Service Update
News
Our Reopening Plan
Beginning mid-August, we will gradually resume adapted in-branch services in multiple phases with the health and safety of our customers and staff as our top priority.
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Kids
Summer Wonder
Fun online activities for your family to create and discover together all summer long.
Booklist
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
This day is commemorated each year on August 9. The theme this year is "COVID-19 and Indigenous peoples' resilience".
Program
Michelle Good: Five Little Indians
Good discusses her book, a chronicle of five residential school survivors. August 17, 7pm.
Music
Naxos Music Library
Discover classical, jazz and world music free with Naxos Music Library apps.
Teens
Author Talk with Joel Sutherland
Joel Sutherland will share what it's like to be the author of some of Canada's spookiest stories. Aug 10, 4pm.
Booklist
Cocktails and Mocktails to Sip this Summer
Try making "The Librarian" or one of the hundreds of recipes in these cookbooks.
Podcast
Writers Off the Page: Richard Wagamese
Hear Wagamese's first public reading ever, from A Quality of Light, in 1996.
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
Award Nominees
2020 Booker Prize Longlist Titles
The Booker Prize Longlist was announced on July 27. Read the nominees!
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
Appel Salon
Well-Read Black Girl
A discussion on the importance of representation in literature, with writers Glory Edim, Jamia Wilson and Renée Watson, moderated by Zalika Reid-Benta. Recorded on September 25, 2019.
Kids
Mini Makers: Sound
Kids and families can explore science, technology, engineering and math concepts at home through fun, hands-on activities. Learn about sound and build your own amplifier!
On Civil Society
Eric Klinenberg: Palaces for the People
A conversation on the importance of social infrastructure with Zahra Ebrahim and Eric Klinenberg. Recorded on September 11, 2019.
Want to see what's coming up? Visit our programs page.
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