Author Talks & Lectures

Icon of the event Tea & Books with Andrew Borkowski
Fri Apr 13, 2012 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Mimico Centennial

Andrew Borkowski, writer, actor and musician, will discuss and read from his collection of short stories "The Copernicus Avenue: stories". Set in a neighbourhood of fictional Copernicus Avenue the stories are a daring, moder...

Icon of the event Lee Maracle: First Wive's Club - Coast Salish Style
Thu Apr 26, 2012 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Spadina Road

First Nations poet and author Lee Maracle will read from her most recent work of fiction "First Wive's Club - Coast Salish Style."...

Icon of the event Scarborough Historical Society meeting
Tue Mar 27, 2012 | 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Bendale

Join us for talks on historical subjects. Meetings are free and include refreshments. At this meeting Ken McGoogan presents his book "How the Scots Invented Canada".

Icon of the event Keep Toronto Reading - Author Reading with Andrew Borkowski
Tue Apr 03, 2012 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Annette Street

ANDREW J. BORKOWSKI's 2011 collection of short stories, Copernicus Avenue, inspired by his youth in Toronto's Roncesvalles Village, is set in a fictional neighbourhood of war heroes, witches, and sidewalk prophets, and follo...

Icon of the event The World of Kluscap According to M'Shoum
Thu Mar 29, 2012 | 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Spadina Road

With storyteller Robert Seven Crows as he tells stories of the Kluscap, a mythical figure in the Mi'kmag oral tradition. Robert creatively accompanies M'shoum's stories with traditional Mi'kmag songs on his tawegan (drum) and...

Icon of the event Downsview Book  Discussion Group
9:30 am - 11:30 am on recurring dates listed below
Downsview

Come join the Downsview Book Discussion group for a lively discussion of new and old classics....


Upcoming Dates:
Wed Mar 07
Wed Mar 21
Wed Apr 04
Wed Apr 18
Wed May 02
Icon of the event Boneshaker Reading Series
Tue Feb 21, 2012 | 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm
St. Clair/Silverthorn

Please join us for an exciting evening of poetry featuring Beatriz Hausner author of the The Wardrobe Mistress and 2008 Griffin Poetry Prize winner A.F. Moritz (The Sentinel.

Icon of the event Ukulele Night at the Library!
Thu May 03, 2012 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Don Mills

David Newland of Roots Music Canada and the Corktown Ukulele Jam will show you how to play. Bring your Ukulele if you have one. Some demonstration Ukuleles will be available for use during the program. Space is limited. Ple...

Icon of the event Keep Toronto Reading - Author Reading with Lisa de Nikolits
Tue Apr 10, 2012 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Annette Street

Originally from South Africa, Lisa de Nikolits...

Icon of the event Jamaica 50 Literature Series: Mary Lou  S., Jennifer W. & Quentin
Mon Apr 16, 2012 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Malvern

2012 marks 50 years of Jamaican independence. Toronto Public Library and Jamaica 50's Art and Literature Committee celebrate with an exciting series of literary and cultural events. Wherever Jamaican writers make their home...