Think you've got the skills to figure out the clues and solve the puzzles? We've been having fun with online escape rooms, and now you can follow along at your own pace from home. Each escape room should take about an hour to complete, so start a timer and see if you can…
Toronto Revealed | Exhibit Digest
This post reproduces the introductory panel and selected captions from the Toronto Revealed exhibit, which was on display in TD Gallery at Toronto Reference Library from February 10 to April 22, 2018. The exhibit presents art that captures Toronto's quickly changing streetscape from the mid-twentieth century to the present day. Toronto Revealed The…
The Art of Cartography | Exhibit Digest
This post reproduces text from The Art of Cartography exhibit, which was on display in TD Gallery at the Toronto Reference Library from August 13 to October 16, 2016. The exhibit featured world maps, atlases, manuscript maps, sea charts, celestial maps, city plans and other cartographic curiosities from the library's Special Collections. Each one of the exhibit's…
Once Upon a Time | Exhibit Digest
This post reproduces text from our Once Upon a Time exhibit, which was on display in TD Gallery at Toronto Reference Library from November 5, 2016 to January 22, 2017. The exhibit explores classic fairy tales and traditional stories from around the world through a surprising array of books, toys, games and art held at our Osborne…
Vice & Virtue | Exhibit Digest
This post reproduces text from Vice & Virtue exhibit, which was on display in TD Gallery at Toronto Reference Library from February 11 to April 30, 2017. The exhibit explores moral reform in Toronto as it faced rapid growth and industrialization at the turn-of-the-century. Each one of the exhibit's main panels is found below, word for word. …
Pop Sherlock | Exhibit Digest
This post reproduces text from the Pop Sherlock exhibit, which was on display in TD Gallery at Toronto Reference Library from August 19 to October 22, 2017. The exhibit explores Sherlock Holmes as the ultimate pop culture icon. Each one of the exhibit's main panels is found below, word for word. Find more items from the Arthur Conan…
Destination Canada | Exhibit Digest
This post reproduces text from the Destination Canada exhibit, which was on display in TD Gallery at the Toronto Reference Library from May 20 to July 30, 2017. The exhibit explores our diverse experiences of migration, arrival and finding a place of belonging from early settlement to present day. Each one of the exhibit's main panels is found…
Food as Medicine
Past Indigenous Advisory Council member, Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith, tackled the topic of food as medicine for this blog post. Find her top three cookbooks by Indigenous authors below! Christine is a Saulteaux woman from Peguis First Nation. She is an emerging writer, having graduated from the University of Toronto in June 2011 with a specialization…
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