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The Swimming Pool Library. The Folding Star. The Spell. The Line of Beauty. The Stranger’s Child.

ALAN HOLLINGHURST at The Appel Salon Tuesday, November 1st 7PM • FREE

Reserve your tickets here

DON PYLE photos from Trouble in the Camera Club at TPL’s Northern District through October 2011.

see also: TROUBLE

Took a stroll for a look-see. The glass cube isn’t nearly the scale I had pictured (and way too respectful of the existing building). Still, exciting and it’s coming along…

Thank goodness we still have here, with a beautiful new circ desk, self-serve check-out and book displays. Nicely done. (Same goes for Northern District.)

Pictured: T-Ref under construction.
Photos: KIRBY

The glorious public gallery rotunda at TPL’s Northern District Branch
Photos: KIRBY

FORD: “I’ve got more libraries in my area than I have Tim Horton’s.”

And, clearly, you only stop at Tim Horton’s.

Please sign the petition.

[thx T.]

JEANETTE WINTERSON reads from her new memoir, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
@ LUMINATO

June 17, 2011 • 7PM
The Appel Salon at the Toronto Reference Library

Get your FREE JEANETTE WINTERSON TICKETS HERE NOW.

Photo: BBC

TONIGHT! THE SADIES storm the stacks at T-REF Doors open @ 7:30PM • FREE*

See also: KING COBB STEELIE • 20th Anniversary Show @ LEE’s

Pictured: My crush, DALLAS GOOD of The Sadies (photo source unknown)

*(but will Margaret Atwood sing?)

OMG. OED is now accessible online at TPL

along with these other databases. (thank you)

My habit.

Toronto library’s Salon a huge draw

See also: What becomes of public reference libraries when research from home is so convenient, and so easy?

Photo: Andrew Louis/Torontoist.




MAKE SOME NOISE Concert in the Stacks



Hardcore locals FUCKED UP, with special guests $100
TONIGHT • 8:00 pm (doors 7:30 pm)
Toronto Reference Library • 789 Yonge Street (just north of Bloor)
FREE • ALL-AGES

Pictured: Fucked Up’s Mr. Damian. More photos here.

Keep Toronto Reading used book sale at Yonge/Bloor subway station. TODAY. Noon to 6pm. Supports TPL Foundation.