Author Talks & Lectures
Library Branch
Barbara Frum
Dr. Donald Smith, Professor Emeritus at University of Calgary, brings to life some of the Mississauga's most important and interesting community leaders from the mid-nineteenth century. Each portrait is based on research dr...
In Sri Lankan Buddhist mythology, if a person desires too much in life, they will be reborn as a peréthaya--an insatiable hungry ghost. "The peréthayas that appear to us are always our ancestors, and it is our duty to free th...
Molly Sutkaitis is a storyteller, and can help you with your own stories. She has worked with adults and teens, helping them to develop their storytelling skills. Come and join us as she regales us with her tales, then enco...
Join us for an evening with award-winning novelist Terry Fallis, as he reads from his latest book, "Up and Down." Terry's previous book, "The Best Laid Plans" won the 2008 Stephen Leacock Award for Humour....
Meet First Nations Author and Poet Giles Benaway (Anishinaabe/Metis/Tsagli) as he explores the haunting themes of inter-generational trauma, cyclical abuse and inherited grief in his new book "Ceremonies for the Dead."
Author Terence Keenleyside will discuss his new book "At the table: nourishing conversation and food". This is a collection of entertaining stories drawn from dinnertime exchanges at tables in many locales, and includes recip...
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."