The Blackstone Foundation Library

10/05/2026

Calling Black Women readers! 📚🤎

We’re creating a space to read, reflect, and connect with other Black women through good books and real conversations

And you don’t have to be a big reader to join. This book club is all about accessibility and making it easy to take part. Books, food and childcare are provided!

📅 Every Wednesday | Oct 7–Nov 25
⏰ 6–8 PM
📍 TAIBU, 27 Tapscott Rd, Unit 1, Scarborough
🗣️ Facilitated by Lalaa 📍 Toronto Bookish Badgyal

Come read at your own pace, share your thoughts, listen and connect 🤎

💬 Comment “SIGN ME UP” and we’ll send you the registration link!

09/30/2026

Black women seeking a safe, welcoming space to discuss books, literature & lived experiences, this one’s for you! 📚✨

Join our weekly Black Women’s Book Club, running Oct 7–Nov 25, every Wednesday from 6–8 PM at TAIBU Community Health Centre , 27 Tapscott Rd, Unit 1, Scarborough.

📖 Book: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
A copy is available through our digital library (link in bio)

Facilitated by Lalaa Lalaa 📍 Toronto Bookish Badgyal 🙌🏾

🔗 Book club registration link in bio!

08/29/2026

08/26/2026

08/26/2026

Shaolin Vault, Vol. I is live.

The first ever Wu-Tang Clan print run — drawn from the archives of legendary photographer Danny Hastings. Raw, unfiltered moments that have become part of hip-hop history. Now available as museum-grade archival prints, with a certificate of authenticity.

Five days only. Once this edition is gone, it won't be coming back.

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08/26/2026

Meet ArtReach's 2026 Community Arts Programming Grantees! ✨

Iman Dirie & Ahmed Adan will lead A Way With Words, a poetry workshop series for Black and racialized youth from low socio-economic communities in Toronto. Participants will develop poetry, spoken word performance, and revision skills through writing exercises, peer workshops, mentorship and guest speakers. The program will also give participants the opportunity to build a portfolio, and will culminate in a community showcase.

Follow A Way With Words on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waywithwords.to/

08/26/2026

📚Back In Stock!📚

It’s always exciting to get classics back on the shelves and today is no different!

Offering a rethinking of self-love, connection, and compassion, Hooks shows how love, the cornerstone of compassion, heals the wounds we bear in our private and public lives.♥️

We’re open from 10-6pm today!

08/17/2026

We are currently at capacity for our free digital library memberships due to an overwhelming response and are unable to accept new registrations at this time. To be notified when new memberships become available, please join our waiting list here: https://forms.gle/7JTBWvxjGat4vGNX7. Thank you for your interest in the Blackstone Foundation Library's Digital Library and for your patience and understanding. We look forward to welcoming you in the future!

08/01/2026

Reflecting on Freedom and Storytelling this August!

This Emancipation Day, we re-imagine freedom narratives through our August Book of the Month, "Washington Black," by acclaimed author Esi Edugyan.

While we celebrate the legal end of slavery, this powerful story reminds us that true equality is an ongoing journey. Trace Washington's flight from bo***ge and his search for humanity in a world that often refuses to see it.

Start your August with this Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning essential read. Borrow your copy from the Blackstone Foundation Library.

How can stories help us reimagine our history? Share your thoughts below.