Library Tech Confidential

Oh my. TPLfinder, my Google map of Toronto Public Library branches, found its way onto nerd-web uber-blog BoingBoing today, via a roundup of other Toronto-oriented maps on BlogTO. I can’t wait to play around with all of them.

The BoingBoing post wasn’t just a quick mention, but a screen capture! Hopefully I won’t be choking on an absurd bandwidth bill before sunset…

My TPL Finder map of Toronto Public Library branches rated a mention over at Google Maps Mania, along with some other great Canadian-oriented projects worth trying.

I’ve slapped together a Google Map of Toronto Public Library branches using a wonderful tool called Map Builder.

All 99 branches are represented, with small blue pushpins for neighbourhood branches, large blue pins for district libraries and large white pins for reference libraries.

Clicking on any icon brings up an infowindow with (in most cases) a photo of the library plus a link to TPL’s profile of the branch for hours of operation, etc. I plan to add wheelchair accessibility and special collections information soon.

I might even spin it off into it’s own domain name, tplfinder.com or somesuch.

If you notice anything incorrect or awry, please let me know!