Saturday, November 24, 2018

November 2018 - Roncesville, Toronto

211 Sunnyside Avenue
Sunnyside Avenue
Charter 10354

Twig latching device.
Inventive way to fix a broken bolt latch.

We found Elvis on our way to a
Little Library at the end of Ridley Gardens

38 Ridley Gardens
Ridley Gardens
Charter 1835

Book in the
Ridley Gardens Little Free Library

Left The Elegant Cockroach.
Took the old hardcover book
for a possible craft project.

85 Fern Avenue
Fern Avenue
Stumbled upon it on the way 
to another Little Library on Fern.

Book in the shades of grey
Fern Avenue Little Library

Got this book from the Fern Library
I like the review quote inside:
"The Book of Doing isn't just a book. It's a solution.
It's a fountain of youth. It's a reminder that 
true happiness isn't something you chase. It's
something you unlock within yourself."


Coffee time.
Stopped at a neighbourhood coffee shop
I Deal Coffee
221 Sorauren AvenueEvery neighbourhood should have an indie coffee roaster/shop.

Coffee, latte and a gluten-free cookie.
It was a beautiful warm windless +4C day
so we could sit outside on the patio.

24 Fern Avenue
Fern Avenue
Charter 65918

Heartwarming sign on a 
dry cleaners shop window


35 Marmaduke Street
Marmaduke Street

Monday, September 24, 2018

September 2018 - Toronto - East York and Gerrard

East York and Gerrard areas of Toronto on a beautiful +18C sunny day. Great day for a walk.
8 Little Library visits.

First stop, Cosburn Church
A girl scout built Little Library
by the side door of the church.

69 Cadorna Avenue
Cadorna Avenue, East York
Charter 43834

Picked up Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking 
Malcolm Gladwell. author of Loved Tipping Point
Canadian
Excellent writer 


BlogTO calls Craven Road one of Toronto's weirdest streets.
There's a cottage feel to this road. 

A quiet one-way street, full of old small houses (almost all of them under 46 square metres).

A wooden fence lines one side of the street. 

Craven Road has the longest municipally maintained fence in the city.
This part of the neighbourhood uses the fence to display art. 




1297 Gerrard St E
Skyblue Studio
Full of french-language children's books.
Charter 39267


115 Highfield Road
Highfield Road, Toronto

65 Highfield Road
Highfield Road, Toronto
Just a few doors south of the little blue library.
The sign on the door is a funny way to 
hopefully, detour someone from taking all of the books.



Rule 1: Take a book. Leave a book.
Rule 2: If your licence plate is xxxx xxx, see Rule 1.



385 Coxwell Avenue
Coxwell Avenue near Casci Avenue


Corner of Hanson & Drayton Avenue


Funny book cover

This book has gotten great reviews. 

Saw this Wishing Bowl on the way to Earl Haig

Last stop before going home.
Earl Haig Public School.
15 Earl Haig Avenue

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

September 2018 - Kawarthas again

September 7 2018 - 6 more on our drive in the Kawartha area. Not much walking since they were so far apart. A beautiful Fall day for a drive and visiting Little Libraries on our way home from camping.





20 Crawford Drive, Marmora
Charter 27326
4204 Highway 7, Norwood
We saw this on the way up. It is right by Highway 7.
We made a mental note to visit on the way home.
1578 Cedar Valley Rd, Fraserville
Rotary Club Peterborough Little Library.
1000 Hutchison Drive, Fraserville
Charter 25649
Rotary Club Peterborough
920 Larmer Line, Fraserville
Charter 25580
At the Lions Community Centre
46 Belsey Lane, Newcastle
Charter 45802

Saturday, July 21, 2018

July 2018 - Kawarthas - Day Three

Day 3

Heading home
through Lakefield, Kawarthas and Lindsay

9 Little Libraries



1039 Water Street, Peterborough
On our way out of Peterborough
we spotted this one by a seniors residence
Rotary Club
Charter 45999
Van Gogh theme



 
Hill Street, Lakefield
Community Board at Lakefield Youth Unlimited 
on the island at the bridge. 
Stayed to check out the boat gardens. 
Charter 24085
This LYU page talks about the gardens and the Little Library.
"High youth attended our gardens and produced a bountiful harvest of tomatoes, lettuce and parsley. This produce is sold to The Nutty Bean Café, a local restaurant in Lakefield."

Lakefield is a beautiful little town by the Otanabee River.

8 Queen Street Lakefield
 Charter 24087
 Lakefield & District Horticultural Society
Rotary Club
In a small park near the Information Centre
Flower theme

71 Rabbit Street, Lakefield
Charter 31682
Next to a trail

14 Water Street, Lakefield
A beautifully painted Little Library at the marina
advertising the Lakefield Literay Festival.
Margarent Laurence, author of Stone Angel
lived in Lakefield for 14 years until her death in 1984.

Breakfast at the Nutty Bean Cafe
Another good reason to choose Lakefield for a vacation spot.

Harrington Line, Ennismore
West of Lakefield but a 20 minute drive around Chemong Lake
Rotary Club
Dragon theme

4 Sumcot Drive, Trent Lakes, Buckthorn
By the mailboxes
Charter 25642
Rotary Club
A note from a kid pleading for more kid books

Borrowed The Eat-Clean Diet Recharge
Disney theme

Deacon Crescent, Lindsay
Charter 44450

William Booth Cres, Lindsay 
Charter 28008

-- Coffee break--
Boiling Over's Coffee Vault
140 Kent Street W in Lindsay

Last stop before we headed home from here. 

Summing up:
Peterborough, Lakefield, Ennismore, Buckhorn, Lindsay
40 Little Libraries
Half (20) were Rotary Club little libraries
3 Kim Zippel libraries
We picked up about 4 books (2 each) and dropped off about 10
and left a WS booklet in each library 
Coffee at: Amuse, BlackHoney, Dreams of Beans, The Nutty Bean Cafe, Boiling Over