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Mayor David Miller to Kick Off Keep Toronto Reading 2009
TORONTO (Tuesday, March 24, 2009) – Toronto Public Library will officially kick off Keep Toronto Reading 2009 on Thursday March 26, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the Toronto Reference Library. Mayor David Miller will proclaim April 2009 as Keep Toronto Reading month and will launch the library’s second community-wide reading initiative, Keep Toronto Reading One Book.
Keep Toronto Reading is the Toronto Public Library’s month-long celebration of the joy of reading, featuring literary and cultural events throughout the city. For complete event information, visit www.keeptorontoreading.ca or pick up a program guide available in 99 library branches, city-wide.
Who: Mayor David Miller, Chief Librarian Jane Pyper, Glen Downie, author of Loyalty Management, this year’s One Book selection. Plus, Toronto Public Library Foundation will announce details of a unique fundraising campaign inspired by Margaret Atwood.
What: Official launch of Keep Toronto Reading 2009
When: Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street
Toronto Public Library is the world's busiest urban public library system. Every year, more than 16 million people visit our 99 branches and borrow almost 30 million items. To learn more about Toronto Public Library, visit our website at www.torontopubliclibrary.ca or call Answerline at 416-393-7131.
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