There are some excellent selections in the 27th Street book box right now. For fans of Nordic-noir fiction, check out The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen. And I see a Canadian classic has returned – Solomon Gursky was Here by Mordecai Richler. If… Read More
Tuffy P has added some accoutrements to the book box – two cats, one on a step and the other perched (with the help of a little velcro) on top.
This morning on the way in from my morning dog walk I picked up the Etobicoke Guardian from the stairs. On the front page there is an article about new book boxes that will be appearing at Humber College June 4. The article quotes the… Read More
I’ve been working on a new, bigger, more solid book box for the front of our house. The book box is a community library. Anyone is free to take any books or to leave books. There is also a bulletin board inside and a notepad… Read More
We’ve had a complaint about the book box. It seems with all this crazy cold weather the flow of books in and out has slowed down. One of our neighhbours told Tuffy P he has books for the book box but there is no room.… Read More
I’m happy to report that we’re seeing continued turnover in the 27th Street Book Box. There have been a number of kids books appear and disappear lately, and I’ve noticed some parents taking their kids to the book box lately. There are a few excellent… Read More
We’re continuing to see plenty of activity at the book box. A number of people have left encouraging notes for us – thank you! I see a Henning Mankell title in there for all the Nordic Noir fans out there (I love those Kurt Wallander… Read More
We’ve added a new sign to the 27th Street book box….books rock! There has been quite a bit of activity in the box in the past few days with several book out and new ones in. Let’s have a look what’s in there today… I… Read More
The book box sits outside our place on lower 27th Street in Long Branch Ontario. It’s the house with the canoe garden and the giant mosaic owl. Ya can’t miss it. The book box is now featuring an excellent selection of titles… Check out Deadwood… Read More
We just installed the 27th St. Book Box. Raw materials are (mostly) from Nice Old Stuff in Jarvis Ontario. The book box is always open. Take a book. Enjoy it. Keep it or return it. Drop off a book anytime. It’s our own lower 27th… Read More
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