Toronto Library Passport (2015)

Libraries, particularly the beloved system people grew up with, have this way of inspiring fan art. Such is the way with Toronto Public Library (which was my childhood library system).

Noah Ortmann, a designer out of Toronto, said he came up with the idea of a library passport as part of a birthday gift for his library-loving girlfriend. As he told the National Post, “I thought it would be fun to visit all the branches together, so I put together the book. My family and friends saw the potential in the idea and encouraged me take it further.”

For the moment, this passport is an unofficial bit of fan art. It is, though, for sale – I purchased a copy for $10 for Ad/Lib (a coveted first edition).

Scavenger hunt item #1: Say “hi” to a librarian.