It is October and that means Halloween is soon to be upon us, costumes, trick "r" treating, and the best part of all of that is scary movies. The library has a great deal of scary movies that you can stream through Hoopla and for the month of October "Camp Blood" is going to be […]
If you are looking for Word Out 2015 it is here. We have just changed names and locations on the web. The Word Out program is now TPLTeens Summer Edition and you can find us at: https://blogs.tpl.ca/teens/ Cheers
In saying good bye to all of your lovely readers and writers, I just wanted to remind you that we have our annual young writers conference this year on October 25th. If you follow the link it will take you to the registration page which has way more information than I have the energy to […]
What movie based on a book are these images from? 1-You have to live in Toronto to win the contest 2-You have to provide a valid email address so we can contact you if you win a prize (see privacy statement for more info) 3-Your entry must be submitted by Thursday September 4th at 11:59 PM […]
Librarian review: Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher is a bit of a conundrum for me. I really wanted to like this book, I really, really did. But . . . I did not like it really at all. The problem I have with this novel is that too much was going on and none of […]
What movie based on a book are these images from? 1-You have to live in Toronto to win the contest 2-You have to provide a valid email address so we can contact you if you win a prize (see privacy statement for more info) 3-Your entry must be submitted by Thursday August 28th at 11:59 PM […]
Teachers review: The Comic Book War is a youth fiction book written by Jacqueline Guest. This book deals with some very interesting topics, it just deals with too many of them for its own good. The story takes place in Calgary Alberta in 1943, and focuses on Robert Tourond, a grade ten student who […]
We are so lucky to have a post from Caroline Pignat the author of the novel "Unspeakable" discussing her creative and writing process, enjoy! Discovering Story Caroline Pignat People often ask me where I come up with my ideas, but writing historical fiction feels more like a an archaeological dig than an invention. The stories […]
What movie based on a book are these images from? 1-You have to live in Toronto to win the contest 2-You have to provide a valid email address so we can contact you if you win a prize (see privacy statement for more info) 3-Your entry must be submitted by Thursday July 17th at 11:59 […]
Angel food for thought: This stunning debut by Janet E. Cameron is a beautiful coming of age story told from the perspective of a young man who is coming out in the 1987 in very rural Nova Scotia. Stephen has fallen in love with his best friend and it is the end of the world. Not […]