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Streaming Theatre and Concerts
Cocoon with some high culture — attend a concert or watch a play online.
Online Services
Teachers & Parents
Check out our online resource guide to support students from Kindergarten to Grade 12.
Booklist
Get Your Family Reading More This Winter!
In celebration of Family Literacy Day, we have tips and activities for reading, including recommended titles for kids, and more.
Program
Birch Bark Biting with Sally Milne
Using only her teeth, Cree Elder Sally Milne transforms carefully harvested birch bark into distinctive pieces of art. She shares the history of this ancient, timeless art form. Jan 27 at 6 pm.
Special Collections
The First Novel Written in Canada
One of our librarians takes a look at The History of Emily Montague (1769) by Frances Brooke.
Kids
After School Club
Are we alone in the universe? Explore questions about space and extraterrestrial life. Jan 25, 4 pm.
Program
Daniel Pauly
Daniel Pauly shares his extraordinary life and career in ocean sciences and discusses how knowledge of environmental degradation is lost over time. Feb 7 at 7 pm.
Booklist
Best Mystery Books of 2021
See which titles were mentioned most on different critics' lists last year. If you enjoy reading crime, mysteries and thrillers, this is the booklist for you.
Teens
Fresh Picks
Find the newest books our YA experts are excited about, and why they're excited, on our Fresh Picks list.
Program
The Life and Legacy of C.S. Lewis
A special panel conversation about the complex life and legacy of C.S. Lewis led by host and author Michael LaPointe. Jan 28 at 12 pm.
Booklist
Winter Books for Kids
Our children's librarians recommend stories to celebrate winter and the magic of snowfall.
Books
The Buzz...About Books
A book about time
Recommendations from staff and TPL Reading Challenge participants.
Featured
City Librarian's Report: January 2022
This report summarizes key activities that support the priorities outlined in our strategic plan.
Join our 2022 Reading Challenge!
Read or listen to books in different categories to complete our challenge, and enter for a chance to win a prize.
Print Your Proof of Vaccination for Free!
Use our computers or send a print request from home. Available at all open library branches.
First & Best 2021
Our top picks of the best Canadian children's books for building reading readiness in kids under five.
Live & online programs
Kids
Storytime at Home
Experience the magic of snowfall as we read The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, then build a snowman together.
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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