New at Fisher

Beginning the week of November 15, the Fisher Library will again be open to researchers.

Although the project to replace the main doors to the library is still… Read full news article

We're back!

The Fisher Library's Between the Pillars video podcast series returns October 15 for another season. Every second week we'll feature a new guest,… Read full news article

The Fisher kicks off its Friends of Fisher Library lecture series this month with the John Seltzer and Mark Seltzer Memorial Lecture. It will be delivered on Thursday… Read full news article

The main doors to the Fisher Library are currently being replaced to make our building a more welcoming, accessible and secure space. It is our hope that we will be able… Read full news article

In 2018, the Fisher Library announced that it had acquired William Caxton's Cicero, printed in 1481. It… Read full news article

The Fisher's Robert S. Kenny Collection is an invaluable resource for researchers studying the history of 20th century… Read full news article

The 27th annual George Kiddell Memorial Lecture will be delivered on Thursday April 22 by one of the world's foremost scholars of medieval manuscripts, Michelle Brown. Her… Read full news article

This year's Johanna and Leon Katz Memorial Lecture features Philadelphia based pop-up book artist and photographer Colette Fu, who will speak on "We Are Tiger Dragon… Read full news article

To celebrate the centennial anniversary of the discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto, we are happy to announce a new … Read full news article

The Fisher is pleased to announce a new online exhibition lauching this week.

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To celebrate Black History Month in February, the Fisher Library will present a special episode of Between the Pillars, on Thursday, February 11 at 6 pm:

Writers… Read full news article

The DeLury Collection of Irish Literature. John Graves Simcoe’s library. The Alberti Collection of ear, nose and throat materials. Editions of Petronius collected by… Read full news article

On December 14th, at 1:00 PM, the Fisher Library’s Judaica librarian, Nadav Sharon, and librarians from the Jewish Public Library in Montreal will be jointly holding a… Read full news article

Please note that due to the efforts to curb Covid-19 transmission in Ontario, in-person research visits are suspended until further notice. We apologize for the… Read full news article

This year's John Seltzer and Mark Seltzer Memorial Lecture, delivered by Margaret E. Schotte's via Zoom on Thursday November 5, is now available… Read full news article

Have you always wanted to know more about the Fisher Library’s vast and diverse holdings? Or maybe you’re curious about our staff? 

The Fisher has launched a brand… Read full news article

The first Friends of Fisher lecture was broadcast on Thursday September 24. Owing to the library's continued closure due to Covid-19, the lecture was broadcast via Zoom.… Read full news article

A special edition of the Fisher Library newsletter is now available! The June issue is traditionally an overview of purchases of the previous fiscal year, however, since… Read full news article

Due to the community efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, we have closed the Fisher Library for an indefinite period. We look forward to reopening as soon as it is safe… Read full news article

In order to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Fisher Library will be closed for an indefinite period of time beginning Monday March 16. 

If you… Read full news article

As a result of the University of Toronto's recommendation to cancel or postpone all discretionary events, we regret to inform that this year's Katz Lecture featuring Dr.… Read full news article

In this latest issue of The Halcyon, the bi-annual Friends of Fisher newsletter, the focus is not just on the library's gift-in-kind donations - rather, it examines… Read full news article

To celebrate Black History Month in February, the Fisher will be holding an open house that will feature a number of materials from our collection. We will draw from the… Read full news article

Looking for that ideal holiday card to send out this year? We are again offering cards for sale this year, featuring images from our collections. There are five different… Read full news article

Are you curious about some of the Fisher's most recent acquisitions? Why not come to visit us on November 7 when we again host visitors for our biannual Open House. On… Read full news article