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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 5h

Why Stories Make You Smarter Than Self-Help Books by Joan Westenberg medium.com/westenberg/w...

Why Stories Make You Smarter Than Self-Help Books

The Smartest People You Know Still Read Novels

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 1d

Accessibility Is Good Marketing: Why Libraries Must Start WCAG 2.2 Prep Now
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Accessibility Is Good Marketing: Why Libraries Must Start WCAG 2.2 Prep Now

Watch this video now #LibraryMarketingShow, episode 310 April 2026 might sound far off, but big accessibility changes are coming — and they’ll directly affect how you market your library. The new r…

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 1d

The Audacious Idea to Connect America With Trails Is More Necessary Now Than Ever.
Seattle's bike blogger takes a ride on some of Washington's best rail trails — and makes the case for extending the "Great American Rail Trail" across the country.
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/15/t...

The Audacious Idea to Connect America With Trails Is More Necessary Now Than Ever — Streetsblog USA

Seattle's bike blogger takes a ride on some of Washington's best rail trails — and makes the case for extending the "Great American Rail Trail" across the country.

usa.streetsblog.org

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 1d

'Market challenges' lead to closure of downtown Whitby's Brock Street Brewery www.durhamregion.com/business/mar...

‘Market challenges’ lead to closure of downtown Whitby’s Brock Street Brewery

Though the brewery is closing its doors, the restaurant in the building, 12welve Bistro & Tapwerks, remains open.

www.durhamregion.com

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 2d

The Case for More Public Space in Cities by Kamyar Razavi medium.com/the-new-clim...

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 2d

Re-designing Church for the 21st Century.
A creative approach moves from single-use big boxes to walkable mixed-use neighborhoods.
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Re-designing Church for the 21st Century

A creative approach moves from single-use big boxes to walkable mixed-use neighborhoods.

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 2d

The Future Children’s Librarian – According to Louise Seaman Bechtel
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The Future Children's Librarian - According to Louise Seaman Bechtel

Explore the journey of a Future Children's Librarian through the treasures of the Baldwin Library and the legacy of Louise Seaman Bechtel.

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 2d

"‘Documents previously obtained by Global News show vehicles assigned to Ford’s cabinet ministers racked up 23 speed camera tickets in the past three years, totalling more than $3,300 in fines." | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1146965...

Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 2d

How Portlanders have expanded Little Free Library's 'take a book, leave a book' www.npr.org/2025/08/23/n...

How Portlanders have expanded Little Free Library's 'take a book, leave a book'

In Portland, Ore., people have gone beyond the trend of Little Free Libraries, creating all kinds of sidewalk installations to spark joy.

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 12d

First 100% Indigenous-owned department store returns to Toronto mall next month www.blogto.com/fashion_styl...

First 100% Indigenous-owned department store returns to Toronto mall next month

aaniin Retail Inc., the first 100 per cent Indigenous owned department store, is bringing its celebrated pop-up back to CF Toronto Eaton Centre this …

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 12d

"Now, the situation is reversed: ... Numerous studies show that underprivileged children spend more time with screens than their privileged counterparts, with respective negative outcomes in academic performance and health"

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 12d

This Shared Space Serves People of All Ages.
Emeryville, California's 'Center of Community Life' shows how communities save money, and residents mingle more, when public buildings and facilities meet multiple needs and benefit the most people.
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This Shared Space Serves People of All Ages - Emeryville, California

The Center of Community Life in Emeryville, California, is an example of how communities save money, and residents mingle more, when public buildings and facilities meet multiple needs and benefit the...

www.aarp.org

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 12d

How Churches Can Create Spaces for their Neighborhood.
An interview with Sara Joy Proppe of Proximity Project
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How Churches Can Create Spaces for their Neighborhood

An interview with Sara Joy Proppe of Proximity Project

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 12d

Ontario’s grocery oligarchs are betting Ford will chicken out. He shouldn't.
The province says grocery stores must process bottle returns if they want to sell beer and wine. So why aren’t they

www.tvo.org/article/anal...

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 12d

‘Nature needs a rest’: One of B.C.’s best-loved parks takes a vacation
A month-long closure ends Oct. 3. Here’s what Instagram-famous Joffre Lakes Park looks like when it’s quiet and closed to the public
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What Joffre Lakes Park looks like at rest | The Narwhal

A month-long closure ends Oct. 3. Here’s what Instagram-famous Joffre Lakes Park, or Pipi7íyekw, looks like when it’s quiet and closed to the public

thenarwhal.ca

Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 12d

11,000-year-old Indigenous village uncovered near Sturgeon Lake.
Archaeologists including Dr. Glenn Stuart (PhD) of the USask Department of Anthropology worked with the community to study one of the oldest known Indigenous sites on the continent.
artsandscience.usask.ca/news/article...

11,000-year-old Indigenous village uncovered near Sturgeon Lake

Archaeologists including Dr. Glenn Stuart (PhD) of the USask Department of Anthropology worked with the community to study one of the oldest known Indigenous sites on the continent

artsandscience.usask.ca

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 12d

All about the audiobook listener
www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/researc...

All about the audiobook listener — BookNet Canada

A look at audiobook listeners, who they are, and their listening preferences.

www.booknetcanada.ca

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 13d

How the arts strengthen newcomer settlement in Canada
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How the arts strengthen newcomer settlement in Canada

Historically, we’ve understood immigration settlement as something that happens after a hierarchy of needs are met - new research suggests this logic is flawed.

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 13d

Here's when fall colours in Ontario will peak this year www.blogto.com/travel/2025/...

Here's when fall colours in Ontario will peak this year

Fall colours in Ontario are a sight to behold and one of the province's most impressive natural attractions. For anyone looking for the right time to…

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 13d

Ontario Expanding Internet Access in First Nations Libraries
Increased funding will help people in small and rural communities access online services at their local library
news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...

Ontario Newsroom

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 14d

How Many Countries Fit in Africa? Visualizing the Continent’s True Size
www.visualcapitalist.com/how-many-cou...

Graphic which investigate how many countries fit in Africa and discover why map projections hide the continent’s true size.

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 14d

"Magnetic spaces open doors to lasting hope by pointing us toward the gospel." www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/chur...

Why Churches Need ‘Magnetic Spaces’

We’re all searching for answers to life’s biggest questions. What if the church created spaces where people could find them?

www.thegospelcoalition.org

Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 14d

Children Designed This Award-Winning Pavilion. And It Only Cost $1000... www.yankodesign.com/2025/10/01/c...

Children Designed This Award-Winning Pavilion. And It Only Cost $1000… - Yanko Design

It’s easy to get lost in the sea of glossy architectural renders that flood our feeds daily; projects with nine-figure budgets and materials sourced from another planet. Every so often, though, a proj...

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Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 14d

Free and low-fare transit programs fail to reach many in need: report
More outreach programs and automatic enrollment could make these programs accessible to more people, says a report from the Regional Plan Association, a New York nonprofit.
www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/free-lo...

Free and low-fare transit programs fail to reach many in need: report

More outreach programs and automatic enrollment could make these programs accessible to more people, says a report from the Regional Plan Association, a New York nonprofit.

www.smartcitiesdive.com

Doug Mirams @dmirams.bsky.social · 14d

Report: A Third of Americans Can’t Rely On Cars — And 16 Million Have No Access At All
So why do we plan our cities like everyone can and does get behind the wheel every day? usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/02/r...

Report: A Third of Americans Can't Rely On Cars — And 16 Million Have No Access At All — Streetsblog USA

So why do we plan our cities like everyone can and does get behind the wheel every day?

usa.streetsblog.org