Service Update
News
COVID-19 Impacts
We're excited to welcome more people back with increased capacity limits at our branches. Branches are currently closed on Sundays.
Masks must be worn at all times.
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Kids
TD Summer Reading Club
Sign up in person or online, read anywhere and anything, earn virtual badges, join live book talks and more. Also available in French.
Online Services
OverDrive Kids
Read-Alongs, books in sign language, ebooks and audiobooks for all the kids in your life.
Booklist
Read Indigenous
Find your next great read with our list of yearly selection of must read classic titles written by Indigenous authors, writers, illustrators and knowledge keepers.
Program
Casey McQuiston
Bestselling author Casey McQuiston discusses their delightful novel, One Last Stop, about the power of community, history and falling in love, with a mysterious twist. Aug 5 at 7 pm.
Teens
The List: Great Reads for Youth 2021
If you have run out of books to read we have 100 new suggestions for you! Watch video reviews and download these books at home.
Special Collections
History of Gibraltar Point Lighthouse
Learn about one of Toronto's oldest buildings — and see old pictures from our holdings.
Kids
Creating Graphic Novels with Kean Soo
Learn writing and drawing techniques to create your own comics in this hands-on workshop. August 4, 11am.
Online Services
Digital Access Card
You're minutes away from quick, easy and instant access to all of our digital resources.
Booklist
Renewable Energy in Canada
Learn more about renewable energy and what Canada is doing to advance it.
Booklist
Getting Started with Botanical Illustration
Learn how to draw and paint flowers with these books.
Program
Summer Books
Our new summer books series serves up fascinating ideas and engaging conversations with authors of some of the hottest books around.
Program
Anuk Arudpragasam
Anuk Arudpragasam talks about A Passage North, his searing novel of longing, loss and the legacy of war. Aug 4 at 12 pm.
Booklist
Coming Soon: New Canadian Fiction
25 new fall books we're excited about. Place your holds now to get them when they come in!
Books
Featured
Our Commitment to Truth & Reconciliation and Advancing Equity and Inclusion
A message from the TPL Board.
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.
In-Person Settlement Services Now Available
Library Settlement Partnerships is offering in-person one-on-one appointments at some library branches to assist newcomers on their settlement journey.
Collection Highlight
Our Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy is the top research collection of its kind in Canada.
Live & online programs
Kids
Summer Wonder: Creativity Challenge
Discover the history and science of kites! Can your family design one using household materials?
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.
Digital Archive Ontario
Explore digital collections and library content for all Ontario residents.
Financial support from the Ontario government is gratefully acknowledged.
Double Your Impact!
When you give to TPL’s Matching Campaign, TPL Foundation will immediately double your donation and direct it to the Library’s area of greatest need. Special offer through July 31, 2021.
Land Acknowledgement Statement
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.