Toronto Public Library

Toronto Public Library - Virtual Exhibits:

Toronto Orphanages and Day Nurseries Toronto Orphanages and Day Nurseries
Launched December 2010
Tarragon Theatre - celebrating 40 years Tarragon Theatre: 40 Years On
Launched September 2010
detail from cover of a Pinocchio book "A name that will bring him luck": Pinocchio and the Italian Fairy Tale Tradition
An exhibition at the Osborne Collection of Early Children’s Books
September 13 - December 13, 2010
Fraternal Societies thumbnail Fraternal Societies in Canada
Launched July 2010
detail from Buck Rogers pop-up book Worlds Away! – Wild Inventions at Osborne
An Osborne Collection of Early Children’s Books exhibit from June 17 to September 4, 2010.
Garden city thumbnail Garden City: Public and Private Gardens in Early Toronto
Launched May 2010
photo of Sidney Paget Sidney Paget: Iconic illustrator of Sherlock Holmes.
Launched April 2010
photo of Anderson Abbott The First Black Doctor in Canada: Anderson Ruffin Abbott.
Launched March 2010
photo of people playing hockey Panorama of the City of Toronto, 1857.
Launched December 2009
photo of people playing hockey Winter Fun in Toronto.
Launched December 2009
photo of George VI, visit to Toronto, 22 May 1939 Royal Visits to Toronto.
Launched November 2009
Illustration of a game of lacrosse The National Game - Long before hockey was played in Canada, the First Peoples of Canada played lacrosse.
Launched October 2009
Gone Fishin’ Gone Fishin' – Torontonians have a long and happy tradition of heading north to cottage country during the long, hot days of summer.
Launched September 2009
Cinderella - illustration When Cinderella Went to the Ball: Five Hundred Years of Fairy Tales
September 12 – December 12, 2009
Capturing Canada The Maple Leaf Forever
Launched June 2009
Toronto 175th anniversary logo In celebration of Toronto’s 175th anniversary, the Toronto Public Library presents the following exhibits...
Launched April 2009
Capturing Canada Capturing Canada on Paper and Canvas
January 31 – March 15, 2009
Local Flavour Local Flavour: Eating in Toronto, 1830-1955
October 25, 2008 – January 11, 2009
The Circus Comes to Town The Circus Comes to Town.
July 19 – October 5, 2008
Curator's Showcase Curator's Showcase: Discovery at your fingertips...
Launched in November 2007
Collected Works Collected Works: A Public Legacy. In celebration of the Toronto Reference Library's thirtieth year at 789 Yonge Street, we proudly present an exhibition from our Special Collections.
October 20 – December 31, 2007
Toronto's Sanctuaries Toronto's Sanctuaries - Church Designs by Henry Langley
April 28 – June 30, 2007
Picture Perfect Picture Perfect - Canadian picture book art from the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books
January 27 – April 1, 2007
A Case of Considerable Interest A Case of Considerable Interest - An exhibition celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection of the Toronto Public Library
October 18, 2006 – January 7, 2007
Setting the Stage Setting the Stage - 20 Years of Design for Opera Atelier
February 9 – April 30, 2006
Animals Are Allowed in the Library Animals Are Allowed in the Library
November 12, 2005 – January 22, 2006
Group of 7 Group of 7: Style and Design
June 18 – August 6, 2005
Canadians On Guard Canadians On Guard - The Home Front 1939-1945
April 9 – May 29, 2005
Frozen Ocean Frozen Ocean - Search for the North-West Passage
October 2 – December 31, 2004
Kabuki Kabuki
May 8 – July 3, 2004 & July 17 – September 11, 2004
Audubon Images on Stamps Audubon Images on Stamps
February 22 – April 27, 2003
Curious George Curious George (ad - version 1)
Curious George (ad - version 2)
December 7, 2002 – February 2, 2003
Toronto: A Place of Meeting Toronto: A Place of Meeting
June 29 – September 22, 2002 & May 17 – August 2, 2003
Magic Book This Magical Book
April 13 – June 9, 2002
Footprints of the Hound Footprints of the Hound - Celebrating the centenary of the return of Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles and the 30th Anniversary of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection

Footprints of the Hound (ad)
October 20 – December 2, 2001
All Aboard Toronto All Aboard Toronto! - Railways and the Growth of a City
August 4 – October 7, 2001