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  • Preventing and Managing Diabetes

    Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    Location: Albert Campbell

    Join us for an in-person and interactive discussion with a Registered Nurse and Registered Dietician from the Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities and learn how you can prevent and manage diabetes. Registration is requi...

  • Flying Kites in Yorkshire

    Wed Nov 27, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Location: Northern District

    Flying Kites in Yorkshire: The WWII Diaries of RCAF Squadron Leader A. Ross Dawson MBE From 1943 to 1945 Ross Dawson kept an extraordinary 460-page, hand-written diary about his time overseas with the RCAF. His son...

  • The Next 50 Years of Investigative Journalism

    Thu Nov 28, 2024 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Location: Toronto Reference Library

    Join us in a collaborative event with Canada's flagship investigative documentary show, The Fifth Estate, as CBC News celebrates 50 seasons of groundbreaking investigative journalism, looking at both how far we've come and wh...

  • Natural Burial in Ontario

    Thu Nov 28, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Location: North York Central Library

    What is natural burial? Susan Greer, from the volunteer non-profit Natural Burial Association, will shed light on what natural burial is, and the many reasons it is of interest to people. You will learn about the natural buri...

  • Art for AIDS Awareness

    Fri Nov 29, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Location: Northern District

    In recognition of World AIDS Day, join us for an art workshop where we'll create mixed media art inspired by the AIDS Quilt. The program begins with an educational presentation to broaden our understanding of HIV/AIDS' ongoin...

  • Repair Cafe

    Sat Nov 30, 2024 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Location: Lillian H. Smith

    Toss it away? No way! Do you have a broken household item? Don?t toss it! Bring your small appliances, electronics, clothes, and we will show you how to fix it for free! Please note that Repair Café can...

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Salon Series

Connect and engage with Canadian and international authors, artists and thinkers. Join us for an exciting range of literary and cultural events. Reserve your free tickets today.

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After School Clubs

Create, learn and have fun with art, coding, science experiments and more. Find a club near you.

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How to be a Digital Citizen

Access programs and resources to help you navigate safely in this fast-changing digital world.

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Featured videos

Mini Makers at Home

Explore science, technology, engineering and math concepts with fun, hands-on activities for kids and families.

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Rocket Science

Build your own rocket and learn about the physics of motion.

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Rollercoasters

Discover how gravity and energy work as you design a rollercoaster.

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Kaleidoscope

Create a kaleidoscope to see light and reflections in action.

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