The Business, Science & Technology Department of North York Central Library compiles a monthly calendar of free science and applied science events in Toronto. Applied science includes health, gardening, pets and food- all subjects found in the department's collection. Here is the February Calendar (PDF). February's highlights include: February 9: Web Development Basics: Free […]
As part of Toronto Reference Library's Doors Open by Great Gulf events on Saturday May 26, Luis Sequeira, the award-winning costume designer who received an Oscar nomination for his designs of The Shape of Water will be our guest speaker. Come join us in the Atrium on the main floor at 2 pm on Saturday. Sequeira is well […]
When Hugh Gibson, the award-winning filmmaker, wanted to make a documentary about how addiction affects the lives of people struggling with it, he decided to really take the time to get closer to these people. He spent five years in the Regent Park neighbourhood making "The Stairs" , which brought him the 2016 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award. […]
Our friends from Syria, Toronto Public Library invites you to explore the library’s newest items in our Arabic collections – bilingual Arabic children’s books. The English children’s books have been translated in many languages including Arabic, and represent some of the most popular children’s books for all different stages of childhood. The Arabic translation appears […]
Toy Hacking is a fun and entertaining way to let your imagination go wild and a wonderful space for you to learn to make unique creations that only YoU have imagined…you…..or perhaps just you and SteVen SpEiLberg. In the spirit of maker culture, Fairview Library has invited Maker Kids to kickstart their summer Word Out maker programs […]
Brushing up on math of last year or getting a headstart for next year can be as easy as playing video games with the technology of today……you can easily find online resources that excel in animating abstarct math concepts in ways that were never thought of before……but don't take my word for it. I invite you to visit these […]
Now that you have finished school, I am sure that some of you are adding to your "TO DO" list the unwanted, but "Must Do" job of reading classic novels required for your upcoming school year. Before you get distracted by the more "urgent" stuff you have on your list, give this "got to do […]
Thumbs-up for the Canadian director, Ariel Nasr, the producer of Buzkashi Boys, on the film's nomination in the Short Film Live Action cetegory at the 2013 Oscar Academy Awards. I learned about Ariel Nasr when I was preparing for the NFB Film Club screening of The Boxing Girls of Kabul at Agincourt Library. Ariel Nasr's career […]
Articles and Online Research SoS!!… all these sneaky deadlines that have been creeping towards you…..silently…..and without any warning, they start to scream and yell demanding your immediate attention. ReLaX and take a deep breath……everything you need, in order to finish that essay or this novel study, is literally at your fingertips, that is, if you have […]
If you are thinking….”I don’t stick to my new year’s resolutions for long anyway…so why bother this year”…….think again. There are new breakthroughs in the field of brain science that are proving, beyond a hint of doubt, that it is possible to train your brain to do anything you want it to do. Below are […]