In 2012 I worked on a project at the northern border of Toronto. It was close enough that I could bike there in an hour or so. Showers were available at work so it was a great way to get … Continue reading Toronto by Library #38: Oakwood Village Library and Arts Centre (A to Z Blog Challenge – “O” – April 2019)
Sage and I plan library visits very differently. I wake up in the morning, think “I think I have time for a library visit today.” then agonize over the map for a bit. Where should I go? Do I feel … Continue reading Toronto by Library #37: New Toronto Library
In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, if you were to mention the name “Andrew Carnegie” everyone would know who he was: a massively wealthy industrialist who made much of his fortune in the steel industry. Even today the scale … Continue reading Toronto by Library #36: High Park Library
My boss calls me in the morning and says “Hey – I heard a story about the library this morning and I thought of you.” I did a quick Google search and found the story of what he was talking … Continue reading Toronto by Library #35: Pleasant View Library
I look out the window this afternoon and it looks so inviting. The sky is blue, the sun is bright. We are already several days in to spring and I’m looking forward to enjoying some warm spring weather. I go … Continue reading Toronto by Library #34: Cedarbrae Library
A few days after I got back from India my phone rings. The caller tells me they are from the Toronto Public Library and want to know if it was Todd on the line. I can’t think of what they … Continue reading Toronto by Library #33: City Hall
It’s incredibly easy after an exciting trip to another country to fall in to a rut when returning home. It’s doubly easy when the weather is cold and wintry. And so it was that three days after I returned from … Continue reading Toronto by Library #32: Lillian H. Smith Library
