You may have seen this mural of Mary Ann Shadd by local artist Adeyemi Adegbesan (also known as Yung Yemi) on Mackenzie House (the home of William Lyon Mackenzie). In his distinctive "Afrofuturist" style he's re-imagining a portrait of the American-born Shadd who worked and lived in Canada during the 1850s -60s. Mary Ann Shadd […]
There are 100 libraries in Toronto and each branch has it's own character, collection and community. Across all libraries though, among the most popular subjects are psychology and self help books (Dewey call number 150-159). But there's another area of the collection in the 170s Dewey Decimal Call (DDC) number range that has similar items. […]
There are 100 libraries in Toronto and each branch has it's own character, collection and community. Across all libraries though, biographies and memoirs are popular. In this blog post I'm looking at the life experiences of journalists (very broadly defined!). The Dewey call number range for these books is 070-079. Some older books have withstood […]
There are 100 libraries in Toronto and each branch has it's own character, collection and community. Across all libraries though, perhaps not surprisingly, books on books, reading and books about libraries are quite popular. The Dewey call number range for these books is 020-029. Some older books have withstood the test of time. They're borrowed […]
Bill V. and Mom both in masks. (Mom's the pretty one) My Mom is 90 and living with dementia. This isn't a unique or even unusual story. It breaks my heart to see her decline. But I've come up with some coping mechanisms that helped me through this. I batch cook for my mom, I […]
There's a joke in my family that starts "there are three kinds of farts." My Mom, who is living with dementia, finds this old chestnut very funny, mainly because it has very graphic sound effects, but also because it taps into a memory from her youth when she was growing up in Macedonia. One good […]
There's a joke in my family that starts "there are three kinds of farts". My Mom, who is living with dementia, finds this old chestnut very funny, mainly because it has very graphic sound effects, but also because it taps into a memory from her youth when she was growing up in Macedonia. One good […]
There are 100 libraries in Toronto and each branch has it's own character, collection and community. But across all libraries, among the most popular subjects are psychology and self help books (Dewey call number 150-159). Some older books have withstood the test of time being borrowed over and over, and in a way, handed from […]
There are 100 libraries in Toronto and each branch has it's own character, collection and community. But across all libraries, psychology and self help books (dewey call number 150-159) are among the most popular. Some older books have withstood the test of time being borrowed over and over, and in a way, handed from one […]
For some lucky folks, summer means going to a cottage. We're fortunate my husband's cousins (Betty and Peter) generously let us use their cottage most summers. This year we did the hand off with everyone keeping six feet apart and also wearing masks. We generally give them two cases of wine as a thank you […]