Blackstone Foundation Library

Our mission is to make Afrocentric reading and learning materials more accessible to Black communities across the Greater Toronto Area.

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#Hiring: Library Coordinator Assistant!

The Blackstone Foundation Library has an 8-week summer opening for ages 15-30 (Can. citizen/PR/refugee).

A great opportunity for students interested in literacy and admin!

Deadline: May 19, 2026

Apply - https://t.co/ttOBHgN8Cb

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#SystemUpdate: We’re currently experiencing a temporary glitch with our Digital Library registration system, which is preventing passwords from generating.

Our team is actively on it, and we expect a fix shortly.

Thank you for your patience and we will keep you updated.

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Extended deadline to apply for Library Assistant Coordinator. Great opportunity for post-secondary students interested in non-profit administration, literacy development, youth programming, and community outreach.

Apply by May 26th, 2026 - https://t.co/ttOBHgNGrJ

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Borrow the series at: https://t.co/sFRNO5D5Bu and empower the young readers in your life.

#MentalHealthWeek #RainRising #BFLReads #KidLit

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Children feel the weight of the world around them too, and oftentimes, grief doesn't look like a loss; it looks like a change in spirit.

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In Courtne Comrie (@courtnecomrie)'s powerful series, Rain Rising and Rain Remembers, 13-year-old Rain navigates "the big sad" after a family trauma. It’s a vital mirror & window for youth learning to talk about mental health and the courage to rise.

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Dig deep into A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing from Soil to Stars, edited by Erin Sharkey—touted as "the most important anthology of this decade" by Kiese Laymon

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Conversations in Black Earth Wisdom remind us that our relationship to land is ancestral, spiritual, and political. Drop your thoughts. Let’s archive our own Earth Wisdom together.

Sign up to our digital library and borrow your copy today - https://t.co/1NaTUFxSjk

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#EarthDay is not new to us. We come from people who knew the land before it was stolen. People who worked it, healed through it, and survived because of it.

Return to the stories and wisdom that root us, starting with Black Earth Wisdom by Leah Penniman.

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Looking over the lunar horizon, this freshly captured #ArtemisII Earthset is a reminder: We are not just guests here; we are the stewards.

Our power lies in our peace, knowledge, and understanding. It is our responsibility to improve our planet for all life on Earth

📸: NASA

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True restoration is the radical act of finding your history on a library shelf.

Typically.

Explore more titles like Africville in our digital library today.Visit https://t.co/8VTbDQFnGn

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Restoration begins in the archive, the deliberate work of repairing links severed by institutional erasure and affirming a presence that has always existed.

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Through works like Jeffery Colvin’s Africville, we move from the margins to the center, ensuring what was erased is never forgotten. This re-establishes our place in the present and provides a blueprint for the future.

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We’ve brought that same sanctuary to our digital catalog. It’s your Virtual Anchor: a space held for you 24/7, where your research stays exactly where you left it and you are always part of our community.

Explore the titles in our digital library today: https://t.co/8VTbDQFnGn

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Your favorite tumbler. Your notebook. The book you brought from the History aisle shelf. A sticky note. In some city spaces, leaving these behind is a risk. In a library, it’s radical trust, typically.

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"Space-Claiming" is more than a held seat; it’s the confidence that your village has your back while you step out for a breath of air.

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Whether you’re reading Octavia E. Butler’s 'Kindred' or S.A. Cosby’s 'Razorblade Tears', we've got you covered.

Explore more titles in our digital library - https://t.co/8VTbDQFnGn

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Quiet halls and closing bells are admirable, but we champion the reading or listening experience that transports you—anytime, anywhere.

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Chapter 2 highlights the Engrossed Reader: that moment when you are so completely absorbed in a story that you transcend both time and place. Our 24/7 digital catalogue ensures your quest for knowledge isn't bound by a "Closed" sign.

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The transatlantic slave trade was a crime against humanity that struck at the core of personhood, broke up families & devastated communities.

Let us reject the false narrative of racial difference & fully commit to human rights, equality & the inherent worth of every person.