Dial-a-Story
Kids and their families can listen to a story by phone any time of day for FREE by calling the library's Dial-A-Story service at 416-395-5400.
There are stories for younger children (7 and under) and for older children (up to 12).
Dial-a-Story is available in 16 languages:
- English
- French
- Cantonese
- Gujarati
- Italian
- Korean
- Mandarin
- Persian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Somali
- Spanish
- Tamil
- Tagalog
- Urdu
Featured stories
Celebrate Black History Month with these stories read by Black Canadian authors and storytellers.
In this funny West Indian folktale, a monkey thinks molasses are called "trouble"... and gets into just that when he tries to buy some! Read by activist, librarian and storyteller Dr. Rita Cox.
Moving from the Caribbean to Canada is a big change! A young girl does her best to adjust to her new home and blended family in this heartwarming book read by the author, Nadia L. Hohn.
The Wise Judge (featured February 15-21)
A widow, a farmer, a lost sheep and a judge get mixed up in a hilarious game of telephone. An Ethiopian folktale read by Dr. Rita Cox.
Mr. Gore (featured February 22-28)
In this story from Zimbabwe, a wealthy man sets his two daughters an unusual challenge, to discover which of them has the wisdom to inherit his fortune. Read by author and storyteller Itah Sadu.