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Librarians, Authors Join Forces at Read-In
Local 4948's striking library workers held a reading event outside the Toronto Reference Library, with help from local authors.Author Ted Barris addresses the crowd in front of the Toronto Reference...
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Malcolm Gladwell, Hometown Boy, Makes Good
Canadian expat writer (and sometime Torontonian) Malcolm Gladwell talked culture and heritage to a capacity crowd at the Toronto Reference Library.Photo courtesy of the Toronto Public Library. Okay,...
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Darcy Allan Sheppard Remembered at Launch of Michael Bryant’s Memoir 28 Seconds
A group of passionate bike couriers, friends, and family say they refuse to be spun by Michael Bryant's PR power. In August 2009, an altercation between former Attorney-General Michael Bryant and bike...
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Sleuthing Sherlock Holmes
A new exhibit spotlights the Toronto Public Library's Arthur Conan Doyle collection.A tiny tome of Sherlock Holmes. “Adventures with Sherlock Holmes” Toronto Reference Library, first floor (789 Yonge...
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Reel Toronto: Toronto Stories
Toronto gets its own anthology film. It's beautiful, bland, and busting at the seams with Torontoness.Toronto’s extensive work on the silver screen reveals that, while we have the chameleonic ability...
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Catching Up With Chris Hadfield, Canada’s Rock-Star Astronaut
Col. Chris Hadfield stopped by the Toronto Reference Library to talk space, life, and philosophy. Chris Hadfield was at the Toronto Reference Library last night discussing the inner workings of outer...
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Reference Library Unveils 3D Printers, Is Cooler Than Indigo
When I was your age, the library only had 2D printers. When it unveiled its first two 3D printers on Tuesday morning, the Toronto Public Library solidified its reputation as both the city’s nerdiest...
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The Library Welcomes Its First Innovator in Residence
Expert Derek Quenneville introduces patrons to 3D printing at the Toronto Reference Library.Derek Quenneville shows guests how to use the Makerbot 3D scanner at the Toronto 3D Printers MeetUp in March...
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Miranda July Gets Dirty and Misty
Miranda July's talk on Friday was a kind of performance art. Whether that is good or bad depends on how you feel about her. An hour with Miranda July is exhausting. On Friday, the...
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Photoist: Just for Reference
Photo by Jack Landau from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. Photoist is a periodic photo series, featuring the best from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. The post Photoist: Just for Reference appeared first on...
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Vinyl 101: the Toronto Reference Library Unpacks the Vinyl Boom
"Vinyl 101" offers both vinyl-virgins and longtime collectors a chance to explore the library's 15,000 record collection.A record from the TPL’s vinyl collection. Photo courtesy of DJ Agile. 2015 has...
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Filmmakers rejoice: Toronto Reference Library Opens Green Screen Room
The latest addition to the library's Digital Innovation Hub provides a free space for film and audio recording.Photo courtesy of the Toronto Public Library. As of Monday, the Toronto Reference Library...
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