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New eAudiobooks added to OneClickdigital today

May 3, 2017 | Maria | Comments (0)

New eAudiobook titles were added to Toronto Public Libray's OneClickdigital collection today. If you aren't familiar with OneClickdigital,  let me introduce you.  This collection of over 3,000 fiction and nonfiction audiobooks supplements the OverDrive collection. The titles in this collection are exclusive to this service. Here is the list of the newest additions (click/tap on the book cover […]

Parry Hotters recommended movies: Blood Punch.

May 1, 2017 | Cameron | Comments (0)

Blood Punch is a movie that is a labor of love for those involved in making the film. This Australian movie (but set in California) is the creation of a group of actors who all met while filming "Might Morphin Power Rangers Australia". With an incredible script, some money and ambition the group managed to […]

Media Roundup – April 28

April 28, 2017 | Beth | Comments (0)

CBC Radio – Books       Borrowed Finery: A Memoir by Paula Fox  eBook  Podcast The Unmade Bed: The Messy Truth about Men and Women in the 21st Century by Stephen Marche   eBook    Podcast         Mitzi Bytes by Kerry Clare eBook  Podcast Steal Away Home by Karolyn Smardz Frost   eBook   Podcast   […]

Parry Hotters recommended listens: Jarvis Cocker

April 24, 2017 | Cameron | Comments (0)

Jarvis Cocker was the lead singer/songwriting for the britpop band Pulp. Pulp were a huge success in the late 1990's and early 2000's and then they disbanded. Jarvis went out on his own and recorded two solo albums and then began to lend his voice to children's story audio books. Jarvis has returned to making […]

Media Roundup – April 21

April 21, 2017 | Maria | Comments (0)

These books were reviewed or  were trending in the media over the past two weeks: CBC Radio - The Next Chapter   Little Sister by Barbara Gowdy   eBook    Podcast Towards a Prairie Atonement by Tervor Herriot  eBook  Podcast Globe & Mail – Books     Little Sister by Barbara Gowdy   eBook  Borne by Jeff […]

Cast your vote for the next Big Library Read title

April 20, 2017 | Maria | Comments (0)

  Voting is now open for OverDrive's next Big Library Read event.   Click here to cast your vote. The winning ebook  will be available (with no wait list) June 12th – 26th.   

Parry Hotters recommended listens: Goldfrapp

April 17, 2017 | Cameron | Comments (0)

        Goldfrapp (made up of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory) are an electronica music duo from the UK. The album "Tales of Us" is an extraordinary look at the personal lives of individuals that the average person doesn't see. The idea of "sonder" ( n. the realization that each random passerby is living a […]

Media Roundup – April 11

April 11, 2017 | Maria | Comments (0)

These books were reviewed or  were trending in the media this week: CBC Radio – The Next Chapter   What Remains by Karen Von Hahn    eBook   Podcast On Island by Pat Carney    eBook   Podcast    Globe and Mail  - Books     Vimy by Tim Cook   eBook The 1997 Masters by Tiger […]

Media Roundup – April 3

April 3, 2017 | Maria | Comments (0)

  These books were reviewed or  were trending in the media this week: CBC Radio – The Next Chapter Will I See by IsKwé and  David Alexander Robinson eBook   Podcast   Writers & Company The Arab of the Future 2  by Riad Sattouf    eBook   Podcast   The Globe and Mail – Books    […]

Loan Stars: March

March 29, 2017 | Maria | Comments (2)

Check out the Loan Stars March list. These are the ten most highly recommended new releases as selected by Canadian librarians:      Close Enough to Touch by Colleen Oakley   eBook    eAudiobook The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti    eBook The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel    eBook   eAudiobook     The Accusation […]