Techs In The City @TOLibraryTech
A Library and Information Technician in training, sharing free and accessible information available to Torontonians. Opinions are mine, but you can borrow them. tolibtech.wordpress.com Toronto, Ontario Joined February 2017-
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#IsaacAsimov described libraries as "a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe" ow.ly/XCAz30aDf9U
Even if it's a wet and woolly one, drink it in.
Even if it's a wet and woolly one, drink it in.
This piece of Toronto architecture always speaks of home to me.
Too..many...libraries? I know all those words, but put them together like that and it makes no sense.
Too..many...libraries? I know all those words, but put them together like that and it makes no sense.
"Every firework, hot dog & piece of birthday cake in Canada's 150th... will be paid for by the genocide of Indigenous peoples & cultures."
"Every firework, hot dog & piece of birthday cake in Canada's 150th... will be paid for by the genocide of Indigenous peoples & cultures."
#OnThisDay in 1941, Virginia Woolf died of depression.
#OnThisDay in 1941, Virginia Woolf died of depression.
Today's study music: @DianaRoss. 👩🏿🎤 No better way to keep the brain happy while cramming it full of library information. #librarylife
A really good read on art, perception and intimacy.
Also good for studying!
Fake news? Sad! Our expert library staff have rounded up tips on how to spot fake news and focus on reliable sources ow.ly/i98h30acAAD
I'm listening to Nina Simone sing Cotton Eyed Joe, remembering 1994 and thinking, "This is why we can't have nice things."
Visit the #ThanksForTyping tag to wonder at the uncredited women of academia.
Sometimes I think I'm smart, then I trick myself into feeling wakeful by drinking decaf and I know...I'm not that smart. ☕️
Add art to your home and engage with people based on their loves and skills, not their housing status. 🎨
Add art to your home and engage with people based on their loves and skills, not their housing status. 🎨
Library technicians also support this. :)
#ff #followfriday The folks in my feed who bring positive vibes: @Hafuboti @MarieBLibrarian @theurbangeog @kironcmukherjee @NS_Archives 😊👍
I was literally in Cataloguing class when this news dropped. The times, they are a changin'.
I was literally in Cataloguing class when this news dropped. The times, they are a changin'.

Smough @Smough419598
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OSLA Council @oslacouncil
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Alice Collins @alice_c4o4
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Gail Hussey @GCLibraryLady
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Scientific.Net @Scientific_Net
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Saskatchewan Library ... @SKLibrary
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Time-Travel Trevor @timetraveltrev
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Black Caucus ALA Inc @BC_ALA
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Andrea Eidinger, Ph.D... @AndreaEidinger
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Canada Aviation and S... @avspacemuseum
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Toronto Archives @TorontoArchives
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LAA @Lib_Assn_AB
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Saskatchewan Library ... @SKLibrary
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Manitoba Library Asso... @MB_Lib_Assn
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125K Followers 3K Following Farrar, Straus and Giroux has published award-winning fiction, nonfiction, & poetry since 1946. Home of @mcdbooks and @fsgoriginals.
Karen Grose 🇨🇦 @kgrose2
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Statistics Canada @StatCan_eng
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CC @responsecc
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CELA @CELAlibrary
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U of T Libraries @uoftlibraries
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Time-Travel Trevor @timetraveltrev
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Van Gogh Museum @vangoghmuseum
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Parkdale Library @TPLParkdale
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Fort York Foundation @fyfoundation
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ON Jewish Archives @oja_toronto
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TO StreetRailway @TOstreetrailway
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Toronto Ward Museum @TOWardMuseum
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