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Intercultural Development Inventory

The Board and staff of Thunder Bay Public Library (TBPL) have participated in an Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) process. This … More

assessment, cultural differences, culture, DiversiPro, IDI, intercultural competence, Intercultural Development Inventory

Insights from Fiction

Reading fiction is a unique way to learn about different cultures, places, and periods in history.  Many authors bring authenticity … More

A.J. Pearce, culture, fiction, Historical Fiction, Indigenous, Joanna Goodman, Katherena Vermette, Ken Folllet, Vietnam War, Vincent Lam, WW2

Managing Cultural Change

For the last six years Thunder Bay Public Library (TBPL) has been on a journey of transformation from a Traditional … More

community conversations, community led, culture, library, needs-based, restructuring, RFID, strategic plan, strategic plan 2014-18, strategic plan 2019-23

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 … More

action plan, AETS, Anishinabek Employment and Training Services, anti racism, community hub, culture, decolonization, Elder in Residence, Indigenous, Indigenous Advisory Group, Indigenous Knowledge Centres, Indigenous Liason, partnerships

Two Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder by Ma-Nee Chacaby

  I don’t normally read memoirs, but I was interested in Ma-Nee Chacaby’s A Two Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of … More

Aboriginal Peoples, culture, Lesbianism, Ma-Nee Chacaby, Two Spirit Journey

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman

The world has changed much in 30 years: today, we have access to more information than we’ll ever need in … More

Amusing Ourselves to Death, Business, contemporary, culture, distraction, internet, Neil Postman, nonfiction, societal woes

Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

The Elegance of the Hedgehog, in French: L’Élégance du hérisson, is written by the French novelist and professor of philosophy … More

Coming of age, contemporary, culture, Elegance of the Hedgehog, France, Illusion, literary, literary novels, Muriel Barbery, novels set in France, translation

Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn

Ishmael is the kind of book that makes you think. It stays with you long after it’s finished, and has … More

Agriculture, Captivity, culture, Daniel Quinn, Ecology, Evolution, Philosophy, Social Theory, Society

Englishmen in France or Is the Hundred Year’s War actually over?

Every since I can remember, the thought of running off to  France, to immerse myself in the culture, the food, … More

contemporary, culture, English, France, humour, Peter Mayle, Provence, Stephen Clark, travelogue

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