Since July, a small team of staff members at the Toronto Public Library (TPL) have been calling thousands of their senior customers to check in on them during the pandemic, and are aiming to reach 13,000 more seniors in the new year.  TPL began by calling around 10,000 library card holders, mostly aged 80 and over, to provide a “wellness check” and share information about the library’s new services, as well as offering assistance navigating resources.  “Feedback from our customers has been overwhelmingly positive,” says a post on the TPL’s Health and Wellness blog. “These conversations are casual chats on just about anything and everything – great reads, digital services, ebooks, holds, community services, cooking, cleaning and even the weather.” Now and into next year, TPL staff will start calling 13,000 customers ages 70 to 79, reaching over 20,000 seniors through the program in total. The aim is to connect …