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The "@ Your Library" Column appears in the Sunday edition of the Chronicle Journal newspaper. The Column is written by staff at the Thunder Bay Public Library. The columns are republished on this blog to help us share our writing with a broader audience, and provide our readers with a forum for feedback.
Our 2007-2017 articles are available on our blog, http://tbplatyourlibrary.blogspot.com/
“Why Libraries?”
When I was finishing my undergraduate years at Lakehead in 2015, I had a conversation with a fellow student about … More
Art @ Your Library
The Thunder Bay Public Library aims to cultivate diversity and inclusion within the library. One of the ways this is … More
More Than Just Books!
You might be thinking you don’t need libraries, in this age of easy access to information. But, I think you … More
Black History Month Graphic Novels Vividly Illustrate Challenges and Triumphs
Octavia Butler’s novel Kindred was adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings into graphic novel format in 2017. Dana, an … More
Taking Stock of Our Personal and Community Health
One of the strategic objectives at the library in its current five year plan has been the promotion of a … More
Looking Forward to New Young Adult Books
2020 is here and I know everyone is waiting with bated breath to hear how I, Nicole, fared in my … More
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 … More
Free Democratic Public Space
At first glance it is difficult to reconcile the public library values of freedom of expression and providing safe spaces. … More
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 … More
