Novel reading is one of my favourite things to do. But I have a question for my fellow fiction aficionados: have you ever read a very long novel that you can barely remember? Years ago I tackled Dhalgren, an acclaimed science fiction novel a friend raved about whenever the subject of books came up. I […]
Technology. Just a word. For some of us. A frustrating one at that. For others it’s a whole new world. The two worlds combined can be pretty funny sometimes. Because I support the willingness to learn new things, I will assure all of you who think you know little about technology, that you actually know […]
Monday, May 21, 2012 is Victoria Day to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday and observed by Canadians as the unofficial day to welcome in the summer season. Toronto events for this long weekend are updated regularly on Toronto Hogspot, Toronto.com, and About.com. For history buffs wanting to read up on Queen Victoria, here are some suggested […]
On May 13, 1987, North York Central Library opened for the first time. At that time, 25 years ago, Art Eggleton was Mayor of Toronto, David Peterson was Premier of Ontario, Brian Mulroney was Prime Minister of Canada, Jeanne Sauvé was Governor General of Canada, Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States and, […]
The Beautiful Downtown Toronto illuminated at night The City of Toronto (aka, Hogtown, "The City of Neighbourhoods" or "The City that works") is the largest city in Canada, the provincial capital of Ontario and part of Southern Ontario's Golden Horseshoe. It is a city known for its diversity, abundance of culture/arts, having a population of […]
Hello Everyone, I'm Not Quite Miss Rumphius and this is the blog for the Children's Department at North York Central Library. Welcome back. Maurice Sendak, acclaimed author of Where the Wild Things Are, Outside Over There, and many other children's books died earlier today. He was 83 years old. It's difficult to sum up the […]
When you walk into the North York Central Library, you may notice that the area just inside the main entrance is called the Browsery. You may wonder, what is a Browsery? Browsery is not a word you'll find in any dictionary. We made it up to describe what we want people to do…..to browse the […]
Journalist and author Jan Wong will be launching her new book Out of the Blue: a memoir of workplace depression, recovery, redemption and, yes, happiness on Monday May 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the North York Central Library. At the height of her professional life, Jan Wong’s career came crashing down. An article she wrote sparked […]
Cast your imagination back to Chicago, 1886. The date is May 1st, a day previously declared as the beginning of a national standard eight-hour workday. Working people across the country set to strike in support of “Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, eight hours for what we will.” Between 30 and 40 thousand […]