Some really great news! From Toronto Life (link here) The city’s network of 100 locations is the largest and most used public system on the planet By Lindsey King | September 23, 2025 Photo by the TPL Pulitzer-winning journalist Barbara Tuchman once said, “Nothing sickens me more than the closed door of a library.” Today, Torontonians canContinueContinue reading “All Toronto Public Library branches will soon be open seven days a week”
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Book Launch with Tom Guald, Lee Lai and Mimi Pond at Lillian H. Smith Library, Tues Sept 16, 5pm Signing, 6pm Event
Drawn and Quarterly presents Tom Guald, Lee Lai and Mimi Pond at the Lillian H. Smith library, Tues Sept 16. Book signing at 5pm and event starts at 6pm. Instagram post here : https://www.instagram.com/p/DOZCSeCj9QV/?img_index=2&igsh=MTFjamhwZmNvMm1sdA==
Video Hosers Special with Special Guest Prof. Caitlin McGurk of The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library!
A fun episode where our Video Hoser hosts revisit Canadian/Ontario based comics nostalgia touchstones such as Canadian-produced, old-skool documentary, Comic Book Confidential, comic book store the Silver Snail and TVO program Prisoners of Gravity, among other stuff, and discuss with Caitlin McGurk, Curator of Comics and Cartoon Art at Ohio’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library andContinueContinue reading “Video Hosers Special with Special Guest Prof. Caitlin McGurk of The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library!”
From The Toronto Public Library: See art, save memories, read Canadian
From the Toronto Public Library: About the exhibit Step into a world of colour, light and transformation. Experience a stunning collection of original art from our world-class Special Collections — divided into four thematic sections, one for each season. From the vibrant blooms of spring to the crisp air of winter, this exhibition brings the natural worldContinueContinue reading “From The Toronto Public Library: See art, save memories, read Canadian”
TCAF! Contribute a page to CCOL’s Still Zine!
From the TCAF Website! Still Zine: TCAF x CCOL Zine Jam Join Still Zine, TCAF, and the Canada Comics Open Library (CCOL) for a weekend-long Zine Jam! Still Zine is an ongoing Toronto-based community anthology created by Jordan Reg. Aelick (@endlessfret), where contributors share one-page diary entries about everyday life. This year at TCAF, you’re invited to take part in aContinueContinue reading “TCAF! Contribute a page to CCOL’s Still Zine!”
Alberta Gov’t Continues Hassasment of LGBTQ Communitues With Potential Prominent Graphic Novel Ban in School Libraries
From The Comics Journal’s current week in links: Literary freedoms news now, as politicians in Canada this week decided to take a leaf from the playbook of their friends to the south, with education officials in Alberta laying out plans to “determine the appropriateness” of books in school libraries, after a group of parents (surely not influenced byContinueContinue reading “Alberta Gov’t Continues Hassasment of LGBTQ Communitues With Potential Prominent Graphic Novel Ban in School Libraries”
The Toronto Comic Jam 