Toronto Library

• How the Toronto library is recovering from a cyberattack, one book at a time

  Workers at a Scarborough distribution hub have cleared more than 10 tractor-trailers full of boxes stacked five high.

  Canada

  Feb 29
  
• Toronto library, zoo attacks show a need to boost cybersecurity: experts

  Experts are warning that public organizations need to find ways to bolster their ransomware defences, despite having limited resources. 

  Canada

  Feb 14
  
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• Toronto Public Library service nears return months after cyberattack

  Months after a cybersecurity incident knocked Toronto library services offline, they are slowly returning. City officials are urging patience in the wake of the ransomware attack.

  Canada

  Jan 18
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• Toronto Reference Library closed after bomb threat

  A major Toronto library near the intersection of Yonge and Bloor streets was unable to open Saturday morning after police said it had received a bomb threat.

  Crime

  Nov 11, 2023
• Overdue album returned to Toronto Public Library after 40 years

  In a tweet on Thursday, the Toronto Public Library said a borrowed record was due back on Oct. 5, 1982, but was just returned to the Spadina Road branch, 40 years late.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2023
• Toronto Public Library eliminates late fees for everyone

  Toronto Public Library said it is getting rid of late fees to remove a 'barrier to access' and make the library 'more welcoming to all Torontonians.'

  Education

  Mar 31, 2022
• Toronto Public Library’s St. Lawrence branch to relocate to new, larger location

  The City of Toronto says one of the Toronto Public Library (TPL) branches will be relocated and expanded.

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2022
• ‘We’re going fine-free’: Toronto Public Library eliminates late fees for children’s books

  "Late fines have a disproportionate impact on racialized and low-income communities in Toronto," library staff said in a statement on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Mar 2, 2021
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• ‘Canadians aren’t seeing the whole picture’: The Meghan Murphy event and trans rights

  “They open us to hate and ridicule. They contribute to a very harmful environment for trans people.”

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2019