Upcoming Dates:
- Tue Jun 11
Mon Jun 10, 2024
6:30 pm
- 8:00 pm
Location:
Toronto Reference Library
Join us every month to discuss a variety of graphic novels, comics, and manga. For June, we will be discussing Daemons of the Shadow Realm by Hiromu Arakawa! Print copies are available for hold....
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...
7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
on recurring dates listed below
Location:
Toronto Reference Library
**CANCELLED** this event is cancelled and the next session will be on August 14. Recent advances in AI technology and architecture have brought AI to the forefront of cultural consciousness. The release of ChatGPT...
Fri Jun 14, 2024
4:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
Location:
Richview
Join us for a discussion and activities related to The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell (copies can be picked up at the children's reference desk ahead of the program). Ages 8-12. *Please register for this pro...
Fri Jun 14, 2024
1:00 pm
- 2:00 pm
Location:
Northern Elms
Come out, sit back , relax with good company , and listen to library staff talk about some of their favourite reads
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:
Albert Campbell
Join us on the 3rd Tuesday evening of every month to discuss books in a friendly and social atmosphere. June Book Club Title - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller To get a copy of the book, please vi...
3:30 pm
- 4:30 pm
on recurring dates listed below
Location:
Richview
Love reading? Short on time? Join us for the Short Book Club where we will be discussing a book that is 300 pages or less each month! We meet on the last Tuesday of the month. No registration is required and new members...
Tue Jun 25, 2024
6:30 pm
- 8:00 pm
Location:
Annette Street
Join us the last Tuesday of each month for a lively discussion of a good book. June's title is The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen. The Sympathizer follows a Viet Cong agent as he spies on a South Vietnamese arm...
Wed Jun 26, 2024
6:00 pm
- 7:30 pm
Location:
Beaches
Join us for this interactive workshop sharing and writing letters to your younger self about coming out as a member of the LGBTQ2SIA+ community. Leading this session is author Debra Anderson who teaches innovative creative wr...
Wed Jun 26, 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...
Thu Jun 27, 2024
7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
Location:
Alderwood
The book club selection for June is "Our Souls at Night", by Kent Haruf - "a quiet tale of love and second chances". Copies available through the circulation desk. If you identify as a person with a di...
4:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
on recurring dates listed below
Location:
Richview
Bring a favourite book to discuss with a group of fellow book lovers, and stay for book-related activities. *Please register for this program in-person or by calling 416-394-5120. Lower level, children's depar...
7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
on recurring dates listed below
Location:
Beaches
Join us on the first Wednesday of every month to discuss books in a relaxed atmosphere. New members always welcome. Drop-in only, however, space is limited. June 5 - We Measure the Earth with our Bodies by Tsering...
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...
Mon Jul 15, 2024
2:00 pm
- 3:00 pm
Location:
Toronto Reference Library
'Fire Weather: the making of a beast' by John Valliant investigates the disastrous 2016 Fort McMurray fire and why it was so destructive. Winner of over 11 literary awards, it is a fascinating account of how vulnerable Canada...