Every year when we get our first warm beautiful day in the city I start to get excited about "patio season"! This snowy winter has had me longing for those balmy summer nights spent sitting outdoors on patios with friends sipping on something cold. Whether your outdoors is the patio of your favourite local bar, […]
Researchers now understand the neurological processes behind creativity. It turns out that sparks of insight and creativity can be managed. With the right tools and/or mentorship, we all can see boosts in creativity levels. Without delving too deep into research, let’s keep it at this: our minds can be nurtured and trained. Below are some […]
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 this day in 1860 the earliest known sound recording was made by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville. What was first thought to be a girls voice singing Au Claire de la Lune in now believed to be a man's voice possibly even Scott's own. So what's the format? Obviously not CD or tape, not even phonograph or […]
So we've made it through yet another April Fools! I must admit, growing up I was always a trickster, so nowadays I usually am overly suspicious of anyone and everything come every April 1st. It was no different logging online yesterday to see some of the jokes circulating on the web. When checking my email, […]
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, […]
The rise of street style photography has seen photographers, bloggers, stylists and average fashionistas shoot to fame with a single (or multiple) snaps. It occurred to me while walking into the recent Toronto Fashion Week ("World MasterCard Fashion Week") there were so many fashion fans hanging outside David Pecaut Square, were they waiting around waiting […]
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 […]
Sometimes you never know where to start when planning a big event or party. But often times you end up starting with what to wear! So looking for a wedding dress was no different for some of my recent married friends, than planning outfits for that vacation or new years party. Personally, I was a […]
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