As you may remember from one of my last posts, we recently hosted Repair Cafe Toronto at the Cedarbrae Branch. From 12 – 4 on Saturday, October 18, our already bustling library turned into an amazing hub of activity. It began with Repair Cafe volunteers transforming our space with colourful signage, then a spread of […]
About a hundred years ago, on November 7, 1916, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to the US Congress. Five years later, Canadians welcomed their first female member of Parliament, Agnes Macphail. Women have come a long way since then. Here are eight books to mark some of the memorable, (in)famous, and fierce women […]
They say if it ain't broke, don't fix it. But if it is? You head to the Repair Cafe! We will be hosting the Repair Cafe right here at the Cedarbrae Branch on Saturday October 18, starting at 12 Noon until 4 PM. Repair Cafe Toronto is a not-for-profit organization founded by a small group of […]
Calling all spoken word artists, poets and word performers: are you ready to shine? Image courtesy of flickr user Grant on a CC license. Join us for our first Open Mic Night tonight, October 9, 2014, beginning at 7 PM. Our Artist in the Library, Dwayne Morgan, will be hosting this event and helping you […]
Our last Seniors' Discovery Fair was a great success, and we're very excited to announce that we're bringing it back again this year! Join us at the Cedarbrae Branch on Thursday September 25 from 2 – 4 PM to meet with a variety of organizations and service providers. There are a number of resources and […]
If you've been in Toronto for a while, chances are good that you've picnicked by the Scarborough Bluffs, gone ice skating at the Harbourfront or tanned at Woodbine Beach. But did you know what a long history some of these places have? Come and find out more about Toronto's waterfront at a visit with author […]
Mmmmmmm…CHOCOLATE. There's really no better way to describe last Friday at the Cedarbrae Branch. Chocolatier Shavaughan from Chocolate Tales joined teens to instruct them in the magical and mysterious art of chocolate making, including teaching them how to make truffles, bonbons, lava cakes, and chocolate shavings using the finest Belgian chocolate. We got to taste […]
If you've wandered by the Children's Desk at the Cedarbrae Branch recently, you may have noticed a new friend hanging around: Meet Vaksan Jr. He was created by a bright young maker in a particularly exciting session of our Make and Create Club. The theme of this session was to just GO WILD! Kids […]
We've been really busy lately here at the Cedarbrae branch – and so have all of you, with reporting on tons of books as part of TD Summer Reading Club, attending all kinds of programs and events, and just generally making the branch a lively and fun place to be! One of the really fun […]
All those commercials for ScarJo's latest film, Lucy, got me thinking – what would really happen if we could utilize all our brain power? And is it really as limited right now as we're frequently led to believe? Lucy's leading premise is that she is able to unlock all her brain's potential after being mysteriously […]