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Celebrating Heritage Through Storytelling: A Creative Writing Workshop
Sat May 25, 2024 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: North York Central LibraryJoin award-winning author Erin Silver for a creative writing workshop where you'll write a story inspired by your heritage. Discover Erin's journey to becoming author, learn about Jewish artists who've influenced her, and dis...
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Food Sovereignty in Canada: A Black Farmer's Perspective
Tue May 28, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: York WoodsFood sovereignty is a concept that emphasizes the rights of individuals and communities to control their food systems, including production, distribution, and consumption. From a Black farmer's perspective in Canada, food sov...
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Tue May 28, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: OnlineThis talk discusses the history of Uncle Tom's Cabin and its centuries-long relevance and appeal, as well as the various forms the controversial narrative has assumed. Presented...
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CANCELLED - Author Visit: Sharing Life Stories
Tue May 28, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: Spadina RoadAuthor Carol WilliamsWong shares her life story through readings of her memoir/books, "Letters to My Grandchildren: memoirs of a dragon lady", and "Conversation with a Hakka Dragon Lady". From Jamaica to...
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Atelier Comment écrire une autofiction ? 4ème partie
Tue May 28, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryLa littérature d'aujourd'hui est obsédée par la vérité. Alors, quelles sont les règles pour écrire vrai ? Et qu'entendent les romanciers.ères par vérité ? C?est surtout l'affirmation de Boris Vian, que « l'histoire est entièr...
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Rob Harvilla: 60 Songs that Explain the '90s
Wed May 29, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryWriter and podcaster Rob Harvilla visits the Appel Salon to regale music lovers with tales from his new book 60 Songs That Explain the '90s, a companion to the #1 music podcast on Spotify. The 1990s were a chaotic...
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Finding Our Way: Family Experiences in Mental Health Recovery
Wed May 29, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: North York Central LibraryJoin us for a discussion on mental health recovery through the experience of family and caregivers. Discover how family lived experiences can empower recovery through text, video, and web family support resources....
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Kathy Kacer on Histories and War
Wed May 29, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: WychwoodIn this engaging presentation and workshop, acclaimed author Kathy Kacer will take students on a fascinating journey through history, focusing on the events of the Second World War and the Holocaust. Kacer will be...
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Crime Fiction : Why Series Work So Well New Date
Thu May 30, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Northern DistrictIs it the engaging characters, the compelling plots, the sense of familiarity, or a bit of all that make crime fiction series? so addictive? In this one-hour talk, we look at why we love this immersive and addictive reading e...
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"Something Infinitely Precious": Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway
Thu May 30, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Victoria VillageMrs. Dalloway was first published in 1925 by Virginia and Leonard Woolf's own publishing house, the Hogarth Press. The Woolfs started their own press as a space for experimental literature and radical ideas: being publishers...