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With the dust of the 10-day strike at the Toronto Public Library settling, two other public library systems face the possibility of job action. On Monday, public library workers in Regina voted 83 per cent ... Read More »

Toronto Public Library branches reopen after 11-day strike New Ernest Hemingway letters released to the public Former Goldman Sachs executive ... Read More »
March 30, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Toronto Public Library workers reach tentative deal with the city Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman signs book deal with Grand Central Publishing Bronze statue of the Lorax stolen from Dr. Seuss's San Diego estate It's the last run ... Read More »
March 29, 2012 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Sunday marked one week that Toronto Public Library workers have been on strike. To recognize the occasion, The Writers' Union of Canada hosted a rally and read-in to support CUPE Local 4948 (the Toronto Public ... Read More »

Audio: Canadian publishing veterans discuss the industry's future Sheila Heti believes teens benefit from reading adult fiction, and vice versa Toronto Public Library employees are on strike Are multipurpose e-readers great for everything except reading? Nobel Prize winner ... Read More »
March 19, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Who will win CBC's CanLit Hunger Games? South Korean author Kyung-sook Shin becomes first woman to win Man Asian Literary Prize Censorship in publishing: more about money than ethics Toronto librarians accuse Toronto Public Library ... Read More »
March 15, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Toronto Public Library goes ahead with advertising sales plans Jackie Collins ditches her publisher for self-publishing Do video book trailers help ... Read More »
February 29, 2012 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Faced with a demand by the city to make up a $3.9 million budget shortfall, the Toronto Public Library is considering a revenue-generating proposal that could result in private-sector advertising on the back of due-date ... Read More »
February 27, 2012 | Filed under: Libraries

If the Toronto Public Library has its way, this spring's must-read book will be Maggie Helwig's Girls Fall Down (Coach House Books). The 2008 novel has been selected for this year's One Book initiative, a ... Read More »
February 21, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events, Libraries

Adrian Wu at Toronto Fashion Week. Photo: George Pimentel Tonight is the Book Lover's Ball, an annual fundraiser that brings out the tuxedos and gowns in support of the Toronto Public Library Foundation. A formidable ... Read More »
February 9, 2012 | Filed under: Events