It’s not uncommon to see the Library’s youngest patrons head straight for the picture books. Bold colours and gorgeous graphics…
Library Creates Indigenous Knowledge Centres
Your Thunder Bay Public Library is creating an Indigenous Knowledge Centre at each branch. Although it is still in progress…
Interview with H. Leighton Dickson
H. Leighton Dickson grew up in the wilds of the Canadian Shield, where her neighbours were wolves, moose, perennial-eating deer…
Plastic Purge: How to Use Less Plastic, Eat Better, Keep Toxins Out of Your Body and help Save the Sea Turtles by Michael San Clements
Plastic is everywhere in our modern world. If you’d like to find ways to cut back on using it, then…
TBPL Summer Children’s Programs
Having exciting and fun children’s programming is one of my favourite parts of the library. Making sure that everyone has…
An Indigenous Partnership: A Shared Community Hub
Decolonization is a necessary process for creating community led and needs based public libraries. Partnerships with Indigenous organizations are a…
Forbidden by Eve Bunting
While I normally don’t read much young adult fiction, the cover of this book kept catching my eye so when…
The Year of Less by Cait Flanders
In spite of the fact that we live in a culture of over-consumption, the minimalism and simple living movement has…
Taking the Library on Vacation
Summer is finally here and it’s time to make the most of the weather. For many, the arrival of summer…
Favourite Fantasy Books
In honour of my birthday this week, I wanted to share a couple of my favourite fantasy books from when…
