After reading my colleague's wonderful post about the vegetarian grill, I felt the need to talk about the other side. Frankly I believe when most people think of the word barbecue, we think of juicy charbroiled meat. Don't get me wrong, veggies have an important role in a barbecue but for me it's usually relegated to that smaller part of the grill […]
I'm a big fan of live stand-up comedy. I love the entertainment value of going to a local comedy club and getting some laughs for an hour or two. When one of my favourite comedians comes to town, I try to attend and when they write a book, it usually makes its way on to my reading list. In […]
I take the TTC to work most days and on my daily commute I'm usually curious to see what other people are reading. I like to think of it as research for work or just to see if it's something that I'm not familar with. One thing that's fairly obvious is that even though Crosswords are still done by many people, […]
Lillian H Smith is having it's third Out of This World Booksale. Previous events have been very popular and this years is going to be just as memorable. It started out as a Science Fiction and Fantasy booksale and it still is for the most part, but this year we are adding some mainstream books. […]
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) was an interesting figure in the art world and a major force in the Abstract Expressionist movement. Most people would know him for his "drip painting" technique that made him famous in the late 1940's. Hollywood even made a film about his life starring Ed Harris in 2000. I haven't seen the Ed Harris portrayal of Pollock […]
We recently put out a Maple Leaf hockey display to celebrate the team's appearance in this year's playoffs. The display was mounted in the front window in the College/Huron corner of the branch. "We plan to keep the display up as our Maple Leafs push through the 2013 playoffs race," says Neil. Let's hope it'll last beyond […]
May is Asian Heritage month and we always have various programs at our branch to commerate it. If you're interested in what we'll have here at our branch you can check out the program section of our website to find out the latest and greatest. One upcoming program that is new to our branch is the Henna […]
On March 18th we were happy to welcome author Nic Labriola to our branch for a reading of his recently published collection of short stories titled Francis and the Animals. There were even baked goodies provided by Leaping Lion Books. It was a great program and we'd like to thank author Nic Labriola, […]
Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) is an American painter who was born in Wisconsin, studied art in Chicago and New York, but is probably best known for her work in New Mexico. She started going there in 1929 during the winter months and eventually made it her permanent home in 1949. She is considered by many to be America's first abstract painter. Having been […]
The Toronto Blue Jays started Spring Training last week in Florida and I can honestly say that I haven't been this excited for a Jays season since the mid 90's. I've always been a Jays fan but let's be honest, being in the American League East, it hasn't always been easy. Last week I came across a DVD in our catalogue that peaked my […]