Looking at the Ottawa Public Library site today, I see they've posted a message about kindness and Library Month:

https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/blogs/rewards-kindness-–-celebrating-library-month

Meanwhile, Kind Space is not holding in-person meetings at the moment, although their work is still ongoing: https://kindspace.ca

If you need to see a good auto mechanic but are wary of some of the bigotry or sexist treatment sometimes meted out at these places, you might want to consider a trip to Merrickville:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/mechanic-non-binary-launches-mobile-garage-small-business-1.5743019?cmp=rss

The grocery store is a kind space for seniors in the early-morning hours too. I was able to find most of what we wanted this morning, even fresh Ontario strawberries. Re-stocking our Grand Marnier will have to wait till tomorrow though, as the LCBO is closed on Mondays.

Getting back to libraries, this year's slogan for library month is "One card, one million possibilities":

https://wmrl.ca/locations-hours/brandon-public-library/one-card-one-million-possibilities/

One might indeed wonder what future is in the cards for us, be that our library card, our health card or our credit card...
October is Library Month in Canada. And today also marks the beginning of First Nations Public Library Week:

https://fnplw.olsn.ca

My mini research project for today is to find out a bit about Juliana Armstrong of Nipissing First Nation, the artist behind the beautiful poster which you can view at the above URL. So far, I don't know much beyond what I've read on the sites of a few public libraries in Ontario, for example this one in Oshawa:

https://www.oshawalibrary.on.ca/fnplw

I did find an obituary for her brother, who died in January 2007 at the age of 26:

http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oId=139058

If you're like me, reading has assumed an even greater part of your life since COVID-19 reared its ugly head earlier this year. And now, with virus numbers surging again, the weather getting colder and people cocooning indoors, books and reading are more important than ever as a tool for imaginative distancing.

What better time of year to celebrate libraries?
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