Toronto Public Library is a destination that stimulates and supports creativity, encourages collaboration, and sparks experimentation and innovation. This past year, we had visits from an E-Writer in Residence, and an Entrepreneur in Residence, along with our popular Writer in Residence series to offer advice to people looking to gain valuable feedback and expert advice on their work. We also encouraged creativity and collaboration with our Culture Days programming and the opening of S.P.O.T., an arts and technology centre created by youth, for youth, at our Malvern Branch.
Recently opened the S.P.O.T. at Malvern Branch, an art and technology centre created by youth, for youth
January 15, 2013
The S.P.O.T. (Success Power Opportunity Teamwork) is media centre for young people, created by young people. Located in the Malvern community, next to Toronto Public Library's Malvern Branch, the S.P.O.T. is a safe place for young people between the ages of 14 and 25. Find out more.
Third annual Culture Days partnership at the library, helping artists share their creative works
March 19, 2013
The library is partnering with the Neighbourhood Arts Network and Ontario Culture Days to continue Culture Days @ The Library for a third year, coming this September. This exciting partnership was created to help artists and arts groups share their creative work with the public. Find out more.
Toronto's Top Sonic Radicals Make Some Noise in the Stacks
July 25, 2013
Make Some Noise heat up the Bloor/Gladstone Branch this past summer. Top indie improvisers performed in different parts of the library, broadcasting wirelessly to the main lobby where audience members created their own sound mix. The collected sound bites from these performances were reconstructed into a new composition. Read more about it here.
Donna Morrissey, Don Gillmor, & Wayne Johnston Headline Fall eh List Author Series
August 19, 2013
This past fall, Toronto Public Library celebrated the best in Canadian writing with an A-List lineup of authors from coast to coast at six branches across Toronto. Read more about it here.
Be inspired and learn from Shawn Micallef, our Writer in Residence
October 7, 2013
Shawn Micallef was our Writer in Residence at Toronto Reference Library in Fall 2013. Micallef is the author of Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto and Full Frontal T.O., a weekly columnist at the Toronto Star, and a senior editor and co-owner of the independent, Jane Jacobs Prize-winning magazine Spacing. Shawn teaches at the University of Toronto and was a 2011-2012 Canadian journalism Fellow at University of Toronto's Massey College. In 2002, while a resident at the Canadian Film Centre's Media Lab, he co-founded [murmur], the location-based mobile phone documentary project that has spread to over twenty-five cities globally.
Entrepreneur in Residence Jean Chow
October 15, 2013
2013's Entrepreneur in Residence was Jean Chow who offered great advice to customers on starting or building your own business with one-on-one consultations and informative programs in our branches this past year. Jean Chow was born and raised in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, obtained her diploma in Accountancy and became a CMA finalist while working as an auditor. In 1985, she moved to Lusaka, Zambia to work on a CIDA bi-lateral project in finance and accounting followed by projects in Indonesia. Jean also studied Mandarin and Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia. As a serial entrepreneur, Jean is currently focused on her successful professional business coaching career. Read more about the series here.
Light Fires Live in the Stacks at Toronto Public Library's Sanderson Branch
October 16, 2013
Toronto band Light Fires featuring Regina the Gentlelady headlined the Fall 2013 season of Toronto Public Library's award-winning Make Some Noise free concert and workshop series. More info here.
Toronto Public Library Announces E-Writer in Residence Program
November 1, 2013
Toronto Public Library welcomes acclaimed author Gary Barwinas its 2013 E-Writer in Residence. The E-Writer in Residence program offers aspiring young writers an opportunity to gain valuable feedback and expert advice on their work online. Read more about it here.
Come Together to Create a Digital Exhibit of the World's Longest Street
December 3, 2013
Toronto Public Library invites Torontonians to participate in youryongestreet, an interactive online exhibit of people, places and events along the world's longest street. youryongestreet brings together stories, documents, maps, photographs, oral histories and videos to create a living history. Everyone can comment, add to the memory bank and share content using social media. Read more about the project here.