Digital Inclusion Week is an annual campaign run by the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) that promotes digital equity. It also raises awareness of barriers to digital inclusion, including access and accessibility, and offers solutions to address them. Toronto Public Library (TPL) supports digital equity through a variety of free...
Anyone looking for a new job will tell you it's a full-time job in itself. Preparing resumés, writing cover letters, practicing for interviews — they all takes a lot of time and a lot of effort. Finding a new job can sometimes feel like a solitary and isolating activity, and...
A bit of honesty at the start: genealogy is not my area of expertise. And when I say “not my area of expertise,” I really mean that my knowledge of genealogical research fits neatly within a single sentence. I know nothing. This is a chance for us to explore databases...
The warmer weather tends to lead to an uptick in people doing various projects around their homes. Whether it’s fixing a roof or changing something in the bathroom, it’s the season to renovate and repair. If you’re looking to tackle some work around the house, the library has plenty of...
One eRead Canada – an online, bilingual and national book club – is back! Jump to the French version of the post below This April, Canadians are invited to join people from across the country in reading Tatouine by Jean-Christophe Réhel for One eRead Canada. As part of One eRead...
Sewing machine from Fabrication Studio at North York Central Library I have to give credit to my mother-in-law for inspiring this post. She is often working on multiple projects at once – usually a mix of knitting, painting, jewelry making and quilting – depending on what is interesting to her...
Original photo by Anna Demianenko on Unsplash. If you have been holding out and delaying the transition from the OverDrive app to Libby, the time has come to finally make the switch. The OverDrive app will officially be retiring on May 1st. The app was removed from app stores last...
It is almost impossible to read the news right now and avoid financial topics. The cost of everything from groceries to house prices continues to dominate headlines, causing people across the city to take a closer look at their finances. The library is here to help with financial information available...
Imagine this scene: It’s a Saturday night, around 7:30pm. You hear the rustling of people settling into seats. Musicians are tuning their instruments and warming up. The house lights fade to black and a spotlight appears on stage. The show has begun. And you’re enjoying it all from the comfort...
The past couple of years have seen many major news stories related to investing. There was the pandemic crash and recovery, the popularity of meme stocks, speculative investing in NFTs and cryptocurrencies, rising inflation leading to interest rate hikes, and now fears of a recession. New investment platforms with little...