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Kids
Summer Wonder
Fun online activities for your family to create and discover together all summer long.
Program
Megha Majumdar: A Burning
Majumdar discusses her debut work that touches on class, fate, corruption, justice and extremism. July 15, 7 pm.
Music
Naxos Music Library: Jazz
Browse the music of over 32,000 artists, from legendary to contemporary.
Teens
Aqua Music
Aqua Music will provide Indigenous learning through an interactive performance and workshop of hand drumming and singing.
Special Collections
Virtual Exhibits
Over 60 exhibits, including Black history in Toronto and the emergence of hip hop in our city.
Kids
Design Thinking for Kids
Our online Mini Wonder Workshops encourage kids to explore their skills as designers, engineers and inventors.
Online Services
SAGE Video
Streaming video on management, social sciences, psychology, nursing and more.
Kids
Dial-a-Story
Listen to fables, fairy tales and other great stories by phone. Available in 16 languages.
Teens
The List: Great Reads for Youth
100 fantastic books to make you laugh, cry, reflect, debate, celebrate and grow.
Online Services
38 Ways to Use the Library from Home
Find things to read, watch, listen to, learn and do, free with your library card.
Books
TPL Reading Challenge
A Book Told from Multiple Points of View
Staff picks and participant recommendations for this Advanced Challenge category.
Featured
A Message from the City Librarian
The library’s commitment to ending structural racism and building a more equitable society.
COVID-19 Library FAQ
Answers to your questions about impacts to library service, including information about checkouts and holds.
Digital Library Card
No library card? No problem!
Access our largest collection of ebooks and audiobooks with code TPL2020
Summer Services for Newcomers
Language support, health and wellness, and job skills programs with seven local Library Settlement Partnerships (LSP) agencies.
Live & online programs
Kids
Doodle Class with Kevin Sylvester
Have fun drawing with Kevin Sylvester, author of the Neil Flambé series! This is a featured Summer Wonder Author Talk.
Teens
Interview with Rainbow Rowell
Watch Lainey Gossip (Elaine Lui) interview author Rainbow Rowell at Northern District Library. Recorded May 8, 2014.
Appel Salon
Nick Estes on Indigenous Resistance
Nick Estes talks about his book, Our History Is The Future. Recorded March 11, 2019.
Want to see what's coming up? Visit our programs page.
Digital Archive Ontario
Explore digital collections and library content for all Ontario residents.
Financial support from the Ontario government is gratefully acknowledged.
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