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Let’s Build Connections! Celebrating Library Settlement Partnerships
Posted Oct 10, 2023 at New to Canada
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Celebrate Toronto Newcomer Day on May 25
Posted May 8, 2023 at New to Canada
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Thank you for your kind feedback, Jeremiah.
Commented Apr 25, 2023 on Newcomer Settlement Services and English Language Learning Resources at Toronto Public Library at New to Canada
Newcomer Settlement Services and English Language Learning Resources at Toronto Public Library
If you are new to Toronto and unsure of where to go for settlement help, you may want to stop into your local branch of the Toronto Public Library (TPL). Library staff can help register you for a free library card and answer your questions. They can also refer you to experienced settlement worke...
Hi Caroline, You may be interested in attending an English Conversation Circle - there are many library branches that offer this program: https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/search.jsp?N=37867&No=0&Ntt=%22english+conversation+circle%22
If the times/locations are not convenient, please reach out to LSP Workers for additional suggestions: https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/new-to-canada/toronto.jsp
Commented Mar 28, 2023 on Newcomer Settlement Services and English Language Learning Resources at Toronto Public Library at New to Canada
Newcomer Settlement Services and English Language Learning Resources at Toronto Public Library
If you are new to Toronto and unsure of where to go for settlement help, you may want to stop into your local branch of the Toronto Public Library (TPL). Library staff can help register you for a free library card and answer your questions. They can also refer you to experienced settlement worke...
Hi Samatar, LSP Workers would be happy to speak with you. You can find their contact information here: https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/new-to-canada/toronto.jsp
Commented Feb 24, 2023 on Newcomer Settlement Services and English Language Learning Resources at Toronto Public Library at New to Canada
Newcomer Settlement Services and English Language Learning Resources at Toronto Public Library
If you are new to Toronto and unsure of where to go for settlement help, you may want to stop into your local branch of the Toronto Public Library (TPL). Library staff can help register you for a free library card and answer your questions. They can also refer you to experienced settlement worke...
Improve Your Presentation Skills with LinkedIn Learning
Posted Jun 1, 2022 at TPL Teens
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Thanks, Katherine :)
Commented Oct 6, 2018 on It's a Bus? It's a Van? It's the Bookmobile! at Growing a Reader: Kids' Books, Tips and More
It's a Bus? It's a Van? It's the Bookmobile!
Yes, you read that correctly - the Toronto Public Library offers bookmobile service throughout the city (28 neighbourhoods to be exact) to areas that are not close to library branches. The goal of a mobile library service is to provide greater access to library services and promote equity. Mobil...
I Just Finished Reading...Top Picks for September 2018
Posted Oct 4, 2018 at Growing a Reader: Kids' Books, Tips and More
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It's a Bus? It's a Van? It's the Bookmobile!
Posted Sep 27, 2018 at Growing a Reader: Kids' Books, Tips and More
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Great post, Daniel! :D
Commented Jun 2, 2017 on Top Three Books for Children about Covfefe at Growing a Reader: Kids' Books, Tips and More
Top Three Books for Children about Covfefe
You may have seen or at least heard about Donald Trump's now infamous tweet. If you haven't, here it is, in all its glory: Inspired by the U.S. President’s use of a nonsense word, I’d like to share my favourite children’s books that employ the same strategy. In these books, the authors purpose...
Thanks, Jennifer :)
Commented May 2, 2017 on Canada 150: Sweet, Silly, Serious – We’ve Got It All! at Growing a Reader: Kids' Books, Tips and More
Canada 150: Sweet, Silly, Serious – We’ve Got It All!
If you and your child go through spells where your moods change and you desperately need a change of literary scenery, why not switch it up from sweet, to serious, to silly. There’s something here for all our young readers – from little ones to children in Grade 6. We Sang You Home by Rich...
Agreed! The Toilet Paper Tigers was another favourite of mine - I remember signing it out on at least five separate occasions one year :)
Commented May 1, 2017 on Canada 150: Sweet, Silly, Serious – We’ve Got It All! at Growing a Reader: Kids' Books, Tips and More
Canada 150: Sweet, Silly, Serious – We’ve Got It All!
If you and your child go through spells where your moods change and you desperately need a change of literary scenery, why not switch it up from sweet, to serious, to silly. There’s something here for all our young readers – from little ones to children in Grade 6. We Sang You Home by Rich...
Canada 150: Sweet, Silly, Serious – We’ve Got It All!
Posted May 1, 2017 at Growing a Reader: Kids' Books, Tips and More
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The Goodbye Book by Todd Parr also provides a gentle introduction to the topic: http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/search.jsp?Ntt=goodbye&N=4294831499
Commented Nov 16, 2016 on It Can Be Hard to Say Goodbye: New Kids' Books at Growing a Reader: Kids' Books, Tips and More
It Can Be Hard to Say Goodbye: New Kids' Books
Death is not an easy subject to broach with little ones. Sometimes stories about death and dying can be a gentle way to introduce the topic of death to children. Three new books have taken different approaches to the subject in a gentle and reassuring way. The Dead Bird by Margaret Wis...
I hope you have a chance to look through the book, Suzanne - it's quite interesting. Gelett Burgess seemed to have been really into "goops" (the word's origin has been attributed to him). The library has a few more titles by him and I'd love to take a look at "More goops and how not to be them : a manual of manners for impolite infants depicting the characteristics of many naughty and thoughtless children, with instructive illustrations." (http://bit.ly/2do0lJS)
Commented Oct 3, 2016 on Manners Matter All Year Round at Growing a Reader: Kids' Books, Tips and More
Manners Matter All Year Round
September is coming to an end and that means that National Children's Good Manners Month is almost over as well. But as most of us know (and hope) good manners aren't reserved for a specific month, but are instead a year-round practice. Imagine a world with no manners for 11 months of the year! ...
Manners Matter All Year Round
Posted Sep 29, 2016 at Growing a Reader: Kids' Books, Tips and More
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