Until last week I hadn't used the Toronto Public Library in years. I had a library card but I didn't use it. This was because my local branch was small and never had anything I was interested in and the inter-branch loan system was difficult to use and slow. Having renewed my card I find that the whole library paradigm has shifted (I realise I ( Read more... )

Over the last few weeks I've been gradually transferring out CD and DVD collection from their cases to binders. They are now all 'bindered', in a logical and organised way, except for things like boxed sets with big thick libretti. I didn't count but I estimate I moved around a thousand disks freeing up four media storage cabinets and two ( Read more... )