Happy New Year! Happy Year of the Yang! The big debate over Sheep or Goat is explored in this CTV story but most treat it philosophically: "The year of the yang, 2015, is neither a sheep nor a goat. It is a beautiful and elegant milk yang! Abundant milk, clothes and food. It will be a halcyon […]
“ Why is it so difficult to find good early jazz here? In Montreal they had a great collection and here there is almost nothing that I want.” I got defensive about this question – we have a great library system – ask anyone – but was quite polite and said I would look into […]
hoopla is a product geared specifically to libraries. It allows patrons to temporarily download or stream TV, movies and music for free to watch on their smartphone, tablet or computer. hoopla has over 5,000 movies & TV shows for adults, kids and families as well as movies in all the favourite genres: Action & Adventure, Cartoons, Biographies, […]
“I smell something burning.” “Don’t worry it’s just my hair” I say as I reach for the wrong end of the soldering iron… Well, that was awesome was the title of Maker Faire post on Monday and it really was! Over 4000 people packed Wychwood Barns Sept 21 & 22 for Toronto Mini […]
Riverdale Branch has so many creative kids! On Thursday August 6, the kids of Riverdale met the challenge! They built things that go and places they want to go. They built ghostly haunted vehicles and large flower bedecked caravans, as well as castles, houses, cars, towers, helicopters and little islands. We would especially like to […]
Hyun-Duck Chung (MISt, Information Specialist) and Helen Kula (MISt, Data Product Manager) of MaRS Discovery District put together a showcase of startups for the OLA Super Conference 2013. They handpicked them to appeal to and reflect the library interests and needs and succeeded in providing a wonderfully varied and relevant group of products from Canadian companies. Have […]
e-CPS has so much more to offer than the big blue book. While still the top resource for the use and interactions of drugs available in Canada, e-Therapeutics also contains information on illnesses and conditions. "Therapeutic Choices" presents an overview of the prevention and treatment of medical conditions such as influenza and age-related macular degeneration. […]
"What eReader do I chose?" You want to read eBooks but the first question is "What do I read them on?". The number of new devices is dizzying: Kobo (various types), Blackberry Playbook, iPad, iPod, Sony, Nook, Mp3 player, laptop or smartphone. Do I need eInk or back-light? Do I want colour or black and […]
Ever thought you might like to write down your story for your family? Here's your chance to get a start. Join Sharon Crawford as she guides you on the journey. Sharon will be at Riverdale Branch on Wednesday, June 13 at 6:00 pm.
But thou at home without or tyde or gale; Canst in thy Map securely saile: – Robert Herrick I "securely saile" down Algonquin canoe routes, drive the country roads of Devon on Street View and time travel to my home's location in 1915. To my great pleasure I attended two presentations at OLA that […]