In 1991, the federal government officially started recognizing April 28 as the National Day of Mourning after passing a Mourning Day Act on February 1, 1991. This important day commemorates workers who have been killed or injured in the workplace as well as reminding us all to be committed to preventing further deaths and injuries by […]
This year, the library is having our 2nd annual Generation Next Series. This series of 3 programs is geared to the Millenial Generation (otherwise known as Generation Y, the Global Generation, the "me-first" generation or the Net Generation) of individuals who have birth dates generally between the late 1970's to the early 2000's and are […]
Even though Money Matters Month is technically over here at North York Library we still have one more personal finance program to offer you 8 Universal Truths about Your Money: The Basics of Financial Planning Tom Hamza, President of the non-profit Investor Education Fund (IEF) will discuss eight Universal Money Truths that apply […]
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. -Albert Einstein. Like it or not, it's that time of year again, tax time! As you can see even Albert Einstein, deemed one of the smartest men in history also had a hard time understanding taxes. Not to worry, the library is here to […]
(http://www.businessinsider.com/fancy-hands-2012-8?op=1) I read an excellent article in the Globe & Mail Why you won't finish reading this article at work Did you know? That office workers are interrupted roughly every three minutes? And, once thrown off track, it can’take 23 minutes for a worker to return to the original tasks, according to Standford University […]
Today as I was working extra hours at the Don Mills Library, a man asked me if he could see the Value Line Records and Ratings Reports. When I presented him with the large binder, he was disappointed to find that the latest print issue was from November. I asked him if he knew that […]
Entrepreneurship is booming right now in Ontario, there are all sorts of paths which people choose, including real estate investments. People have been investing into properties in order to make a profit for a very long time. Now people are taking it further and completely overhauling broken homes, renovating them, re-selling them and making a nice […]
Even though small business month is technically in October, in the Business Department at North York Central Library we decided to extend it until the end of the year! Did you know that in Ontario roughly half of us work for small and medium size enterprises (SME's), and they generate approximately $250 million annually? "Small […]
Lincoln MacCauley Alexander (January 21, 1922 – October 19, 2012) – who was affectionately called "Linc" by close friends and family – even his children, was a man who was first to do so many things in his political career: His biggest first was in 1968, when he became the first black member of […]
Did you know that October is Small Business Month? Well, it is and as usual the library has many things to offer! This year we're having our first ever Entrepreneur in Residence, Miriam Tuerk. She is a serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Clear Blue Technologies ,has more than 20 years experience as a business […]