Monthly Archives: May 2015

Keep your brain nimble – learn a new language

We’re often admonished not to multitask.  We’re told it will produce sub optimal results, scatter our focus and probably leave a trail of unfinished items on our ‘to do’ lists.  Ah yes, sound familiar?  But what about those times when you do only ONE task, and that ONE task produces multiple, awesome results!  OK, so we may be slightly challenged to think up one of these examples, but here is one….

I’ve been on a quest to find something that will work my brain in the same kind of way the gym works out my body.  My mother regularly worked on the hardest crossword puzzles she could find, and I’ve tried that route,  but have decided crosswords are not my thing (the fact I have no skills in that area might have something to do with it).   Continue reading

Woodbridge Library Closed for Renovations May 26 – 29

Woodbridge Library will be closed for renovation starting on Tuesday, May 26 and will re-open on Saturday, May 30 at 10 a.m. During this time, customers may return library materials at any location of Vaughan Public Libraries (VPL) or renew them online at www.vaughanpl.info. Customers may deactivate holds online or pick them up at Pierre Berton Resource Library.  For more assistance deactivating holds, please ask a staff at the Service Desk.  We apologize for any inconveniences.