As part of the Culture Days programming, we are very happy to be teaming up with Small Print Toronto on Saturday Sep 29, 2012 for BLOCK LETTERS. Award-winning artist-author Cybele Young along with Chris Reed and Rani Sanderson of Small Print Toronto will be guiding urban explorers, ages 2-8, on a walk around our city block. They will then create their […]
Every year University Settlement organizes the Grange Festival just behind the Art Gallery of Ontario, in Grange park. Check out who was at our table this year! Don't be fooled by the expression on my face, I was very excited to see Polkaroo. Polka Dot Door and Polkaroo have been a staple of children television for decades in Canada. I certainly […]
On Wednesday July 18, we were very happy to welcome best selling author Kelley Armstrong to our branch. She spoke about her current and future projects along with the direction some of her series are headed. After a great talk, she held a Q&A session where she answered everyone's questions to the delight of the crowd. She offered a peek into […]
I was looking for a magazine here at Lillian the other day when I stumbled upon Mental Floss. I wasn't too familiar with this title but it caught my eye because John Hodgman was on the cover. If that name doesn't ring a bell, he's on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart as one of their […]
This coming Wednesday July 18th at 7pm, we are very fortunate to be having Best-selling author Kelley Armstrong pay us a visit. For those not familiar with her work, she is the author of the bestselling Darkest Powers trilogy as well as the Otherworld and Nadia Stafford series. Her novel "The Gathering" was the most circulated teen book […]
I've been thinking about jumping into the real estate market, so lately I've been familiarizing myself with the wonderful world of mortgages. It's not something I take lightly, seeing that it'll probably be a 25 year relationship. I remember a while back the Minister of Finance, Jim Flaherty, announced changes to mortgage rules. This was in an […]
With the recent passing of Maurice Sendak last week, much has been written and said about the famous children's author. I certainly remember as a child, being read most of his books in school. Oddly enough, when I first heard of his passing, the first thing that came to mind was an appearance he […]
For all you Kelley Armstrong fans out there, last week saw the release of her latest book from the "Darkness Rising" trilogy titled "The Calling". This is the sequel to "The Gathering" which was the most circulated teen book in Toronto Public Library for the year 2011. The library has ordered a ton of copies […]
Looking for the latest and greatest on the Bieb and other celebs? Well, you should swing by Lillian Smith's Teen area because we have just started receiving the popular Twist Magazine. It claims to be your source for the latest celeb news, coolest trends, hottest posters, hilarious reader confessions and more! This is in addition […]
The Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program is a fairly popular program here at Lillian Smith Branch. In the fall we were forced to cancel the program because we were unable to find a volunteer Toastmaster to run it. Thankfully with the help of District 60 of Toastmasters International, we can now offer the program again. […]