Edsel Lopez, Author at Our Public Library

The Word On The Street 2024 festival

28-29 September
Our Public Library reopening

Dear Friend, We have good news! Our Public Library is well into the process of reopening. You can now place holds and schedule pick-ups at 70 branches across the city. In addition, in-branch computer access is available at 17 of our branches. For more information, see TPL’s Reopening Plan. Library Workers are dedicated to serving you…
Canada’s most dynamic and successful activists

On September 10th, from 7:00 PM (EDT) to 8:30 PM, the Toronto Public Library Workers Union is hosting a Zoom webinar with three of Canada’s most dynamic and successful activists.
Celebrate Canadian Library Month and win an iPad!

Dear Friend, To mark Canadian Library Month, which is happening right now, I am pleased to invite you to participate in a special event! It’s easy to join. All you need to do is post a selfie on Instagram or Facebook with one of your favourite books. Let us know why you love this book,…
Proposed cuts to important library services

Dear Friend, at 5 pm today the Budget Committee at City Hall concludes its hearings. Please read my message below and take action. We have only a few more hours to make our voices heard during this part of the budget process. Thanks! Dear Friend, For some reason, bureaucrats at City Hall are telling Our…
Video: Ladies of the Library

Dear Friend, It is my pleasure to invite you to view a terrific presentation on the early beginnings of the Toronto Public Library. This online event was hosted by the Toronto Workers’ History Project. It took place last week to mark International Women’s Day. If you are a history buff, you will love to hear…
It’s time to vaccinate library workers!

Dear Friend, Since this pandemic began, Library Workers at Our Public Library have continued to serve their communities. They have been helping those in need at pop-up food banks at library branches. They have made thousands of phone calls to isolated seniors. They have also continued to provide vital library services at a time of great need.…
Vincent Lam

Biography: For Dr. Vincent Lam, becoming a doctor and caring for patients has been the ultimate form of character study. He lives in the worlds of both medicine and writing, with each enriching the other. Raised in Ottawa, Dr. Lam did his medical training in Toronto, where he practiced emergency medicine until 2013. Since 2013,…
Judy Fong-Bates

Biography: Judy Fong Bates came to Canada from China as a young child and grew up in several small Ontario towns. She is a writer, storyteller and teacher. She taught elementary school in the city of Toronto for over twenty years. While teaching she honed her skills as a storyteller and has told folktales and…
Joy Fielding

Biography: Joy Fielding is a New York Times Best Selling author. Her books have been published in multiple languages worldwide. At the age of 8, Joy Tepperman wrote her first story and sent it into a local magazine, and at age 12 sent in her first TV script, however, both were rejected. She had a…

Joy Fielding