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Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
120 St. George Street, 2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1A5
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Beginning the week of November 15, 2021, the Fisher will be open to researchers, via appointment only. Information on booking your research visit.
Between the Pillars Video Streams
Nov. 26 - Alex Carter and Natalya Rattan - Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of Insulin
The Fisher second season of its video podcast series titled Between the Pillars has started. Join us every second Friday, at 12:30 pm, we’ll be streaming via the Fisher’s YouTube Channel.
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Fisher Digital Resources
Through the Revolving Door: Fisher Blog
Every November, Canada marks Remembrance Day, a solemn occasion to remember the loss, destruction and trauma wrought by war. The First World War ended 103 years ago and today there is now almost no… Read the full post
The coming effects of climate change, including an increase in droughts, have inspired some to question the value of the innocent-seeming and commonplace grass lawn. A recent opinion piece argues… Read the full post
One of the earliest scientific books at the Fisher Library is a 14th-century manuscript of the Elements, the famous treatise on geometry written by the Greek mathematician Euclid sometime around 300… Read the full post
The history of science and medicine represents some of the core subject strengths at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, spanning across some of our largest collections. But where to begin? One… Read the full post
Fisher Audio Lectures
New at Fisher
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This exhibition, Struggle and Story: Canada in Print, explores the history of Canada through works in print. This exhibition draws from the holdings of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library as well as… More about this exhibition
This exhibition, Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community, draws largely on the library’s rich literary archives to explore how Canadian literature has been shaped not just by the writers but an… More about this exhibition
An online exhibition of highlights from the Fisher Library's history of science collections, mounted digitally for Science Literacy Week 2020.