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Neighbourhood Staples

July 23, 2010
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Neighbourhood Staples

Books have always cost me a lot of money; I don’t use libraries, because I dream of keeping all my books to build a huge library of my own, and I don’t like used bookstores, because I hate to picture myself cuddled up in bed with a book whose whereabouts I can’t account for. All...
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The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That

July 20, 2010
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The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That

One of Dr. Seuss’s amazing children’s books is coming to a television near you. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That will premiere on Saturday, August 7 at 5:30 p.m. ET starring popular comedic actor Martin Short as the voice of the Cat. Alexa Torrington and Jacob Ewaniuk are also part...
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Cookbook stores Toronto style

July 3, 2010
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Cookbook stores Toronto style

One of the reasons I love living in Toronto is that it’s full of independent bookstores offering charming atmosphere, friendly hand-selling staff, and off-the-beaten-track book selections. I’ve always been a fiction gal, but lately I’ve become a little smitten with books about food – cookbooks, essays on eating, foodie memoirs, and especially any book about...
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It’s a Jungle up There

June 15, 2010
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It’s a Jungle up There

In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the kids will read this summer. Not only will the children read more, but they will also get posters, stickers, activity books and make their summer holidays unforgettable.
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Children choose award winner

June 2, 2010
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Children choose award winner

Students from Huttonville Public School in Brampton were jurors of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards. The awards were announced last Wednesday and identify artistic excellence in writing and illustration in Canadian children's literature. They are also worth a whopping total of $6000 each.
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The Joys of the Toronto Public Library

May 6, 2010
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The Joys of the Toronto Public Library

I am an avid reader. I love language and consider myself to be rather literary. That being said, I also enjoy the occasional light read (read: anything with vampires; literary, they are not). I enjoy the nuances of language and the romance of the written word. I completed an English degree (as a second...
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Celebrate the Books You Love

April 8, 2010
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Celebrate the Books You Love

Celebrate the Books We Love this month and every month at the Toronto Public Library
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