There’s nothing more thrilling for me than having conversations with readers about what they’re reading. It’s definitely easier to have these exchanges if we’ve…
I spend a lot of my time reading books but also watching movies and, more often, watching other people play video games. Why? Because…
The Accessibility Services team at the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is committed to supporting the OPL mission to “inspire learning, spark curiosity, and connect…
I had the great honour of speaking to the Ontario Library Association’s conference about romance novels. While these books are incredibly popular — this…
In her 1979 book, Language of the Night, Ursula K. Le Guin observed that many people are anti-fiction: “We tend, as a people, to…
Children are tech savvy. This statement should come as no surprise to, well, anyone. Their knowledge and skill are apparent in the way they…
More than 75 students opened their hearts to the love of literature when the University of Guelph Library hosted a Blind Date with a…
How can understanding our own experience of reading help us improve our Readers' Advisory (RA) service to our library users? How can understanding more…
Reading is all about us receiving what the writer intends to convey. Right? Not so fast. We know the solitary act of reading is…