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Author Talks & Lectures

Icon of the event Nepal's Wild West: The Dolpo and Mustang Regions
Fri Jun 28, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Don Mills

Join Chris Beall, a freelance photographer, writer, lecturer and Himalayan mountain guide with more than 20 years of experience, for a slide presentation about the landscapes, people, cultures and wildlife of the infrequently...

Icon of the event Branded by the Pink Triangle
Wed Sep 25, 2013 | 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lillian H. Smith

Between 5,000 and 15,000 gay men--identified by the pink triangle--were sent to the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, many to die there. After the war, this bitter history was for decades ignored. Author Ken Setterington t...

Icon of the event The 26th Helen E. Stubbs Memorial Lecture : Lois Lowry
Thu Oct 10, 2013 | 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Lillian H. Smith

Lois Lowry is the author of many distinguished books for young readers, including the Anastasia, Sam, Gooney Bird and Giver series. She was awarded the Newbery Medal for Number the Stars (1990) and for The Giver (1994), and i...

Icon of the event Kick-start Your Personal Memoir Using the Six Senses
Tue Oct 01, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
S. Walter Stewart

Join author and editor Sharon A. Crawford in her new program on Memoir Writing. The Canadian Authors Association, Toronto branch, Writer-in-Residence will help you use emotion and senses to bring your story to life. Please ca...

Icon of the event East York Historical Society
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm on recurring dates listed below
S. Walter Stewart

Presentation on local historical subjects by the East York Historical Society. Meetings are free and have a guest speaker. All welcome. Call 416-396-3975 for information.


Upcoming Dates:
Tue Sep 24
Icon of the event Surviving and Thriving this School Year: Tips for Parents from Maureen Dennis
Tue Oct 08, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
North York Central Library

Join Maureen Dennis, President and Founder of WeeWelcome and Parenting Expert for the Marilyn Dennis Show, as she shares survival tips and strategies to get parents and students through the new school year successfully. With...

Icon of the event I Am so the Boss of You!:  Kathy Buckworth Running your Family like a Business
Tue Sep 17, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
North York Central Library

Every parent has had their child say to them You Are Not The Boss Of Me! And some of them are unfortunately right. Kathy Buckworth, award winning author, columnist and CityLine parenting expert, shares her expertise and her...

Icon of the event The 7th Annual Sybille Pantazzi Memorial Lecture: Jeremy Tankard
Thu Oct 10, 2013 | 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Lillian H. Smith

Jeremy Tankard, the award-winning author-illustrator of Grumpy Bird, Me Hungry!, and illustrator of It's a Tiger!, whose picture books are as brilliant on paper as in ebook format, describes his creative processes.(Photo cred...