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Diary of a wimpy kid

Kinney, Jeff


Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
Date Published:2007

Rodrick rules

Kinney, Jeff


Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer.
Date Published:2008

A monster wrote me a letter

Bland, Nick, 1973-


When a little boy receives a letter from a monster, inviting himself over to play, the boy isn't quite sure what to do. Afraid to offend, manners in hand, the little boy invites the monster over for Saturday. Strangely enough, it seems the monster is facing a similar crisis of etiquette -- his letter was meant for his monster cousin, who just happens to live underneath the boy's bed!
Date Published:2007

How figure skating works

Thomas, Keltie, 1966-


Includes index. The book leaps into all aspects of the sport, from its history and dazzling moves to its most famous competitors. Readers learn how certain ice surfaces can improve a skater's performance; how skates allow skaters to glide, twist, stop, and turn with breathtaking ease; skating's most inventive (and strangest) moves; the stories behind the spectacular costumes; how skaters stave off dizzy spells during their stunning spins; and much.
Date Published:2009

Includes index. The book leaps into all aspects of the sport, from its history and dazzling moves to its most famous competitors. Readers learn how certain ice surfaces can improve a skater's performance; how skates allow skaters to glide, twist, stop, and turn with breathtaking ease; skating's most inventive (and strangest) moves; the stories behind the spectacular costumes; how skaters stave off dizzy spells during their stunning spins; and much.

Date Published:2009

Shine of the silver dragon

West, Tracey, 1965-


Diego is under the spell of the wizard Maldred who wants to control the Naga, an enormous dragon that lives deep within the Earth, and plans to use Diego to steal the two keys necessary for that purpose; the first key is guarded by Argent, the silver dragon, and Jean his dragon master, so Drake, Bo, Carlos, and their dragons travel to Gallia to try and stop the theft and break the spell on Diego.
Date Published:2018

We belong here

Wishinsky, Frieda,


"We Belong Here tells a touching story of friendship between a Japanese boy and Jewish girl that takes place in Canada, soon after the end of World War II. While the setting is historical, the themes are perennial and, sadly, feel more timely than ever. This story takes place in the 1950s, a few years after the end of World War II. As we know, that war was fought on two fronts. One front was against the Nazis in Europe. The other against Japan after the Japanese government bombed Pearl Harbour in Hawaii in 1941. We Belong Here tells a story of allyship, ingenuity and loyalty in friendship. It brings through the best of community, and allows the children to take actions that make a difference."--
Date Published:2023

"We Belong Here tells a touching story of friendship between a Japanese boy and Jewish girl that takes place in Canada, soon after the end of World War II. While the setting is historical, the themes are perennial and, sadly, feel more timely than ever. This story takes place in the 1950s, a few years after the end of World War II. As we know, that war was fought on two fronts. One front was against the Nazis in Europe. The other against Japan after the Japanese government bombed Pearl Harbour in Hawaii in 1941. We Belong Here tells a story of allyship, ingenuity and loyalty in friendship. It brings through the best of community, and allows the children to take actions that make a difference."--

Date Published:2023

The meltdown

Kinney, Jeff


When snow closes Greg Heffley's middle school, he and his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, face a fight for survival as warring gangs turn the neighborhood into a wintry battlefield.
Date Published:2018

The deep end

Kinney, Jeff,


On their a cross-country camping trip, Greg Heffley and his family find themselves stranded at an RV park that's not exactly a summertime paradise and when the skies open up and the water starts to rise, the Heffleys wonder if they can save their vacation--or if they're already in too deep.
Date Published:2020

Cabin fever

Kinney, Jeff


Middle-schooler Greg Heffley is the prime suspect when it is discovered that school property has been damaged, but when a surprise blizzard hits and school is closed, Greg is stuck indoors with his family, unable to prove his innocence.
Date Published:2011

The lightning thief

Riordan, Rick


After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
Date Published:2005

Africville

Grant, Shauntay,


When a young girl visits the site of Africville, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the stories she's heard from her family come to mind. She imagines what the community was once like--the brightly painted houses nestled into the hillside, the field where boys played football, the pond where all the kids went rafting, the bountiful fishing, the huge bonfires.
Date Published:2018

The serpent's egg

McCurdy, J. FitzGerald (Joan FitzGerald), 1943-



Date Published:2001

Disrupting Design, Episode 4


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Host Matt Galloway delves into civic infrastructure and the grand project of reimagining Union Station. It's the busiest building in Canada, with 250,000 people pouring through its doors every day. A team of architects and designers are trying to transform the thoroughfare into a destination by adding eateries, retail, the capacity for pop-up cultural events and artistic programming - all while preserving the Beaux-Arts heritage of the original building. Also explored is the use of graphic design in the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre and an affordable housing project in Ottawa designed to the passive house standard for energy efficiency.
Date Published:2016

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Host Matt Galloway delves into civic infrastructure and the grand project of reimagining Union Station. It's the busiest building in Canada, with 250,000 people pouring through its doors every day. A team of architects and designers are trying to transform the thoroughfare into a destination by adding eateries, retail, the capacity for pop-up cultural events and artistic programming - all while preserving the Beaux-Arts heritage of the original building. Also explored is the use of graphic design in the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre and an affordable housing project in Ottawa designed to the passive house standard for energy efficiency.

Date Published:2016

Save the humans

Stewart, Rob, 1979-


Electronic reproduction. "Beginning with a childhood spent catching poisonous snakes and chasing after alligators, Rob Stewart, the award-winning documentary filmmaker behind Sharkwater, charts his development into one of the world's leading environmental activists. Risking arrest and mafia reprisal in Costa Rica, nearly losing a leg in Panama and getting lost at sea in the remote Galapagos Islands, Stewart is living proof that the best way to create change in the world is to dive in over your head. With his efforts to save sharks leading to tangible policy change in countries around the world, Stewart sets his sights on a slightly bigger goal: saving humanity."
Date Published:2012

Electronic reproduction. "Beginning with a childhood spent catching poisonous snakes and chasing after alligators, Rob Stewart, the award-winning documentary filmmaker behind Sharkwater, charts his development into one of the world's leading environmental activists. Risking arrest and mafia reprisal in Costa Rica, nearly losing a leg in Panama and getting lost at sea in the remote Galapagos Islands, Stewart is living proof that the best way to create change in the world is to dive in over your head. With his efforts to save sharks leading to tangible policy change in countries around the world, Stewart sets his sights on a slightly bigger goal: saving humanity."

Date Published:2012

Dog days

Kinney, Jeff


In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother's other ideas.
Date Published:2009

Henry Ford Museum


In the final episode of this season, we visit the Henry Ford Museum and take a guided tour of its car collection.
Date Published:2023

The scarlet letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.


Set in an early New England colony, this novel explores the terrible impact a single, passionate act has on the lives of three members of the community: the defiant Hester Prynne, the fiery, tortured Reverend Dimmesdale, and the obsessed, vengeful Chillingworth.
Date Published:

Passage to freedom


Passage to Freedom is a moving documentary that features oral histories of Southeast Asian refugees that made the dangerous journeys from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam to Canada. The film effectively weaves archival clips of news stories, wartime footage, and interviews with former refugees and Canadian immigration officials. Canada resettled over 100,000 Southeast Asian refugees from 1975 to 1985. The Canadian response to the refugee crisis was recognized internationally with the UNHCR Nansen Medal in 1986. The film delves into the journey of the refugees' integration into the fabric of Canadian life and highlights the contributions of this first generation and their descendants.
Date Published:2022

Passage to Freedom is a moving documentary that features oral histories of Southeast Asian refugees that made the dangerous journeys from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam to Canada. The film effectively weaves archival clips of news stories, wartime footage, and interviews with former refugees and Canadian immigration officials. Canada resettled over 100,000 Southeast Asian refugees from 1975 to 1985. The Canadian response to the refugee crisis was recognized internationally with the UNHCR Nansen Medal in 1986. The film delves into the journey of the refugees' integration into the fabric of Canadian life and highlights the contributions of this first generation and their descendants.

Date Published:2022

The last kids on Earth

Brallier, Max.


After a monster apocalypse hits town, average thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan builds a team of friends to help slay the eerily intelligent monster known as Blarg.
Date Published:2018

Ford Model-A


We showcase one of the first Ford plants in Toronto that operated from 1910 - 1927, then we visit with a few Ford Model-T owners and their cars and one owner of a Ford Model-A.
Date Published:2023