Most people enjoy the fun part of the holiday season: spending more time with family members, partying with friends and colleagues, eating and drinking without ceasing… Now the party is over and we are back to reality. But not until we look into the mirror or try to fit into our tighter fitting pants do […]
In the later stage of our lives, most of us will need some help to live independently at home, in a senior residence, or in a long-term care facility. But do you know where to find this kind of information or how to proceed? If not, here is information for you or your loved ones. […]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-2010 data show that more than 35.7% of U.S. adults are obese vs. approximately 17% of children and adolescents (aged 2-19 years). As for Canadians: Statistics Canada 2007 – 2009 data indicate that 24.1% of adults in Canada were obese, and CBC recently reported that 31% of Canadian kids […]
The Toronto Reference Library owns a rare mechanical moving postcard that is also an exciting piece of political ephemera and a technological marvel. Exactly 100 years ago the 1912 US presidential election was a four-way race. The final result saw Woodrow Wilson defeat Teddy Roosevelt and incumbant William Taft. It also saw Eugene V. Debs, […]
Further to my earlier blog So You Want to Be a Nurse here is what our Toronto Public Library has to offer, and resources from other organizations. Resources available from the Toronto Public Library Most sought after books (titles in alphabetical order): Textbooks, handbooks, manuals, ect. Brunner & Suddarth's textbook of Canadian medical-surgical nursing. 2nd […]
Recently I did a blog post about "Binders full of women" in the Arts Department of the Toronto Reference Library. It has received some positive press and also pickup on Twitter and Facebook. While appreciating the etchings, engravings and decades binders there have been some hurt feelings among other binders at TRL especially the Business, Science & Technology Department. To […]
Mitt Romney we just wanted to let you know we also have "binders full of women" at the Toronto Reference Library. In our case, copies of our engravings collection, which focuses on 18th and 19th century etchings of actors/actresses, dancers, japanese kabuki prints and theatre buildings. They are a visual bibliography/finding aid to the collection and useful for costume, staging […]
Last week we had someone doing research on the early Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron. She was a ground breaking photographer, equally important for her gender as her unique vision of stark profile and full face close ups and repeatedly revisiting the same subjects (her family, children, servants and famous friends who patiently sat for her time after […]
Did you know the Toronto Reference Library has an extensive vintage postcard collection? Not surprisingly, it's strong in geographic tourist type cards, but it also has holiday collections including Thanksgiving. Postcards in the early 1900s played a much bigger role than today as telephones were not widespread and they didn't have the advantage of texting, […]
Are you at a career crossroad, and thinking about becoming a nurse? Yes, plenty of jobs out there, and if you have the right skills, it is very rewarding too. A critical question to ask before your decision is "Am I the right candidate to be a nurse?" If you have the top 10 traits […]