P i c t u re books for babies and toddlers Milos Hat Trick,

by Jon Agee Daisy Comes Home,

by Jan Brett Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,

Said the Sloth, by Eric Carle Baby Hearts and Baby

Flowers, by Remy Charlip Stella, Fairy of the Forest,

by Marie-Louise Gay Jillian Jiggs and the Great

Big Snow, by PhoebeGilman

Lets Get a Pup! SaidKate, by Bob Graham

Do Like a Duck Does!,by Judy Hindley

In the Space of the Sky,by Richard Lewis

A Big City ABC,by Allan Moak

VOLUME 2 NUMBER 11 DECEMBER 2002TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS AND VIEWS

Animal Popposites: A Pop-up Book of Opposites,by Matthew Reinhart

Quack, Daisy, Quack!,by Jane Simmons

Mamas Little Bears,by Nancy Tafuri

Dinnertime!,by Sue Williams

Advanced picture booksand fairy tales King Midas: The Golden

Touch, by Demi The T h ree Spinning Fa i ries: A

Tale from the Brot h ers Gri m m ,by Lisa Ca m pbell Ern s t

Dragonfly Kites =Kiweeginapiseek,by Tomson Highway

That Summer,by Tony Johnston

Love to Langston,by Tony Medina

The Three Questions,by Jon J. Muth

The Little Rooster and theDiamond Button: AHungarian Folktale,by Celia Barker Lottridge

Cinderella,by Ruth Sanderson

Madlenkas Dog,by Peter Sis

Early re a d e rs Emmas Yucky Brother,

by Jean Little Berta: A Remarkable Dog,

by Celia Barker Lottridge

C h i l d re n s fic t i o n The Seeing Stone,

by Kevin Crossley-Holland Mary Ann Alice,

by Brian Doyle A Single Shard,

by Linda Sue Park

Fair Weather: A Novel,by Richard Peck

Beware!: R.L. Stine Picks HisFavorite Scary Stories

N o n - fic t i o n The Toronto Story,

by Claire Mackay If the World Were a Village:

A Book About the WorldsPeople, by David J. Smith

Teen books The Sisterhood of the

Traveling Pants,by Ann Brashares

True Confessions of aHeartless Girl,by Martha Brooks

The Secret Life of OwenSkye, by Alan Cumyn

Seek, by Paul Fleischman The Wind Singer,

by William Nicholson Seven for a Secret,

by Mary C. Sheppard Leslies Journal,

by Allan Stratton

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2 Toronto Pub l ic L ib ra ry S he lf L i fe De cember 200 2

L i b r a ry Board HighlightsDecember 9, 2 0 0 2

F rench Language Services and Collections PlanStaff presented the French LanguageServices and Collection Plan to theBoard. The purpose of the plan is toimprove city-wide access to Frenchlanguage collections and servicesthrough: the creation of 10 large French

language collections strategicallylocated across Toronto

a number of small collections of Frenchchildrens materials up to Grade 8 located near appropriate schools

promotion of our services and collections

modification of collection to moreclosely match user needs

the creation of new partnerships withFrench language community groups,agencies and schools.

2003 Operating and Capital Budgets Status The Board was briefed on the Operatingand Capital Budget presentation to theBudget Advisory Committee. The committee requested the following information: a five-year plan at $10 million per year

for the Capital Budget a report on traffic patterns in Toronto

Public Library branches information on how the ALA/CLA

conference will be funded and howother city departments can assist

comparison of the Library with othercity departments regarding gapping figures.

O p e rating Budget Monitoring Report October 31, 2 0 0 2This report was received by the Board forinformation. The Toronto Public Libraryhas a favourable balance and spendingwill be within the budget as approved byCouncil.

Next Library Board meeting: Monday, January 27, 2003

(l-r) Library Planning and Development Manager ElizabethG l a s s ; L i b rary Service Planning and Support Director Ja n eP y p e r ; Book Ends Manager Judy McCabe; North FriendsChair Joan Roberts.

Half million in fundingfrom Library Fr i e n d s

(l-r) Acting Director of Development Helen Ko n t o u l a ko s ; L i b ra r yB o a rd member Mizan Ibra h i m ; South Friends Past President Ja n e tK i m ; South Friends President Doug Bro w n e.

m on ey wi ll go to the Le ading toRe ading program for ch i l d ren in Grade s2-6 who are having tro u ble re ading att h eir grade level .

The So uth Ch a pter of the Libra ryFri ends ra i s ed $37,000 in 2002. Servi ce sben ef i ting from the So uth Ch a pter don a-ti on inclu de Toron to Referen ce Libra rywri ting progra m s , E n glish Can Be Fu nfor newcom ers to Ca n ad a , and Mobi l eL i bra ry Servi ce s , wh i ch provi des libra rym a terials and servi ces to people wh o

can't get to any of TPL's 98 bra n ch e s .Total con tri buti ons to libra ry progra m s ,

s ervi ces and co ll ecti ons by the Fri ends ofToron to Pu blic Libra ry wi ll re ach a halfm i ll i on do ll a rs som etime in 2003.

Book Ends is open Thursday, Friday andSaturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at North YorkCentral Library, 5120 Yonge Street.

Book Ends South is open Thursday, 12noon-8 p.m., Friday & Saturday 12 noon-5p.m.at Toronto Reference Library, 789Yonge Street.

CHILDREN' S LITERAC Y was a big wi n-n er in 2002, wh en the Fri ends of Toron toPu blic Libra ry North Ch a pter pre s en tedthe libra ry with a $45,000 ch equ e .Pri m a ri ly the re sult of sales in Boo kEnds the Fri ends boo k s tore for don a t-ed and wi t h d rawn libra ry materials the

M i g rate/Rebuild Web-Based Services Aw a rd of Pro p o s a lThe Toron to Pu blic Libra ry Boa rdm oved to grant aut h ori ty to en ter intoan agreem ent with Devlin App l i edDe s i gn for the migra ti on and rebu i l dof Web - b a s ed servi ce s . This com p a nywas aw a rded the con tract fo ll owing a ri gorous ten dering proce s s .

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