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
I’m bending the rules a little bit today with this one, using the word “Car” as a starting point and then, because I was telling this story in Hindi class this week, sharing the story in Hindi. It’s bending the … Continue reading दो कहानी बड़ी पुरानी (A to Z Blog Challenge – “C” – April 2019)
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
I live in Toronto, a city whose identity includes “Environmental consciousness” in a country who also thinks of itself as environmentally conscious. It’s easy to think that we’re on the cutting edge of everything. Just take a look: Our province, … Continue reading Different Countries’ Response to Environmental Consciousness
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
We’ve been settled in Jaipur for a couple of days now and it’s time to venture out from our comfortable neighbourhood to visit one of the local libraries. A quick look at Google Maps tells me that we’ll need to … Continue reading Libraries on the Road: Jaipur’s Government Maharaja Public Library
