Welcome to the Vaughan Public Libraries Reading Challenge for 2026!   Join us for our annual Reading Challenge! Stay tuned every month for themed lists and keep track of your reading journey with our ...

As the days wane and autumn draws closer, we get to see change unfold in the environment around us. Here are poems that will have you pondering about change, among other themes that’ll have you thinki...

Hello friends! I’m back for another installment. This time, summer edition. I always associate August with Tennis. The National Bank Open (at our very own Sobeys Stadium on the grounds of York Univers...

So, how’s your summer going? Good I hope. And mine? Well, at the time of this publication, the K-Pop boy group BTS will be arriving in Toronto in about a week and a half, from August 22 – 23, performi...

A TBR is a "To Be Read" list, and it can be an actual list, either handwritten or digital, or simply in your head; it can contain a single item or, as with so many of us, a forever growing number and ...

Sherlock Holmes has a sister. I bet you didn’t know that. Well, at least he does in the imagination of the author Nancy Springer. In the tradition of the great feminist retellings — Wide Sargasso Sea,...

Ok ya’ll. Let’s get down to business. The weather is finally good and it’s time to go outside.  And read.  Wait what? You heard me.  Or read me. Or whatever. I do most of my reading between May and Oc...

See the world through the eyes of another person by picking up some biographies and memoirs!

One filmmaker who truly is an auteur (for those who use such words) is John Carney. An auteur is a director whose singular vision becomes synonymous with their films. Audiences recognize their unique ...

Join us for a talk by Ron Foss, grandson of the builder of the Fossmobile, Canada's first successful gasoline automobile

So few weeks ago I got the chance to attend Anime North, one of the biggest cons to focus almost entirely on Japanese animation, comics and culture. Back in March I was musing about my love of convent...

Let’s dive into some ways to celebrate Canada Day!

“I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey.” That’s how the narrator kicks off The Rocky Horror Picture Show, one of the most famous cult classic, audience participating, midnight scree...

Calling all foodies! This month, we’re reading books with food as a main theme, from murderous pies to comfy home cooking. Caution: don’t read while hungry! Find all of our Reading Challenge 2026 to...

Learn how to access digital resources that can help you with job searching and skill development.

From April 19 to 25, 2026, National Volunteer Week will shine a spotlight on the vital contributions of volunteers in Ontario and across Canada under the theme "Ignite Volunteerism." This celebration ...

Celebrate the release of the highly anticipated sequel to The Devil Wears Prada in a way that would have Miranda Priestly rolling her eyes.