2020 is here and I know everyone is waiting with bated breath to hear how I, Nicole, fared in my…
Globe & Mail Bestsellers-Non Fiction-January 2020
January 18, 2020 1. Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell A powerful examination of our interactions with strangers. 2. Educated, Tara…
Globe & Mail Bestsellers-Fiction-January 2020
January 18, 2020 1. The Wives, Tarryn Fisher A thriller you won’t be able to put down! 2. The Family…
Cross Country Skiing with Help From Your Library
Winter is a really fun time of year. Sure, shovelling snow isn’t great, particularly when we’ve gotten so much that…
Free Democratic Public Space
At first glance it is difficult to reconcile the public library values of freedom of expression and providing safe spaces.…
North Korea Journal by Michael Palin
I went to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with my six year old son in 2000. We had…
Interview with Clementia Kiele
Clementia Kiele was born on a small island in Papua New Guinea known as the Admiralty Islands, which is two…
The Year Ahead at TBPL
2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the amalgamation of the cities of Port Arthur and Fort William into the City…
New Decade, New Library Programs
‘Tis the season to go skiing, sledding, and skidooing but soon the New Year will be upon us and the…
Stories Matter. Many Stories Matter
I recently watched an interesting TEDx talk entitled “The Danger of a Single Story”. It was done by a Nigerian-born…
