Sherlock Holmes is Alive in Toronto!
We're helping to vitalize one of the world's great public collections about Sherlock Holmes and his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Come join us! Learn more about us »
We're helping to vitalize one of the world's great public collections about Sherlock Holmes and his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Come join us! Learn more about us »
The creator of Sherlock Holmes also wrote popular stories of adventure, science fiction and horror, In a long and productive life, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was also a physician, historian and activist.
The Toronto Public Library's Arthur Conan Doyle Collection is one of the world's finest collections of material by and about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle available to the public.
Don't miss our exciting 2025 Cameron Hollyer Lecture on November 29 with best-selling author Alex Hutchinson.
The Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection is an independent group that works with the Toronto Public Library to support the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection. Find out what we do and how to contact us.
The walkway next to the Toronto Reference Library has been transformed into a vibrant collection of Arthur-Conan-Doyle - and Sherlock-Holmes-related street art thanks to the Sherlock Holmes Walk Mural Project.
When you donate to the Friends, you help us to acquire new items to keep the Collection fresh and vital. And, as a member, there are benefits for you, too.