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Toronto Comic Arts Festival Shop becomes a permanent fixture

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival has announced that its pop-up festival shop will remain in the Toronto Reference Library for the foreseeable future. Rebranded as Page & Panel: The TCAF Shop, the store offers a ... Read More »

March 18, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news, Bookselling, Events, Libraries

IBBY announces 2015 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities

By Dory Cerny

The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) has announced the 50 titles comprising its biennial list of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities. The titles selected for 2015 will be featured in ... Read More »

March 17, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Libraries

Toronto Public Library launches the Writers’ Room

By Sue Carter

For those needing a break from their local coffee shops, the Toronto Public Library has created a new working space for writers. Located on the third floor of the Toronto Reference Library, the Writers' Room ... Read More »

January 8, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture, Libraries

Photos: Halifax Central Library opens its doors

By Erica Butler

Haligonians smiled en masse on Dec. 13, as the long-awaited Halifax Central Library opened its doors for business. Opening day featured musical performances, readings, technology demonstrations, and a mass ribbon-cutting ceremony involving 400 pairs of ... Read More »

December 17, 2014 | Filed under: Libraries

Q&A: artist Cliff Eyland on his 5,000 paintings project at Halifax Central Library

By Erica Butler

When the Halifax Central Library opens its doors on Dec. 13, library-goers will have lots to see, including two walls filled with thousands of tiny paintings by Winnipeg-based artist Cliff Eyland. The paintings, 5,000 in ... Read More »

December 9, 2014 | Filed under: Libraries

Touring the Toronto Public Library’s IBBY Collection of Books for Young People with Disabilities

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

The International Board on Books for Young People has housed a collection for books for young people with disabilities in Norway since 1985. Last year, libraries worldwide bid on hosting the next collection. The Toronto ... Read More »

November 17, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Libraries

“Despair and excitement” in Royal Society of Canada’s library and archives report

By Sue Carter

Today, the Royal Society of Canada released its report on Canada's "libraries, archives, and public memory." Prepared by a panel of 11 Canadian and international experts, the report collects online submissions and interviews from across ... Read More »

November 13, 2014 | Filed under: Libraries

OLA announces Forest of Reading nominations

By Dory Cerny

The Ontario Library Association has announced the books selected for this year's Forest of Reading program, which sees more than 250,000 children participate annually via registered school and public libraries. The nine categories include three ... Read More »

October 15, 2014 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Children's publishing, Libraries

Renderings of Calgary’s new central branch revealed

By Julie Baldassi

The Norwegian design firm Snøhetta revealed renderings for Calgary’s new Central Library and a surrounding “library plaza” last week, and from the looks of it, the new branch will be as visually stunning as it ... Read More »

October 7, 2014 | Filed under: Libraries

Cooking lessons from the University of Guelph’s culinary collection

By Sue Carter

Melissa McAfee, special collections librarian at the University of Guelph, delicately opens a 1684 fifth edition of The Queen-Like Closet by Hannah Woolley, a British widower believed to be the first woman to make a ... Read More »

April 15, 2014 | Filed under: Libraries

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Toronto Comic Arts Festival Shop becomes a permanent fixture

IBBY announces 2015 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities

Toronto Public Library launches the Writers’ Room

Photos: Halifax Central Library opens its doors

Q&A: artist Cliff Eyland on his 5,000 paintings project at Halifax Central Library

Touring the Toronto Public Library’s IBBY Collection of Books for Young People with Disabilities

“Despair and excitement” in Royal Society of Canada’s library and archives report

OLA announces Forest of Reading nominations

Renderings of Calgary’s new central branch revealed

Cooking lessons from the University of Guelph’s culinary collection

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