It was the early 1950’s and Toronto was in the middle of a post-war boom. Like our neighbours to the south, the idea of suburban neighbourhoods was just beginning to take off and Don Mills was one of the first. … Continue reading Toronto by Library #25: Don Mills Library
Sage and I head for the subway and head to the penultimate westbound stop, Islington, almost an hour away from home. And then, once we’re there we get on a bus for another fifteen minutes or so. We pass through miles and miles of suburbia… Continue reading Toronto by Library #24: Richview Library
Today’s visit starts out a little differently because I found an interesting new tool to play with. Thanks to this article, I was able to learn how to download all of my Google Maps history data – anywhere my phone … Continue reading Toronto by Library #23: Dufferin/St. Clair Library
This library is the second-largest public library in the city. The largest is the Toronto Reference Library but most of the books at that library can’t be checked out. So this has, for a long time, been my favourite library. That said, it’s been closed for renovations for some time and I’ve missed it. Even today, it’s not fully open. Only three of the seven floors are open. But I couldn’t wait to take a look. Continue reading Toronto by Library #22: North York Central
In 2009, I thought perhaps living the highrise life wasn’t for me. I dreamed of having an apartment no more than a floor or two above the street where I could park my bike outside and ride to everything I … Continue reading Toronto by Library #21: Bloor-Gladstone Library
For today’s library I go as close to home as I can possibly go: the Thorncliffe Branch. In 2004 we got our first Toronto Public Library cards there and for many years it was our home branch. We moved away … Continue reading Toronto by Library #20: Thorncliffe Library
t’s late Sunday morning. I’ve had my coffee and breakfast and am getting ready to head out on an adventure. I’ve got a plan: Ride my bike to a library branch a few kilometres away and choose some Hindi picture … Continue reading Toronto by Library #19: Fort York Library
