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Widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, Robert Burns is best known as a pioneer of the Romantic Movement for his lyrical poetry and re-writing of Scottish folk songs, many of which are still well-known today. He was born on January 25, 1759…

This image shows the Weston Library, located adjacent King Street Public School, with two World War I canons positioned outside the entrance of the building.

Widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages, Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London about 1340. Chaucer wrote in Middle English, the form of English used from 1100 to about 1485. Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is considered to be among…

A photograph of two boys sitting in the program room at the Weston Branch in 1985. The boys are focused on a television set. The boys are in wait of their production of "Dr. Who" to be shown.

This image shows a young girl and boy performing a dance routine for the boys and girls at Weston Branch. Polkaroo also gives them a prize for all their hard work.

This image shows Daniel DiSanto (Youth Advisory Group Member, Weston Branch) interviewing Anatanas Sileika.

British writer Charles Dickens created some of the world’s most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. He was born in Portsmouth on February 7, 1812. His happy early childhood was…

Sara Jeannette Duncan, also known as Mrs. Everard Cotes, was born December 22, 1861 in Brantford, Ontario. She attended Central School and later Brantford Collegiate Institute. She also attended the Toronto Normal School. She was the first female…

An exterior view of the Weston Branch of the Toronto Public Library.

An exterior view of the Weston branch of the Toronto Public Library.