Blogs, Podcasts & Publications
Blog posts and podcasts created by Toronto Public Library, as well as our print publications, including our quarterly What’s On magazine of events.
Blogs
Blog posts by library staff and invited contributors.
Featured
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Local History & Genealogy
6 Posters that Highlight LGBTQ2S+ History
Check out newly-digitized posters collected from the streets of Toronto in the '70s, '80s and '90s.
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The Buzz... About Books
A Book Where the Main Character is Not Human
Cats, sharks, spiders, robots and aliens. Try a book from the point of view of a different species!
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Arts & Culture
Remembering the 215 Children Found in an Unmarked Mass Grave at Kamloops Indian Residential School
Learn more about the history and impacts of Indian Residential Schools with these resources.
Blogs by category
- Arts & Culture
- Audition Listings
- Book Buzz: The Buzz ... About Books
- Business & Personal Finance
- Career & Job Search Help
- Digital Library Services
- Growing a Reader: Kids Books, Tips and More
- Health & Wellness
- The Innovation Hubs
- Local History & Genealogy
- Make Some Noise: Local Music Collection & Events
- New to Canada Blog
- North York Central Library Blog
- Toronto Reference Library Blog
- TPL Teens
- What's On at the Library
Podcasts
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Live Mic: Best of TPL Conversations
Discussions and interviews with some of today's best-known and yet-to-be-known writers, thinkers and artists, recorded on stage at one of our 100 branches.
Or listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts.
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Shelve Under: Podcast
Library staff interview writers, makers, artists, journalist, leaders, teachers and other members of the community about what they do, and what they're reading.
Or listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts.
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Writers Off the Page
On-stage interviews, readings or panel discussions with some of the 20th century's best-known writers and thinkers.
A collaboration between TPL, Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) and Library and Archives Canada.
Or listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts.
Print publications
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Local History Publications
Books made by TPL. Available to borrow, purchase or read online.
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What's On Publications
Current and past issues of What’s On and What’s More, our publications promoting TPL programs and events.
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Young Voices Magazine
Our magazine of creative writing and visual art, created and selected by Toronto teens. Available in print and online.