How we help
Great library systems don’t happen on their own.
They need spaces, resources and, of course, great people.
Sadly, too many Toronto City Councillors continue to undervalue Our Public Library despite the decades of data showing a positive socioeconomic correlation between TPL funding and economic output.
OurPublicLibrary.to is here to provide the public with a platform to advocate on the library’s behalf and to remind City Council of the importance Our Public Library plays in the lives of Torontonians.
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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…
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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…
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The Toronto Public Library is our city’s most popular public service.
Three out of four households have a TPL card.
Annual library visits outnumber the next ten top entertainment, sports, and cultural destinations in the City combined.
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