Last year, the Seniors’ Discovery Fair was held at Cedarbrae District Branch, and was a smashing success. The fair is returning this year and will take place at Toronto Public Library’s Malvern District Branch. It will run from 2 to 3:30 PM on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 in Malvern branch’s Community Room. Everyone is welcome […]
On August 12 and beyond, take a moment to remember the debut of the International Business Machines (IBM) personal computer (PC), in fact the IBM PC model 5150, onto the consumer market on August 12, 1981. Although the Apple 2, the Commodore PET, the Osborne 1, and the Tandy TRS-80 preceded […]
Canada has a federal election scheduled for October 19, 2015. While some voters may have already decided which political party and leader to support, others have not and may be seeking information and research to help them to make a personal, informed decision. Toronto Public Library can help those individuals in a non-partisan way by […]
Summertime is the time for people who like to eat spare ribs and enjoy the summer weather too! Whether you enjoyed the Toronto Ribfest in late June and early July, or more recently attended the Scarborough Ribfest at Thomson Memorial Park, you might be one of those people who would like to duplicate the experience […]
Canada has a federal election scheduled for October 19, 2015. While some voters may have already decided which political party and leader to support, others have not and may be seeking information and research to help them to make a personal, informed decision. Toronto Public Library can help those individuals in a non-partisan way by […]
On July 29 and beyond, take a moment to remember the British royal wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, to Lady Diana Spencer on July 29, 1981 at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England. The wedding had a global television audience of some 750 million people. Unfortunately, the aura of the fairy tale […]
On July 28 and beyond, take a moment to remember Terrance Stanley “Terry” Fox (Born: July 28, 1958 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Died: June 28, 1981 in New Westminster, British Columbia), a bone cancer survivor who inspired a nation with his Marathon of Hope running across Canada on […]
On July 25 and beyond, take a moment to reflect back on the War of 1812 and in particular the Battle of Lundy’s Lane (also known as the Battle of Niagara Falls) that took place on July 25, 1814. Earlier in July 1814, American forces attacked across the Niagara River near its […]
Given the backdrop of the current 2015 Pan American Games (and the upcoming 2015 ParaPan American Games) in the Greater Toronto Area, it seemed fitting for Snapshots in History to recognize the origins of some of the South American countries competing at these Games. Consequently, on July 24 and beyond, take a moment to […]
On July 21 and beyond, remember the United States of America’s Space Shuttle program (officially referred to as the Space Transportation System (STS)) that concluded following the landing of its final flight STS-135 with the orbiter Atlantis on July 21, 2011. The origins of the STS program go back to 1972 but the […]