All the cool things you get with your free Toronto Public Library card!

Some of you may have seen this tweet about getting Amazon to run local libraries. It’s obviously a ludicrous idea, but I anticipate some segment of the population will think this is a good idea, so I wanted to compile a convenient list of all the things you can do with your TPL card that most people may not have known about. Heck, I’m probably still missing a bunch of stuff, so please let me know what other cool stuff to add.free access to 350 Criterion Collection movies borrow 619 Criterion Collection DVDs, stream 50 of the most popularfree streaming of 30,000 documentaries and international filmsfree access to online learning services (Lynda, O’Reilly, Mango Languages, BrainFuse, etc.)free access to 5,000 physical and digital comic books (DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, etc.)free access to major newspapers (Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, NY Times, Washington Post, etc.)free access to online magazines (Maclean’s, Newsweek, The Atlantic, Reader’s Digest, New York Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Chatelaine, Esquire, Car & Driver, Bloomberg Business, etc.)free access to museums and other attractions (AGO, ROM, Ontario Science Centre, Aga Khan,Toronto Zoo, Black Creek Pioneer Village, Royal Conservatory of Music, CanStage, etc.)low-cost print-your-own paperback booksborrow musical instruments and Arduino kitsmaker spaces with 3D printers, sewing and embroidery machines, music studios, and video production facilitiescall 416-395-5400, listen to a story in your choice of 16 languages!/u/tpl_on_reddit, is there any update on the status of the Sun Life MAP program? I noticed they also sponsor the musical instrument lending library at the Parkdale branch. Is that in jeopardy as well?EDIT: Added links! via /r/toronto https://ift.tt/2JLCK3T