Lillian H. Smith Blog

  What does SF stand for these days anyway?  Science Fiction?  This still works for lots of people, but others dislike the term's application to a wide range of subgenres, not all of which concern scientific and technical progress. These latter often prefer Speculative Fiction which encompasses much more than strictly science related fiction.  This latter term also is also meant to welcome those devotees of particular subgenres such as Swords and Sorcery (technically S&SF) not to mention Scary Fiction, Supernatural Fiction, Superhero Fiction and Space Fiction (Ok, ok I'm making them up now to favour the letter S).

  No matter! Whatever your preference, chances are we have have lots (and lots more) of all the above on sale on Saturday Dec 17th 2011 in the basement of the Lillian H. Smith Library starting at 10:00 am.

Some are books we've removed from circulation, others are donations that we simply have no space for.  We're extremely grateful to various doors and many of whose books DO wind up on our shelves.  In fact it's thanks to donors that we were able to pull so many older books from our shelves and replace them with newer copies.  But there are also many books on sale that have no stamps or library markings on them whatsoever.

  As of January, booksale prices at the Toronto Public Library double.  This will be your last chance to buy mass market paperbacks for a mere 50 cents and hardcovers and trade paperbacks for a buck!