recommendation lists

New Year's (re)Solution: Laughter

Happy New Year! Ba-bye 2021, and hello 2022! Many people begin their new year with resolutions about self-improvement. In fact, Forbes reports that while resolutions often include relationship and career goals, the most popular resolutions are about living healthier, getting happier, and losing weight. However, we.

June is Pride Month!

June is Pride Month and this year BiblioCommons is excited to unveil BiblioBingo — our Pride Month Bingo card! Join along, and cross off as much as you can, as we read books by LGBTQIA2S+ authors, listen to albums by LGBTQIA2S+ musicians, watch Queer films, create lists in the catalog, add tags to items, and write.

Words Are Not Enough Right Now

Words have importance, but right now words are not enough. To that end, BiblioCommons team-members have started a fundraiser for Black Lives Matter Toronto, and BiblioCommons will match donations. BiblioCommons unequivocally denounces and condemns violence toward Black people, Indigenous people, and all People of.

Collages in the Cloud

by Francisco Canas An integral part of the public library experience is walking into a branch and being greeted by a bookshelf filled with staff reading recommendations: Top Ten Genre lists, Books You Might Like if You Liked X lists, Cat-Related Historical Fiction Reader’s Choice lists, Topic Guides, etc. Here at.