Little Libraries
@littlelibraries.bsky.social
What’s a great way to spend an afternoon in Toronto? Grab a book from a little library and head to a park or café to read ☕️📚🌳
I want to visit as many little libraries as I can, either with my trusty dog Ripley or new baby Hera (or both!) 🐕 👶🏻
I want to visit as many little libraries as I can, either with my trusty dog Ripley or new baby Hera (or both!) 🐕 👶🏻
I learned an important lesson on this walk. When baby is fussy don’t just assume she’ll fall asleep as we walk. Take the time and stop to feed/change her. In fact, since this walk I’ve fed her on a proper schedule and have not experienced the same screampocalypse.
#BabysGonnaBaby #AfternoonWalk
#BabysGonnaBaby #AfternoonWalk
November 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I learned an important lesson on this walk. When baby is fussy don’t just assume she’ll fall asleep as we walk. Take the time and stop to feed/change her. In fact, since this walk I’ve fed her on a proper schedule and have not experienced the same screampocalypse.
#BabysGonnaBaby #AfternoonWalk
#BabysGonnaBaby #AfternoonWalk
Of course I left my final Prism Knights book, J. Kiakas’ Bronze. It’s the reason I decided to give these books away and buy the collected tome. They changed the cover designs on me, and I hate it when I have books from a series that don’t match. That being said, I do think the new design is better!
November 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Of course I left my final Prism Knights book, J. Kiakas’ Bronze. It’s the reason I decided to give these books away and buy the collected tome. They changed the cover designs on me, and I hate it when I have books from a series that don’t match. That being said, I do think the new design is better!
Mark Bowden’s The Finish immediately grabbed my attention, not only because it’s a hardcover with a bright cover, but because Black Hawk Down is one of my favourite books. So luckily I didn’t have to think about it and just grabbed this book. Was this the inspiration for the film Zero Dark Thirty?
November 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Mark Bowden’s The Finish immediately grabbed my attention, not only because it’s a hardcover with a bright cover, but because Black Hawk Down is one of my favourite books. So luckily I didn’t have to think about it and just grabbed this book. Was this the inspiration for the film Zero Dark Thirty?
I’m ashamed to say I did not see the note on ’right side of box’, because at this point Hera was so hysterical I really just wanted to exchange books and run. Luckily this library is right between Summerhill and Rosedale stations, so I jumped on the subway and rushed home to comfort my sweet baby.
November 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I’m ashamed to say I did not see the note on ’right side of box’, because at this point Hera was so hysterical I really just wanted to exchange books and run. Luckily this library is right between Summerhill and Rosedale stations, so I jumped on the subway and rushed home to comfort my sweet baby.
It’s officially taken me 2 months to post about my walk, but we’ve finally arrived at the final free little library visited that day. This is one of the more interesting units, two full-sized shelves and a tin roof to keep out of the rain. I like the rocket-ship vibe.
Location:
53 McPhearson Avenue
Location:
53 McPhearson Avenue
November 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It’s officially taken me 2 months to post about my walk, but we’ve finally arrived at the final free little library visited that day. This is one of the more interesting units, two full-sized shelves and a tin roof to keep out of the rain. I like the rocket-ship vibe.
Location:
53 McPhearson Avenue
Location:
53 McPhearson Avenue
What’s the location? I mean… I’m guessing somewhere in the USA, but I hear that’s a pretty big country lol
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
What’s the location? I mean… I’m guessing somewhere in the USA, but I hear that’s a pretty big country lol
Also I am quite chuffed to report that France also has little free libraries, or as this one is called: a cabinet of books.
#WorldLiterature
#WorldLiterature
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Also I am quite chuffed to report that France also has little free libraries, or as this one is called: a cabinet of books.
#WorldLiterature
#WorldLiterature
And I got this neat copy of William S. Burroughs’ Naked Lunch. It’s the 50th anniversary edition, but it came out in 2009 so really this book is celebrating its 66 birthday! Anyway, the most I know about this book is that it involves drug trips and was adapted into a bat-shit crazy Cronenberg film.
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
And I got this neat copy of William S. Burroughs’ Naked Lunch. It’s the 50th anniversary edition, but it came out in 2009 so really this book is celebrating its 66 birthday! Anyway, the most I know about this book is that it involves drug trips and was adapted into a bat-shit crazy Cronenberg film.
I left the next Prism Knights book I had, J. Kiakas’ Sapphire. This one was based on Sleeping Beauty and I’m gonna say it was my favourite. It’s actually hard to pick a favourite, but this one stood out to me for whatever reason. I just found the writing so poetic and beautiful.
#SwordsAndShields
#SwordsAndShields
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I left the next Prism Knights book I had, J. Kiakas’ Sapphire. This one was based on Sleeping Beauty and I’m gonna say it was my favourite. It’s actually hard to pick a favourite, but this one stood out to me for whatever reason. I just found the writing so poetic and beautiful.
#SwordsAndShields
#SwordsAndShields
The next little library was practically impossible to reach. They were doing yard work and had one of those tree protection zones… and of course the library was INSDE the tree protection zone. It was a little awkward and involved a smidge of climbing, but I got there!
Location:
228 Cottingham St
Location:
228 Cottingham St
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The next little library was practically impossible to reach. They were doing yard work and had one of those tree protection zones… and of course the library was INSDE the tree protection zone. It was a little awkward and involved a smidge of climbing, but I got there!
Location:
228 Cottingham St
Location:
228 Cottingham St
But let’s get back to our walk, shall we? We need a palate cleanser and this last little free library is actually in one of the nicest parts of Toronto. The reason why the street’s called Castle View is because it’s next to Casa Loma, as well as some swanky mansions inspired by the castle aesthetic.
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
But let’s get back to our walk, shall we? We need a palate cleanser and this last little free library is actually in one of the nicest parts of Toronto. The reason why the street’s called Castle View is because it’s next to Casa Loma, as well as some swanky mansions inspired by the castle aesthetic.
It reads like a journal from the time of her father’s arrest right until the beginning of the trial. I’d highly recommend this book not only to people interested in true crime, but also to raise awareness of chemical submission, which is a far wider reaching problem than I ever realized before.
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It reads like a journal from the time of her father’s arrest right until the beginning of the trial. I’d highly recommend this book not only to people interested in true crime, but also to raise awareness of chemical submission, which is a far wider reaching problem than I ever realized before.
It’s taken me so long to post this (because, you know, baby…) that I’ve actually finished reading this book. It wasn’t terribly long, but it felt like a very important book. If you followed the horrible trial last year of Gisèle Pelicot’s despicable ex-husband, this book was written by her daughter.
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It’s taken me so long to post this (because, you know, baby…) that I’ve actually finished reading this book. It wasn’t terribly long, but it felt like a very important book. If you followed the horrible trial last year of Gisèle Pelicot’s despicable ex-husband, this book was written by her daughter.
A French book score! It’s not often I find non-English books, but they’re out there (like VHS tapes or CDs). Anyway, this is Caroline Darian’s Et J’Ai Cessé de T’appeler Papa, which I would translate as “And I Stopped Calling Him Dad” but the official translation is “I’ll Never Call Him Dad Again”.
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A French book score! It’s not often I find non-English books, but they’re out there (like VHS tapes or CDs). Anyway, this is Caroline Darian’s Et J’Ai Cessé de T’appeler Papa, which I would translate as “And I Stopped Calling Him Dad” but the official translation is “I’ll Never Call Him Dad Again”.
I forgot to mention one of the cool things about Prism Knights is that they’re all based on fairy tales. Velvet is from the lesser known The Twelve Princesses and Coquelicot was based on Rapunzel. Though it must be said these are very loose interpretations.
#RepresentationMatters #LGBT+ #Booksky
#RepresentationMatters #LGBT+ #Booksky
October 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I forgot to mention one of the cool things about Prism Knights is that they’re all based on fairy tales. Velvet is from the lesser known The Twelve Princesses and Coquelicot was based on Rapunzel. Though it must be said these are very loose interpretations.
#RepresentationMatters #LGBT+ #Booksky
#RepresentationMatters #LGBT+ #Booksky
I left behind the next in the Prism Knights series (well, not really. I think the second one might be Lamplight? They weren’t published in order, and each book is its own story, so the order doesn’t really matter, but there is *some* overlap so maybe it does?), J. Kiakas’ Velvet.
#SwordsAndShields
#SwordsAndShields
October 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I left behind the next in the Prism Knights series (well, not really. I think the second one might be Lamplight? They weren’t published in order, and each book is its own story, so the order doesn’t really matter, but there is *some* overlap so maybe it does?), J. Kiakas’ Velvet.
#SwordsAndShields
#SwordsAndShields
We continued on to our next little free library, this one an excellent two shelf unit that’s quite weathered.
Now, I really like it when there are two shelves, but the one problem (which we have here) is that the shelves are too short, so only pocket books fit.
Location:
18 Castle View Ave
#Books
Now, I really like it when there are two shelves, but the one problem (which we have here) is that the shelves are too short, so only pocket books fit.
Location:
18 Castle View Ave
#Books
October 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We continued on to our next little free library, this one an excellent two shelf unit that’s quite weathered.
Now, I really like it when there are two shelves, but the one problem (which we have here) is that the shelves are too short, so only pocket books fit.
Location:
18 Castle View Ave
#Books
Now, I really like it when there are two shelves, but the one problem (which we have here) is that the shelves are too short, so only pocket books fit.
Location:
18 Castle View Ave
#Books
I left behind the first of four books in a series by author J. Kiakas, this first one’s called Coquelicot. There are actually two more in the series that I haven’t read yet. I intend to buy the complete edition, so I decided to give these cute pocket editions away.
#LGBT
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#LGBT
@windywallflower.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I left behind the first of four books in a series by author J. Kiakas, this first one’s called Coquelicot. There are actually two more in the series that I haven’t read yet. I intend to buy the complete edition, so I decided to give these cute pocket editions away.
#LGBT
@windywallflower.bsky.social
#LGBT
@windywallflower.bsky.social
There weren’t a lot of options, but luckily that was fine because I was quite keen to bring this book home with me: Susanna Clarke’s The Ladies of Grace Adieu and other stories. I absolutely loved Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell when I read it back in university. In fact I might have to re-read that…
September 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
There weren’t a lot of options, but luckily that was fine because I was quite keen to bring this book home with me: Susanna Clarke’s The Ladies of Grace Adieu and other stories. I absolutely loved Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell when I read it back in university. In fact I might have to re-read that…