Hello! I am Emily White, a conservator at Toronto Public Library. In September 2020, I started the conservation treatment of a series of new drawings in our Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books. The drawings In 2019, Toronto Public Library acquired 55 drawings from the 1970 Anglia Television adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s children's book…
Explore Digitized Treasures of the Merril Collection from Your Couch!
The Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy has over one hundred books in its Digital Archive, with more coming later this year. Here are a few weird and wonderful books to explore.
The Great Depression: Federal Work Camps in Ontario
There was nothing great about the Great Depression except its length and penetration into every corner of Ontario from 1929 to 1939. Below is a brief overview of work camps, or "relief camps", in Ontario — and what led to them. Features photos from Digital Archive Ontario, a database of digitized items from Toronto Public…
Cobalt’s First Bloom: Early Views of Ontario’s Silver City
In the 1920s, Cobalt, Ontario was world famous. It was home to some of the most productive silver mines in the world. Over 600 million troy ounces (around two million kilos) of silver were produced there from 1903 to 1926. Below are images of Cobalt during its time as a mining town. The photos …
Shop Local: A Look Back at Toronto’s Early Retail History
As the lockdown continues, it's easy to fantasizing about shopping. Not online shopping, but leisurely strolling down a busy city street with a friend, popping into small shops along the way. With that in mind, let's do some window shopping in our digital collections. TPL's Digital Archive is our database of over 170,000 historical photos…
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