Service Update

All library branches will be closed on Sunday, September 8.

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Let's Go

Boxing kangaroos in the jungle? Imagine where your child will go with a library card.

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Covers of Nightbitch, What Are You Going Through and The Listeners Booklist

Books on film at TIFF

Lights, camera, adaptation! Check out these books appearing onscreen at TIFF.

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Ace the test

Prepare for your citizenship, English language or graduate school test with resources from Learning Express Library.

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Back-to-school resources

Explore free tools to support K-12 students, from reading lists to online activities.

Program

Mix, mingle and swap yarns

Compare patterns, share techniques and trade tips at a knitting and crochet circle near you.

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Online exhibit of culinary curiosities

Hungry for history? Discover everything from menus of iconic food spots to 17th-century cookbooks.

Teens

Drop-in spaces for teens

Connect with friends, study, access tech, grab a snack or just hang out. Find a Youth Hub near you. 

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After School Clubs

Create, learn and have fun with art, coding, science experiments and more. Find a club near you.

Covers of Death at the Sign of the Rook, The Capital of Dreams and Intermezzo. Booklist

New fall releases

Find a selection of the most fascinating books coming out in September.

Books

The Education of Aubrey McKee by Alex Pugsley Books

Adults

The Notes by Catherine Con Morse Books

Teens

Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple by Liz Garton Scanlon Books

Kids

Covers of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, What You Are Looking For is in the Library and We Measure the Earth With our Bodies.

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Get recommended reads from staff for this Reading Challenge category.

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Upcoming programs

News

Vickery Bowles

City Librarian’s Report: June 2024

Vickery Bowles summarizes key activities that support priorities outlined in our strategic plan.

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Exhibit unveils unexpected treasures held by TPL

Journey through an eclectic showcase of our world-class special collections — from 1554 to 2022.

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Our commitment to intellectual freedom

Find out what we’re doing to protect your intellectual freedom across our collections, programs and spaces.

Four book covers from the Read Indigenous 2024 to 2025 adult lists: Becoming a Matriarch, Wandering Stars, Truth Telling, and Empty Spaces.

Read Indigenous

Browse booklists for adults, teens and children, selected in collaboration with the Indigenous Advisory Council.

Digital Archive Ontario

Explore digital collections and library content for all Ontario residents.

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Financial support from the Ontario government is gratefully acknowledged.

Become a TPL donor

Since its inception in 1997, the Toronto Public Library Foundation has raised over $100 million in support of TPL.

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Funds raised help amplify and accelerate the exceptional work that TPL does.

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Toronto Public Library is situated on Indigenous land and Dish with One Spoon territory. This is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Toronto Public Library gratefully acknowledges these Indigenous Nations for their guardianship of this land. More information.