Our Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books at Lillian H. Smith Branch has an extensive collection of Edward Gorey materials. Books, toys, theatre sets and more tell the story of Gorey’s unique career.
Media Literacy and Online Safety Skills Last a Lifetime
Do you believe everything you read or see online? No, of course not. The world is full of all sorts of media messages and not all of them are truthful. Some types of media entertain, some inform, others sell and there are many that do all three. But have you ever stopped to think about…
Merril Collection at 50: Stories from the Spaced Out Library
To help mark the 50th anniversary of the Merril Collection, we asked Lorna Toolis (former Collection Head), Annette Mocek (Services Specialist) and Kimberly Hull (Librarian) to reflect on their favourite items and stories from the stacks. Together, they have 88.5 years of experience working with the collection!
I Tried Knitting “Field Comforts” from a WWI Pamphlet
Toronto Public Library's Digital Archive is a great way to explore books from the past. In previous posts, one of our librarians looked at Canada's first cookbook and a 19th-century book on learning how to draw. For Remembrance Day, the same librarian decided to move forward in time to the First World War. I found…
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