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Amesbury Neighbourhood: Amesbury Park Library

May 9, 2019May 10, 2019 Todd

Today’s entry takes us within a kilometre of a six alarm fire which sounds like a zombie apocalypse when you’re alone in an unnaturally green park. Also thanks to Sage we’re able to switch from library photos to hand-drawn illustrations. Continue reading Amesbury Neighbourhood: Amesbury Park Library

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West Hill Neighbourhood: Morningside Library

May 6, 2019 Todd

Today we go so close to the edge of Toronto it looks like we’re in the American Bible Belt, visit a shrine to bacon and learn why some people on the bus are especially friendly. Continue reading West Hill Neighbourhood: Morningside Library

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Yorkville Neighbourhood: Yorkville Library

April 28, 2019April 30, 2019 Todd

Sequinned Buddhas look on as people leave their Ferraris, walk past the homeless man on the sidewalk and enter a boutique supermarket to buy $50 boxes of candy. Sage and I visit a library in the shadow of another library and eat far too much at too many places. Continue reading Yorkville Neighbourhood: Yorkville Library

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Oakwood Village Neighbourhood: Oakwood Village Library

April 17, 2019April 27, 2019 Todd

Good coffee, big characters and a fantastic and diverse library selection greet me today in the Oakwood Village neighbourhood. Continue reading Oakwood Village Neighbourhood: Oakwood Village Library

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New Toronto Neighbourhood: New Toronto Library

April 9, 2019April 27, 2019 Todd

Sage takes me on a library visit to a mystery location where I find ducks, meat pies, and delightful weather by the lake. Continue reading New Toronto Neighbourhood: New Toronto Library

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Downtown Toronto Neighbourhood: City Hall

March 12, 2019April 27, 2019 Todd

Today I go to pick up my vaccination records that a kind person found in a library book. I also discover Toronto’s bizarre connection to Star Trek. Continue reading Downtown Toronto Neighbourhood: City Hall

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Chinatown Neighbourhood: Lillian H. Smith Library

February 21, 2019April 27, 2019 Todd

Delicious ramen, rare children’s books and first edition science fiction books are the highlights of our visit the Chinatown neighbourhood. Continue reading Chinatown Neighbourhood: Lillian H. Smith Library

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Rexdale Neighbourhood: Northern Elms Library

December 25, 2018April 30, 2019 Todd

Sage and I journey to the outer reaches of the former borough of Etobicoke to find Somali food, and a Canadian Tire store that is trapped forever in 1984. Continue reading Rexdale Neighbourhood: Northern Elms Library

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Old East York Neighbourhood: S. Walter Stewart Library

December 5, 2018April 27, 2019 Todd

Tonight I brave the cold to visit Old East York, former home of actor John Candy, eat mouth watering Bengali food and find my creative side. Continue reading Old East York Neighbourhood: S. Walter Stewart Library

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Lawrence Manor Neighbourhood: Barbara Frum Library

December 2, 2018April 27, 2019 Todd

On a cold, drizzly day I find a bright and friendly library in the small neighbourhood of Lawrence Manor and then dash across the city for all the Gujarati food I can eat. Continue reading Lawrence Manor Neighbourhood: Barbara Frum Library

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