. Walter Stewart
Our stories matter, and it's worth taking the time to delve into the past and write memories down - for the self, for family, for posterity. Beth Kaplan, author of five nonfiction books and writing teacher for thre...