Programs

Looking for your next great read? Enjoy some refreshments, learn about some fabulous books from a library staff member, and share what you’ve been reading. A fun way to discover new authors and titles! 

Drop in, no registration required.

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.

Our May book club selection is The Ugly American by William Lederer & Eugene Burdick. A piercing expose of American incompetence and corruption in Southeast Asia, the novel captivated the nation when first published in 1958. The authors draw an incisive portrait of American foreign policy gone disastrously wrong—and how it might be fixed. Filmed in 1963 with Marlon Brando.

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.

Drop in. 

Love Reading? Short on time? Join us for the Short Book Club where we will be discussing a book that is 300 pages or less each month!  May’s book is “Kindred” by Octavia Butler. Copies can be placed on hold, or are available as an ebook or audiobook on Libby. Room B 2nd Floor

Join us the last Wednesday of the month as we discuss 2SLGBTQ+ titles in a fun and welcoming space. Copies of monthly titles will be available at the Parkdale branch or as an ebook on the Libby app. 

Drop in, no registration required. All are welcome!

Toronto Public Library is committed to accessibility. Please call or email us if you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request accommodation to participate in this program. Please let us know as far in advance as possible and we will do our best to meet your request. At least three weeks' notice is preferred. Phone 416-393-7099 or email accessibleservices@tpl.ca.

Join us in exploring the sublime, mysterious, and terrifying abodes of literature with TPL’s Gothic Book club! Gothic Book Club meets monthly to discuss chilling classics and monstrous modern masterpieces.

Gothic Book Club gathers from 7-8PM in the Discussion Room on the 3rd floor.

Copies of each month’s book are available at the fourth floor information desk or by placing a hold on TPL.ca. Please ask staff for assistance.

Space is limited. Register by visiting the Languages and Literature Department or call 416-393-7085.

Wednesday, May 29 - Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson
Wednesday, June 26 - Frankenstein as adapted by Junji Ito                             
Wednesday, Sept 25 - What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher & The Fall of the  
                                        House Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

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.

Are you a book lover of all types of thrillers, mystery with twists, cliffhangers and more? Join our new Wednesday afternoon book club! Copies available at the front desk! 

May Title: Holly by Steven King 

Registration required. Please register in person at the Mount Pleasant branch or by calling 416-393-7737

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.

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

Discuss this month’s book Dragon Spring Roads by Janie Chang with library staff and avid readers.

Print copies will be available in branch for check out on April 30 or find print copies from other branches or eBook copies through Libby.

Are you a fan of a good mystery or thriller?  Consider joining our group of book lovers for some stimulating discussions.  Come join us on the fourth Wednesday of each month and share your favourite books and authors!

Drop-in Program.  New members are always welcome.

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.

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. 

Join us on the last Thursday of the month for a lively book discussion led by a librarian.

Upcoming titles: 
Feb 29 - "The Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler, 
Mar 28 - "Burial Rites" by Hannah Kent, 
Apr 25 - "The Dictionary of Lost Words" by Pip Williams, 
May 30 - "Everything I Never Told You" by Celeste Ng. 

Note: Regular print copies of this month's choice, "Everything I Never Told You" by Celeste Ng, are available from the reference desk on the first floor. This title is also available as an eBook and as an Audiobook on CD.

This is a drop-in program. Please speak to staff at the reference desk on the first floor or call 416-395-5672 for more information.

Join library staff who love to talk about books at this virtual session of the popular branch program. The event is live on Crowdcast - save your spot!  

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Questions? Please email bookbuzz@tpl.ca.

For a list of upcoming dates/titles, visit our website.

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.