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Icon of the event Dr. Donald Smith's Mississauga Portraits
Thu Jun 27, 2013 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Spadina Road

Meet Dr. Donald Smith, Professor Emeritus at University of Calgary. Smith's newest book brings to life some of the Mississauga's most important and interesting community leaders from the mid-nineteenth century. Each portrait...

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Wed May 22, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Yorkville

In this illustrated talk, Queen's University historian Steven Maynard looks at the emergence of modern gay and lesbian identities in Toronto during the 1920s and '30s. Part of the Pride and Prejudice, History and Memory seri...

Icon of the event Meet author Barbara Mutch
Thu Jun 13, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beaches

Meet author Barbara Mutch as she reads from her novel, "The Housemaid's Daughter". An Epic Journey. An Uncertain Love. An Enduring Friendship.

Icon of the event Meet Author Andrew Pyper
Thu Jun 20, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Yorkville

Since its release, "The Demonologist" has been on the Maclean?s fiction bestseller list for six straight weeks and on the Globe and Mail?s fiction bestseller list for five straight weeks....

Icon of the event James Bartleman Book Launch
Wed Jun 19, 2013 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Spadina Road

Bestselling author and former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, James Bartleman, will be at the Spadina Road Branch to launch his latest novel "The Redemption of Oscar Wolf."