World Animal Day has been celebrated around the globe for many years, initially believed to have started in Florence, Italy in 1931 at a convention of ecologists. October 4 was chosen as a tribute to St. Francis of Assisi, seen by many as the patron saint of animals and the environment. Churches around the world […]
So maybe I’m the only one, but this whole Olympic hoopla has started to wear a bit thin for me. I did watch bits of the opening ceremony (and was aghast to find that I had tears in my eyes -– tears!! –- at one point) but now that they’re jumping and running and swimming […]
So I’m hoping that everyone enjoyed International Compost Awareness Week and now understands more fully the importance of composting and its environmental benefits. No? You didn’t know that we recently celebrated the largest and most comprehensive educational initiative related to composting? Yes, composting is about dealing with one’s garbage responsibly, but it’s also about taking […]
Water surrounds us, so it’s easy to take for granted. If this was a typical spring and we hadn’t already destroyed our climate, it would likely be raining every other day right around now. For our health, we are encouraged to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day, some say more. Even the […]
It’s that time of the year again – along with the snowdrops, early daffodils and the male cardinal calling in my backyard, spring means Toronto Public Library’s Keep Toronto Reading (KTR) festival in April. Running alongside KTR is our annual One Book community read and city-wide book club. This year’s pick is Girls Fall Down […]
In preparation for my recent trip to Hong Kong, I called upon my favorite librarians and scoured the library catalogue to find books about Hong Kong, as I always do before an adventure. Here are my favs in case you’re lucky enough have a Hong Kong trip in the offing, or even if you just […]