(Tanks were destroyed with satchel charges and Molotov cocktails. File URL: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Kasapano.jpg ; Page URL: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AKasapano.jpg ; Attribution: By SA-kuva. (MTV3) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons; Date: 1939 or 1940) On November 30 and beyond, take a moment to remember the Winter War, the Soviet Union’s invasion of Finland that began on November […]
The Canadian AIDS Society's motto this year is to remind everyone, that the fight against HIV/AIDS is not over… Even if there has been a steady decline in HIV infections among newsborns and overall fewer AIDS-related deaths were reported due to improved antiretroviral therapies… the AIDS clock is still ticking. According to the UNAIDS […]
One of the newest book clubs in the library system is the LGBTQ Book Club at the Bloor Gladstone Branch. It was launched in September 2013 and is actively welcoming new members. Featured books are selected by participants with the member who suggested the chosen book taking an active role leading the discussion. The club […]
(Credit: Dhiraj Murthy discusses Twitter) Click on the following link to view another video: http://grab-media.com/premium-videos/5203247 (Credit: NYT Columnist Nick Bilton Talks About Twitter Book – http://www.onenewspage.com/n/Entertainment/74w4eyou4/Book-Review-Hatching-Twitter-by-Nick-Bilton.htm – Source: The Wall Street Journal, November 3, 2013) On first examination, one might think that the purpose here is to discuss how to use Twitter. […]
Quiet: the Hidden Power of Introverts in a World that Won’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain Passionately argued, impressively researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet shows how dramatically we undervalue introverts, and how much we lose in doing so. Taking the reader on a journey from Dale Carnegie’s birthplace to Harvard […]
I recently came across an article from the David Suzuki Foundation about the toxins in some of our cosmetic products. Some of these toxic ingredients are industrial chemicals, including carcinogens, pesticides, reproductive toxins and hormone disruptors. Keep in mind that cosmetics not only affect women. Although we often associate cosmetics with items such as lipstick […]
This month, politics and beyond with Michael Ignatieff, the world above and beyond with Chris Hadfield, four days of Salon du Livre for francophones and francophiles, and web skills for all. Click on each image to enlarge or Download The December 2013 @ TRL as a pdf file. For a full list of library programs […]
This month, politics and beyond with Michael Ignatieff, the world above and beyond with Chris Hadfield, four days of Salon du Livre for francophones and francophiles, and web skills for all. Click on each image to enlarge or Download The December 2013 @ TRL as a pdf file. For a full list of library programs […]
On Monday the Toronto Reference Library hosted 300 engaged Torontonians for an Idea Jam. To get the brainstorming going there were three short presentations first. The City of Toronto's chief planner, Jennifer Keesmaat, presented the Avenues Plan; Artscape's Seema Jethalal discussed how to use the arts to access, engage, and empower Toronto's diversve population; and […]
(Credit: "Revisiting the Digital Divide: Findings from the 2010 Canadian Internet Use Survey" – Research Data Centre Brown Bag Series presentation by Dr. Anabel Quan-Haase and Ph.D. Candidate Michael Haight, Dec 12, 2012 at Western University) Statistics Canada recently released its 2012 biennial Internet use and e-commerce survey in late October 2013. This Individual […]
