Indigenous graphic novels, anthologies and collections from prominent Indigenous artists and authors from across North America are telling stories of diversity and tradition in new ways. Indigenous graphic novels, anthologies and collections from prominent Indigenous artists and authors from across North America are telling stories of diversity and tradition in new ways. Moonshot: The Indigenous […]
Book Bundles have come to Barbara Frum! Busy? In a hurry? For a quicker trip into the library, try our grab-and-go Book Bundles. They contain three to five wonderful picture books on a theme that are kid-tested and approved!
We are surrounded by digital media; television shows, computer games, web pages and apps. We are exposed via our televisions, computers, laptops, smart phones and tablets. As paren’ts and caregivers, how are we to navigate this new and wild world? Lisa Guernsey, a digital literacy expert, suggests we focus on the three C's: content, context and the individual […]
Canadian author Barbara Reid is a favorite in Preschool story time. Come to the library with your child and have fun together listening to Reid's stories. Enjoy the bright colourful pictures that she has created using Plasticine! Picture a Tree is Barbara Reid’s newest book and you’ll be amazed at the things your child can […]
Favorite Read-aloud Books in Toddler Time Two favourite books in Toddler Time are Nancy Tafuri’s Five Little Chicks and The Busy Little Squirrel. These simple stories, with rhyming and repetitive text, can be enjoyed over and over again with your baby. They have realistic animal drawings and there is alot for you and your baby […]
For grade seven student, Hing Wai, the Toronto Public Library in his Agincourt community is more than just a place with books. It’s a second home. Read the following article to find out why. http://www.torontoobserver.ca/2012/01/28/agincourt-library-offers-a-stepping-stone-for-newly-arrived/
Favourite Read-aloud Books in Baby Time In Baby Time we started our winter sessions with Read to Your Bunny by Rosemary Wells. This is a rhyming picture book with charming illustrations of bunnies reading books. It ends with the advice “Read to your bunny often, and your bunny will read to you”. Rosemary Wells is […]
World Book Online offers much more than the contents of the print encyclopedia. There is a kids version in both English and French, and a Spanish version for students. The World Book Online Info Finder lists science projects and biographies, current events headlines, and a section on how to do research. World Book Online Reference Centre provides […]