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COVID-19 Impacts on TPL
TPL branches are open for contactless holds pick-up and drop-off of library materials only, and maintain current operational hours. All other services are not available at this time.
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Special Collections
Virtual Exhibit: Black History in Toronto
Check out our virtual exhibit, Freedom City: Uncovering Black History in Toronto.
Booklist
Historic Black Canadians
Learn about six Black Canadian trailblazers this Black History Month.
Announcement
Freedom to Read Week
From February 21st to 27th, we celebrate intellectual freedom and the protection of privacy.
Teens
Young Voices Magazine
Young Voices Magazine 2020 is available online now. Creative writing and visual art, created by Toronto teens.
eLearning
Learn from the Experts
HSTalks offers business, management, biomedical and life sciences lectures by leading experts.
Kids
After School Club
Learn coding basics while going on a hero's journey in Minecraft. March 2, 4pm.
Program
Tamara Payne: The Dead are Arising
A riveting work in affirming Malcolm X’s centrality to the Black American struggle. Mar 1 at 7 pm.
Music
Queen's Innuendo
Freddy Mercury's last album is 30 years' old this year. Check out the band's greatest hits.
Online Services
Job & Career Help
Job seekers, find our online courses, programs and research tools curated just for you.
Program
Meena Kandasamy: Exquisite Cadavers
Meena Kandasamy discusses how the personal and the political are central to what she does as an artist. Feb 26 at 12 pm.
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Live & Online Programs
Join our online events for all ages, from storytimes for kids to author interviews and more.
Books
Growing a Reader: Kids' Books, Tips and More
Fairy Tales
February 26 is Tell a Fairy Tale Day! Check out these traditional and retold tales, and share your own favourites.
Featured
City Librarian's Report: February 2021
This report summarizes key activities that support the priorities outlined in our strategic plan.
COVID-19 Cases Update
Current status of confirmed COVID-19 cases reported to TPL and exposure protocols.
grab & go bags are here!
Borrow a curated bag of books, DVDs and/or CDs. All ages, all interests. Available at most branches.
Collection Highlight
The Rita Cox Black and Caribbean Heritage Collection features books, DVDs, and more about the Black and Caribbean experience, with an emphasis on Canadian content.
38 Ways to Use the Library from Home
Find things to read, watch, listen to, learn and do, free with your library card.
Live & online programs
Kids
Author Talk: Nadia L. Hohn
Nadia reads from her picture book A Likkle Miss Lou, a story about Jamaican poet Louise Bennett.
Appel Salon
Imani Perry: Looking for Lorraine
In conversation with Ravi Jain, Imani Perry discusses her powerful biography of Lorraine Hansberry – a life full of creation, tragically cut short. Recorded Apr 16, 2019.
Appel Salon
Laurie Halse Anderson: Shout
Laurie Halse Anderson appears in conversation with Léonicka Valcius to discuss her writing, advocacy, and her 2019 memoir-in-verse, Shout. Recorded Oct 16, 2019.
Want to see what's coming up? Visit our programs page.
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