The bestselling Canadian author of The Birth House and The Virgin Cure, Ami McKay will be at North York Central Library on Tues Nov 1, 2016 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm. She will be discussing her new, beguiling novel, The Witches of New York, a tale of three remarkable young women navigating the glitz and grotesqueries […]
ANNIE EDSON TAYLOR (1838-1921)
Over a century ago today on October 24, 1901, a 63 year old teacher climbed into a wooden rowboat accompanied by two men with a half submerged pickle barrel in tow. Annie Edson Taylor decided that in order to procure more funds to ensure a healthy retirement, she had to perform an amazing act to draw attention to herself. The pickle barrel was fully insulated by a rolled-up mattress, a heart-shaped pillow, and possibly her cat for moral support.
This year Halloween falls on a Monday — the worst possible day! I don't know about you, but I'm in no condition to get up before the sun has risen the morning after Halloween, with the work week ahead giving me the evil eye. If you've celebrated Halloween right, you've pushed your body and psyche […]
Last weekend, authors came out to share their stories about self-publishing at the first Toronto Public Library Indie Author Day celebration. Nearly 300 libraries across North America invited local writers to take part in the event. The day was celebrated at North York Central Library with an author panel, a self-publishing workshop and a book fair […]
Radon is an odourless, colourless and tasteless gas. This radioactive gas is found naturally in the environment, produced by the breakdown of uranium found in soil, rock or water. Radon can be found indoors and outdoors. In the outdoors, it is diluted by the air to low levels so it is not a concern. Unfortunately, […]
"I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me — like food or water." – Ray Charles Beyond the pleasure […]
Rogers Media announced that it will be significantly reducing its print magazine publications – with some titles shifting to online only content. Starting in January, Flare, Sportsnet, MoneySense and Canadian Business will cease print publication completely and become exclusively online publications. Other titles will see their print frequency scaled back significantly. Maclean's, Canada's weekly current affairs magazine that […]
North York Central Library Talk: The Art of Dale Chihuly 7 to 8 p.m., Thursday, November 10, 2016North York Central Library Auditorium Please register for this free program by calling 416-395-5639 Discover the art and career of Dale Chihuly, a pioneer of the studio glass movement and considered to be one of the world's foremost […]
The Business, Science and Technology Department of North York Central Library compiles a monthly calendar of free science and applied science events in Toronto. Applied science includes health, gardening, pets and food; all subjects found in the department's collection. Here is the October calendar (PDF). October's highlights include: October 2: Plant Exploration: The Search for Novel Floral Diversity – Spencer […]
This summer, I had the opportunity to check out what is in my opinion one of the most beautiful cities in the world: Budapest, Hungary. I only spent two days in the city on my way home from my Transylvania, Romania vacation. One of the days was cold and pouring rain, so we went shopping […]