Search Results by tag: Libraries

CLA kicks off Canadian Library Month

The Canadian Library Association kicked off Canadian Library Month on Tuesday. Throughout the month of October, libraries across the country will host events to raise awareness about the importance of libraries in the nation's communities. ... Read More »

October 5, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events, Libraries

TPL union names winners of lunch with Atwood contest

By Natalie Samson

The Toronto Public Library Workers Union has announced the winners of its "Why My Library Matters to Me" personal essay contest. Each of the 44 winners will have lunch and tour a local literary landmark ... Read More »

September 15, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Toronto mayor Rob Ford knows lots of B words

By Sue Carter

Although Margaret Atwood didn't attend Thursday night's marathon Toronto city council executive meeting to address the city's budget deliberations, she was there in spirit and in swag (scroll down the Torontoist's impressive live blog to ... Read More »

July 29, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Atwood followers crash TPL petition website

By Natalie Samson

Margaret Atwood took to Twitter on Thursday to mobilize her 225,302 followers against the potential privatization and service cuts to the Toronto Public Library. The traffic resulting after @MargaretAtwood retweeted "Toronto's libraries are under threat ... Read More »

July 22, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Writers’ Union of Canada sponsors book drive for Slave Lake Library

By Sue Carter

The Writers' Union of Canada is sponsoring a drive to replace books for the Slave Lake Library, which was destroyed during the devastating northern Alberta forest fires. The library still needs new titles, published within ... Read More »

July 13, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Ottawa bibliophile helps tourists book their travel

By Steven W. Beattie

Nigel Beale is an Ottawa resident, broadcaster, and inveterate book lover. He is also the owner and publisher of a new website, Literary Tourist, intended to assist bibliophilic travellers wishing to locate and explore interesting ... Read More »

July 11, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Timothy Leary’s papers find a home at the New York Public Library

By Steven W. Beattie

He was perhaps best known for invoking the peace and love generation of the 1960s to "turn on, tune in, drop out," but Timothy Leary, the guru who advocated the mind-enhancing positive effects of LSD, ... Read More »

June 20, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Donate books to the Slave Lake Library

By Sue Carter

The new Slave Lake public library, which opened in 2010, was one of hundreds of buildings destroyed in the terrible northern Alberta forest fire. If you're interested in helping out but aren't sure how, the ... Read More »

May 20, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Book links round-up: Harper Lee’s unauthorized biography, vulgar Dorian Gray, and more

By Sue Carter

Harper Lee denies cooperating with writer on upcoming biography Uncensored, vulgar Dorian Gray text published 120 years later Natalie Portman's doctor dad self-publishes fertility thriller UNESCO names Buenos Aires 2011 World Book Capital, thanks to ... Read More »

April 28, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Publishing at the polls: Copyright reform

By Sue Carter

As Canadians head to the polls on May 2, Q&Q looks at key federal policies affecting the publishing industry. Stay tuned for upcoming features on federal funding, mass digitization, and foreign-ownership regulations. After nearly a ... Read More »

April 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news, Libraries, Opinion

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