Lee Maracle Yesterday, the Indigenous literary community lost an incredible Stó:lō author, Lee Maracle (1950 – 2021). In the 1970s, Maracle, a Grandmother of Indigenous literature, was among the first of many Indigenous authors to be published. She helped forge a path for Indigenous literature as we know it. Her debut book, Bobbi Lee: Indian […]
Academic OneFile is a periodicals database for mainly an academic audience, as compared to Gale OneFile: News, a periodicals database for mainly a general one. In Academic OneFile, about 80% of the active, full-text magazines and journals are academic whereas, in Gale OneFile, only about 25% of them are. Though journals and magazines are the […]
"Woman sitting in the bed in the morning, drinking coffee and scrolling through her phone." by shixart1985 is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Throughout the pandemic, technology has been our lifeline in staying connected to the outside world. Technology has helped us stay connected to family and friends, stay up to date with current events, […]
World Diabetes Day (WDD) is on November 14, 2021. According to the WDD's website, the campaign is marked annually on November 14 for the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting who co-discovered insulin along with Charles Best over 100 years ago in 1921. The campaign is represented by a blue circle logo, which was adopted in […]
The seasons may have changed, but fantastic new books by Indigenous authors will always be here! Below we're sharing recently released and upcoming books by Indigenous authors, from mid-year to the end of 2021. Want to read more books by Indigenous authors after you're done with these ones? Be sure to check out Read Indigenous, […]
Every year, the Ontario Library Service nominates and selects finalists for First Nations Communities READ for Children, Young Adults and Adults. Below, we are highlighting this year's winners and finalists. Want to read books by other nominees for this year's First Nations Communities READ? You can check them out on these book lists: First Nations […]
What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad is the winner of this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize. It tells the story of 9-year-old Amir who is the only survivor when a ship full of Syrian refugees is wrecked near a Greek island. The book tells the stories of Amir […]
Your library card gives you access to several streaming video options, from BBC classic movies to kids’ cartoons to meditation videos. Today, we’re looking at some of the feature films available on Hoopla. What is Hoopla? Hoopla is a platform that we subscribe to for digital movies, music and comics. You can access up to […]
In 1946, Viola Desmond challenged racial segregation in Canada simply by sitting down to watch a movie. Seventy-five years later, as the fight against anti-Black racism continues, we remember this strong Black woman not just for what she did but for who she was. Meet Viola Desmond by Elizabeth MacLeod (Scholastic Canada Biography) On November 8, […]
In honour of Remembrance Day, I am sharing a diverse mix of more visual Canadian material on World War One (WW1). Canadian WW1 poster. View on Digital Archive Ontario. Visual Books They Fought in Colour / La Guerre en couleur: A New Look at Canada's First World War Effort / Nouveau regard sur le […]