Riots Not Diets: Body Positivity & Our Library Collections
How many books do you have in your library collection (or maybe on your own personal bookshelves!) that fall under the umbrella of health,…
Romance Novels: More Than Just Trashy Books
I had the great honour of speaking to the Ontario Library Association’s conference about romance novels. While these books are incredibly popular — this…
Disability
Libraries are outspoken advocates for information accessibility and accommodations. As a society we want every person to be able to have the same rights and privileges,…
All the Tough Topics: Sensitive Issues in Young Adult Literature
Teens are a challenging group, but they live in a difficult and always changing world where social issues are constantly fluffed under the rug.
BiblioTech by John Palfrey
I really wanted to like this book. But for the most part, I didn't. And that's a shame. Books that effectively champion the continuing importance…
Archiving the Unspeakable
Archiving the Unspeakable: Silence, Memory and the Photographic Record in Cambodia by Michelle Caswell. Michelle Caswell, a professor at UCLA’s Faculty of Education and…
What We See When We Read
Reading is all about us receiving what the writer intends to convey. Right? Not so fast. We know the solitary act of reading is…
Brock instruction librarian goes international with new book
Once an international student herself, Karen Bordonaro works with international students every day in her job as a teaching and learning and liaison librarian…