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Toronto Public Library tries to keep up with demand for Crazy Town

If early demand from libraries is any indication, Robyn Doolittle's political exposé, Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story, could be on its way to becoming a bestseller. According to Yahoo News, the Toronto Public Library had ... Read More »

February 4, 2014 | Filed under: Libraries

Rogers removes digital magazines from libraries

By Sue Carter

In October, the Toronto Public Library launched a public-transit advertising campaign for "free ebooks and e-magazines." According to a TPL press release, borrowing rates have doubled since September, when the library began actively promoting its digital ... Read More »

November 12, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology, Libraries

Toronto Public Library adds Kobo to retail partners

By Sue Carter

The Toronto Public Library has expanded its retail affiliate program to include digital titles from Kobo. Patrons can now purchase ebooks directly from Kobo through linked pages on torontopubliclibrary.ca. For each ebook purchased, TPL receives ... Read More »

July 9, 2013 | Filed under: Libraries

Toronto Public Library initiates date-due slip advertising

By Natalie Sequeira

By next month, Toronto Public Library users will begin noticing advertisements on the backs of their date-due slips. The announcement comes a little more than a year after the TPL started looking into selling ads ... Read More »

March 11, 2013 | Filed under: Libraries

Toronto Public Library launches Retail Affiliate Program

By Natalie Sequeira

The Toronto Public Library announced on Wednesday that library users now have the option of purchasing books via its website. Through the new Retail Affiliate Program, customers will see a "buy now" option when they ... Read More »

March 7, 2013 | Filed under: Libraries

Toronto Public Library picks Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 for 2013 One Book event

By Natalie Sequeira

The Toronto Public Library is hoping to get readers fired up this spring with Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (Ballantine Books), which has been chosen for the 2013 One Book community reading event. "We decided to ... Read More »

February 27, 2013 | Filed under: Events, Libraries

Toronto Public Library delves into mystery with Sherlock Holmes exhibit

By Natalie Sequeira

There's more to Sherlock Holmes than a magnifying glass, pipe, and deerstalker hat. The Toronto Reference Library offers a glimpse into the world of the great fictional detective with its exhibit Adventures with Sherlock Holmes, ... Read More »

January 9, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Toronto Public Library seeks vendors for date-due slip advertising

By Sue Carter

In February, the Toronto Public Library board held a meeting to debate whether it needed an advertising policy to help make up its $3.9 million budget shortfall. Today, the TPL posted two requests for proposals: ... Read More »

July 9, 2012 | Filed under: Libraries

Toronto’s LGBTQ speed dating gets a literary reboot

By Katie Gowrie

Speed dating has been given a bookish twist, thanks to the Toronto Public Library's debut LGBTQ Literary Speed Dating night, which takes place July 4, 6:30 p.m. at the TPL's Bloor/Gladstone branch. Organized by librarian ... Read More »

July 3, 2012 | Filed under: Events, Libraries

Book links roundup: TTC launches book club, activists concerned about London Book Fair’s China focus, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Toronto Public Library launches TTC book club London Book Fair's focus on China worrying to free speech activists PBS Newshour interviews attorney Steve Berman, lead counsel in the Apple ebook antitrust lawsuit Heather Reisman speaks to CBC ... Read More »

April 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

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Search Results by tag: Toronto Public Library

Toronto Public Library tries to keep up with demand for Crazy Town

Rogers removes digital magazines from libraries

Toronto Public Library adds Kobo to retail partners

Toronto Public Library initiates date-due slip advertising

Toronto Public Library launches Retail Affiliate Program

Toronto Public Library picks Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 for 2013 One Book event

Toronto Public Library delves into mystery with Sherlock Holmes exhibit

Toronto Public Library seeks vendors for date-due slip advertising

Toronto’s LGBTQ speed dating gets a literary reboot

Book links roundup: TTC launches book club, activists concerned about London Book Fair’s China focus, and more

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