Author Talks & Lectures
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Author Talk with KEVIN SYLVESTER!
Fri Jun 07, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: ParkdaleSilver Birch Award winning author/illustrator Kevin Sylvester (Apartment 713; Night of the Living Zed) reads and presents his books and talks about creativity and how to organize creative ideas. Then he will lead a short draw...
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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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True to Life: How to tell your own story
Mon Jun 24, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: S. Walter StewartOur stories matter, and it's worth taking the time to delve into the past and write memories down - for the self, for family, for posterity. Beth Kaplan, author of five nonfiction books and writing teacher for thre...
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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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Travel Talk: Baffin Island Nunavut
Sat Jun 22, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: North York Central LibraryHave you heard of the Akshayuk Pass in Baffin Island? Join Aviator Lola Reid Allin and her friends on her personally narrated, photographic chronicle of their challenging 10-day, 98-km Arctic camping adventure. During this tr...
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Zain Bandali, Mehndi Boy
Sat Jun 22, 2024 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Location: North York Central LibraryFamilies are invited to join children's author Zain Bandali as he discusses and leads an interactive activity about his debut book, Mehndi Boy. The story follows Tehzeeb, an artistic boy who dreams about becoming the most in-...
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Writing Trauma without Traumatizing Your Audience with Thom Ernst
Mon Jun 10, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: North York Central LibraryThom Ernst reads from his memoir 'The Wild Boy of Waubamik' and talks about writing trauma without traumatizing the audience (or retraumatizing the author). Thom leads a lively and accessible discussion on writing trauma, the...
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Writing the Imaginable and Writing the Unimaginable
Mon Jun 10, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: S. Walter StewartAuthors Nora Gold and Gary Barwin present their brilliant new books and discuss a wide range of topics including Jewish identity and experience in the contemporary world, the nature of creativity, the writing process, their l...
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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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Coming Out LGBTQ2SIA+: Letters to My Younger Self
Thu Jun 13, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: S. Walter StewartJoin us for this interactive workshop sharing and writing letters to your younger self about coming out as a member of the LGBTQ2SIA+ community. Author Debra Anderson leads this workshop. Debra is a recipient of th...