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.

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

Highfield Road, Toronto

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.

Coxwell Avenue near Casci Avenue

Corner of Hanson & Drayton Avenue

Funny book cover

Took When Breath Becomes Air

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

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

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

July 2018 - Peterborough - Day Two

Day 2

3 days of walking and visiting Little Libraries in the Peterborough area.

16 Little Libraries

Farmcrest Avenue, Peterborough

This little Rotary Club library was

hidden under the leaves of a maple tree.
Can you see it?

We missed it with the first drive down the street.

Alphabet theme

Maria Street, Peterborough
Rotary Club
Alice in Wonderland theme

At the park on Scollard Drive, Peterborough
Rotary Club
Sports theme

Barlesan Road, Peterborough
Rotary Club
Outdoor theme

Elizabeth Street, Peterborough
Charter 64126

--Coffee Break--

BlackHoney
221 Hunter Street West
In the cafe district of downtown
Nice looking bakery/coffee shop.
Good coffee.
Patio in the front and in the back.
We got panhandled while sitting out front.


Afterward had a nice walk through Millenium Park.

Here's our canine companion at the
restored Esker statue

Hunter Street, Peterborough
Rotary Club
Fanciful theme

Cute cement rabbit at the base of the Little Library

Hopkins Avenue, Peterborough
Rotary Club
Dog-friendly

Peterborough had a smart promotion.
An inexpensive way to promote gardens in the city,
by giving out "Peterborough Pollinator Garden" signs.

For Canada's 150th birthday,
the city gave out 150+ signs and calendars to houses
that registered their pollinator garden.
And many gardens were still proudly displaying their signs this year.

Mount Community Centre
Monaghan Road, Peterborough
Rotary Club

Cute fairy door on Monaghan Road

Rosedale Avenue, Peterborough
Rotary Club
City lights theme

Charlotte Street, Peterborough
Rotary Club
Little Mermaid theme

King George Street, Peterborough
A Kim Zippel shed style little library
Borrowed Five Quarters of the Orange

Lock Street, Peterborough
This little library is a little goofy

Scholars Education Centre, Peterborough
An indoor little library

Romaine Street, Peterborough
On the porch of a house turned restaurant
Rotary Club
Finding Nemo theme

Douglas Avenue, Peterborough
A large Kim Zippel shed style little library

Western Avenue, Peterborough
Charter 38157

--Dinner Coffee Break--

Dreams of Beans
138 Hunter St W, Peterborough
Downtown. Sat on the patio.
Nice service. Nice lattes.

We headed back to the hotel after our Dreams of Beans visit.