Join us for a free lecture on the play "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller. Paula Wing, Associate Artist, Soulpepper Theatre Company will discuss this award-winning work on Monday, November 1, 7-8 pm in the Beeton Auditorium at the Toronto Reference Library. This new production of Death of a Salesman, directed by Albert Schultz […]
The first in what will hopefully be a weekly review of ebook news. Blurring the Line Between Apps and Books The NYTimes ran an interesting piece this past Sunday on authors that are choosing to package their books as applications that can be installed on mobile devices, rather than simply as digital text. Packaging books […]
You've been living in Canada for a while and you think it is probably time to think about becoming a citizen — after all, you want to vote in elections, right ? And get a Canadian passport ? Well, the last post suggested finding out if your home country allows you to keep your citizenship […]
What I love best about the Toronto Reference Library is its collection of magnificent art books. Lately, I've been looking at the work of American master photographer Lee Friedlander. Friedlander is the size of a coffee table book but it is a scholarly superbly edited overview of 45 years of his work. But the […]
Congratulations to David Oppenheim and the rest of the City Sonic team for their Gemini Nomination! City Sonic was nominated in the Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media – Non-Fiction category. City Sonic is a series of short films about extraordinary artists shot in places where their musical lives were transformed. It's […]
Coming up on Saturday, November 6. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.: This year, TPL is piloting an intriguing new concept in library programmes: It's called the "Human Library Project", and provides an opportunity for TPL users to “sign out human books": to have one-on-one conversations with individuals, from all walks of life, who have strong […]
Here are the winners of today's TPL incentive draw: Christine Hiller: Degrassi: the Next Generation" goodie bag Judith Harrison: Ikea Stockholm Throw Karen Pearce: Cinnamon Vanilla Wickless Scent Bar with Crabtree and Evelyn Holiday Incense Sharon Andic: Note Card collection and 2011 diary Nalini Battu: Set of magnetic bookmarks, and a moleskin notebook Joanne Pitkin: […]
Here are the winners of today's TPL incentive draw: Christine Hiller: Degrassi: the Next Generation" goodie bag Judith Harrison: Ikea Stockholm Throw Karen Pearce: Cinnamon Vanilla Wickless Scent Bar with Crabtree and Evelyn Holiday Incense Sharon Andic: Note Card collection and 2011 diary Nalini Battu: Set of magnetic bookmarks, and a moleskin notebook Joanne Pitkin: […]
I was talking with the librarian who purchases books for this collection and she told me that she has built up the collection with many exam study guides. Among the professions covered: Personal Support Worker, Airline Technician, Registered Massage Therapist, Automotive Technician, Registered Nurse, Practical Nurse, HVAC Engineers, and Pharmacists. And the beauty of this […]
In a previous post I wrote about the benefits of using RSS feeds to keep abreast of new posts, articles or changes on web sites. RSS Feeds themselves aren't particularly useful without something to read them with. At one time RSS readers were big business and there was quite a bit of competition. Gradually as […]