Well, it’s been a great summer. Thank you all for your amazing participation and excellent submissions. You guys are incredibly talented, and really represent how multi-faceted, and multi-talented the youth of our great city are. I hope you enjoyed participating in Word Out 2014, and look forward to participating in 2015. Before I go, I […]
A BIG congratulations to Beatrice Perusse, for her winning fanfic Echoing Long After Us based on the animated series Evangelion.Thank you all for you amazing entries, and all your hardword. You all are so talented, and we hope to see more of your work in the future. Check out Beatrice's fantastic fanfic here: Echoing Long […]
This week, I had the opportunity to interview the author of the book that kicked off my summer book list, The Killing Woods by Lucy Christopher. I heard about this book at a publisher’s presentation, and instantly, I was intrigued. Having been a huge fan of her book Stolen, I knew I was in for […]
Congratulations to Kaj on winning the Collage Contest! Check out Kaj's cool Frankenstein collage below: "There is a great significance for a companion in an individual’s life. The creature wants to have a companion to make him feel less lonely. The creature’s in need of a companionship shows that he is need of love […]
Today I have a very exciting blog post for you all. I recently had the opportunity to interview the wonderfully talented Mr. Eliot Schrefer, author of The Deadly Sister. The Deadly Sister is a tale of two sisters, one murder, and the lengths one will go to, to protect their loved ones. This page turning […]
Since my booklist is all about murder mysteries, and due to all the violence that takes place in the world on a daily basis, I want to know how you guys, the youth of the city, feel about life imitating art. The debate on whether violent video games increase the probability of violence in the […]
Love to Lego? Like to challenge yourself? Join us for a series of challenges where you will use your imagination and creativity to construct amazing Lego structures. This program is for ages 11 and up. When: Thursday, August 21stTime: 4-6 PMLocation: Eatonville Public Library Space is limited. Please come in or call 416-394-5270 to […]
For all those creative folks out there, the Eatonville Public Library has just the program for you! Join us on Wednesday, August 20th at 4 PM for an interactive workshop on fabric printing. The amazing people at the Textile Museum of Canada will be running a workshop for youth where you will have the opportunity […]
Whether it be in books, movies, or on TV, there is always a character that you don’t know what to make of. Instead, you have this weird mix of feelings for them. You like them, you hate them, you want them to change, but then again, you don’t. Sometimes you can’t stand them, and yet […]
Have you ever wished that a book ended differently, or that subplots in a book were explored more? Did you ever feel that there was more to a character and were left a little disappointed when the author didn't develop that character further? If you answered 'yes' to any of the questions above, then this […]