Toronto Public Library

expression capable of communicating social activism while simultaneously inventive and imaginative, exhibiting aesthetic beauty and profound insight. Organized youth programs such as Young Voices, Toronto Emerging ARTivist (TEA) and Success Power Opportunity Teamwork (S.P.O.T) allow for the creation and public exhibit of such work serve more than artistic outlet. These programs also afford youth opportunities of skill acquisition and building formative relationships, combining mentorship and institutional

Technician at the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library. Recently Bradford has created a new strategic plan where they can begin transforming themselves in the next five years into a place where the “Community can gather”. They, like other Libraries are also moving into new trends and are merging their reference and circulation departments to better serve their patrons to become a non-traditional library. When arriving at the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library I was greeted by the circulation desk

Chula Vista became the third site in the San Diego County Library system to have an automated “Library To Go” book machine. The “Library To Go” book machine will hold up to 348 items, and the majority of the “Library To Go” book machine’s emphasis is on the newest and most highly demanded titles. The device is stock with books on parenting, healthy lifestyles, and early childhood development as well as youth and teen books. The machine is equipped to allow users to return books, download electronic

of the Toronto Public Library My name is Raizel Bluma Weiss and I am 18 years old. I went to Bnos Bais Yaakov for elementary school and I am graduating Tichon Meir Moshe this year. This letter is in response to a job advertisement in the careers section of your Website on May 1st. The job offer was for an experienced librarian and I am certain that my credentials make me an ideal candidate for this position. I have been working for the past five years in the Bayswater Jewish Book library as a volunteer

The Oshawa Public Library has four branches within Oshawa, Ontario. The main branch is McLaughlin Library; there is also the Northview, Jess Hann, and Legends Center. These branches serve the populous of Oshawa and the Durham region. The clientele served is a wide variety of people from University/College student, adults, senior, and youth. Over the last few years the libraries patrons have been coming into the library looking for their additional services they provide other than the main function

University’s MacOdrum Library is situated in a prime location for students and the community -- even having a dedicated stop along the light rail system known as the OTrain. The library is minutes from downtown and various cultural institutions such as the Canadian War Museum, the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Museum of History, the Royal Canadian Mint, Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and the Canadian Museum of Nature. Being in Ottawa also gives MacOdrum Library a strong connection to

tolerate its presence when we are on the road. However, Some of the usual arguments that people post in opposing the presence of these memorials are dangerous distractions for drivers, illegal displays of religious symbols and it constitute the taking of public property for private purposes (Tiernan, 2009). I would like to argue all these arguments as I believe that the relevance of memorials outweighs all these concerns. I really cannot consider memorials are dangerous as distraction for drivers. I cannot

them nurse their babies, including humans. Recently, breastfeeding in public has been seen as indecent. Why would society frown upon the most natural and beautiful act a mother can do for her child ? Almost

creativity of their designers. But on the other hand, there are still places or institutions that have a slow growth of development when it comes to advancement of technology. And one of these that caught the proponent’s attention is the library. Years ago, every library used paper based catalogs for finding books,

performed. But there is another factor at play in where and when some activities are done. This factor is what the family considers to be private and public space. Take the basement, for instance. Due to the placement of the windows, it is the second most private place, after the bathrooms. But, in terms of what happens in the basement, it is one of the most public spaces. The basement is where the only television in the house is located. There are two couches and two tables conveniently placed so that viewing