Pure Pleasure: A Guide to the 20th Century's Most Enjoyable Books by British literary critic John Carey is delightful from beginning to end. Each article is about three pages long, so it is an ideal book for dipping into in an idle moment. Carey includes novels, short stories, poetry, memoirs, criticism and books translated into […]
Vitamin D is essential to our health. Without Vitamin D our bodies cannot absorb Calcium. And without Calcium our bones become weak which may lead to osteoporosis. Vitamin D deficiency can also cause a very serious health problem in children known as Rickets. Vitamin D is known as the Sunshine Vitamin as we get almost […]
A new feature of the wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org) allows you to see parallel articles in different languages. The articles will appear only if they have been composed in the wikipedia's versions of itself in other languages.These are not translations from English into other languages. I am interested in library history, so in the search box of […]
For the last two years the Aviva Insurance company has held a competition to fund various community improvement projects across Canada. Individuals and organizations may submit their idea for a project that will have a positive impact in their local community. This year, the Ogden Jr. Public School has entered the competition with a proposal […]
During a party years ago, when I was pregnant, our friends began "helping" my husband and I to come up with a boy's name for our baby. At the end of the evening, they had come up with names, when put together with my husband's last name, were that of a character from Star Wars, a […]
This coming Sunday, enjoy the last car-free Sunday of the year on Kensington Avenue, Augusta Street and Baldwin Avenue, Toronto. Sunday October 31, 2010Hours: 1 – 7 pm (till 10 pm on North Augusta) The theme this time is Halloween – Honour our ancestors.Shop, stroll and be entertained! Some of the events are:3pm – Look […]
What's going on behind all those boards at Yonge and Asquith? The re:vitalization of the city's largest public library, the Toronto Reference Library. At 400,000 square feet, and with over 50 miles of stacks, the Toronto Reference Library first opened its doors on November 2, 1977. Its modern design and sweeping 10-storey atrium led Canadian […]
What's going on behind all those boards at Yonge and Asquith? The re:vitalization of the city's largest public library, the Toronto Reference Library. At 400,000 square feet, and with over 50 miles of stacks, the Toronto Reference Library first opened its doors on November 2, 1977. Its modern design and sweeping 10-storey atrium led Canadian […]
Connecting Students with Volunteer Opportunities Toronto Public Library hosts fair with over 30 organizations TORONTO (Wednesday, October 27, 2010) – On November 4, Toronto Public Library will host its annual Volunteer Fair at the North York Central Library to help connect high school students with community organizations with volunteer opportunities at community organizations. The fair […]
The National Book Awards have been sponsored by the National Book Foundation since 1950. They were conceived as a way for writers to honour the work of their colleagues and to increase the appreciation of good writing in America. These are the nominees for this year's fiction and non-fiction prizes. A complete list of nominees […]