Programs

EarlyON, where families come together to learn, play, and connect. EarlyON Child and Family programs offer free, inclusive and welcoming programs for parents, caregivers and young children from birth to six years old. These high-quality programs are designed to cater to the diverse needs of families and children. This is a drop in program and space is limited. 

If you or your child lives with a disability or is Deaf, and requires an accessible format, or an accessibility accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Accessibility Services by email accessibleservices@tpl.ca, or voicemail at 416-393-7099 or use the online form at tpl.ca/accessibility to make a request. Please contact us at least three weeks in advance.

In this class participants will learn how to access Overdrive and Libby apps; create accounts; search, borrow and place holds and more.

Handout and laptop will be provided.

Registration required. Please visit the branch or call 416-393-7657 to register.

Get ready to celebrate Mom with a special craft at the library!  Children will create heartfelt keepsakes to show their appreciation for all the love and care moms, maternal figures and caregivers give!  For children ages 4-12.

Drop-in Program, no registration required.

If your child lives with a disability, and requires an accessibility accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Accessibility Services at accessibleservices@tpl.ca or phone 416-393-7099.  Please contact us at least three weeks in advance.

Si vous vous considerez, votre enfant ou vous-meme, comme des personnes handicapees ou sourdes et que vous avez besoin de ce document en format accessible ou d’une mesure d’adaptation pour participer a ce programme, veuillez communiquer avec (inserer les coordonnees) ou utilisez le formulaire en ligne au tpl.ca/accessibility pour faire une demande. veuillez communiquer avec nous au moins trois semaine a l’avance.

Learn how to make chocolate roses using Hershey Kisses Chocolates at Thorncliffe’s Youth Hub. Express your love for your mom or someone special with a chocolate rose.

Drop-in. No registration is required. Materials are limited. First-come, first-served. Ages 13-17. 

If you identify as a person with a disability or as a person who is Deaf, and require an accessibility accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Accessibility Services by email, accessibleservices@tpl.ca, or voicemail, 416-393-7099, to make a request. Please contact us at least three weeks in advance.

Join us to learn about the Makers Making Change program and to switch-adapt toys.  Participants will learn how to take apart a toy, identify buttons that control the toy, and solder in jacks that will allow someone to control the toy with an assistive switch.  All switch-adapted toys will be donated to children with disabilities across Ontario by Neil Squire’s Makers Making Change program to make play accessible to families with children with disabilities across Canada.  Volunteer hours can be provided to participants upon request. 

Please register in-branch or by calling 416-396-8981. Spots are limited.  

If you identify as a person with a disability and require an accessibility accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Accessibility Services by email, accessibleservices@tpl.ca, or voicemail, 416-393-7099, to make a request. Please contact us at least three weeks in advance.

and in French:

La Bibliothèque publique de Toronto s'est engagée à assurer l'accessibilité. Veuillez nous appeler ou nous envoyer un courriel si vous êtes sourd(e) ou avez un handicap et souhaitez demander des mesures d'adaptation pour participer à ce programme. Veuillez nous en informer le plus tôt possible et nous ferons de notre mieux pour répondre à votre demande. Un préavis d'au moins trois semaines est préférable. Composez 416-393-7099 ou contactez-nous par courriel accessibleservices@tpl.ca

Stories, songs, rhymes, and fun activities for young children, with parents or caregivers.

If your child lives with a disability, and requires an accessibility accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Accessibility Services at accessibleservices@tpl.ca or phone 416-393-7099. Please contact us at least three weeks in advance.

Dive into an engaging and thought-provoking documentary twice a month.  We explore the social, political and historical aspects of issues impacting current social conditions and political events. 
Filmmakers for the Prosecution retraces the hunt for film evidence that could convict Nazis at the Nuremberg Trial in 1945. These film documents shaped our understanding of the Holocaust. French journalist and filmmaker Jean-Christophe Klotz  uncovered never-before-seen footage, and interviews of key figures to unravel the resulting film made at the time about the trial at Nuremberg:
If you identify as a person with a disability and require an accessibility accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Accessibility Services by email, accessibleservices@tpl.ca, or voicemail, 416-393-7099, to make a request. Please contact us at least three weeks in advance.

Practice your English in a calm and relaxed space, while making new friends.

If you identify as a person with a disability and require an accessibility accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Accessibility Services by email, accessibleservices@tpl.ca, or voicemail, 416-393-7099, to make a request. Please contact us at least three weeks in advance.

Repurpose the library's discarded books for collage, found poetry, zines, and other paper crafts. 

Drop-in. 

If you identify as a person with a disability and require an accessibility accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Accessibility Services by email, accessibleservices@tpl.ca, or voicemail, 416-393-7099, to make a request. Please contact us at least three weeks in advance.

Discover the festive art of Henna!

 Led by artist Hina Yasir, you will learn about its history and fascinating traditions from different countries.

 From 4:30 to 5:30 PM, you will practice designs in a guided session.

 From 5:30 to 6:30 PM, drop in any time to have henna designs applied by Hina Yasir.

This is an in-person program for TEENS ONLY in the Youth Hub on the 2nd floor. Limited spaces available. No registration is required. All materials provided.

If you identify as a person with a disability or as a person who is Deaf, and require an accessibility accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Accessibility Services by email, accessibleservices@tpl.ca, or voicemail, 416-393-7099, to make a request. Please contact us at least three weeks in advance.