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Icon of the event  Mississauga Portraits
Thu Jun 27, 2013 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Spadina Road

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...

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 Author Reading with First Nations Poet Giles Benaway
Thu Oct 10, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Spadina Road

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."

Icon of the event Eva Stachniak - Evergreen Author
Tue Aug 27, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Runnymede

Come and hear Eva read from, and talk about, her book "The Winter Palace" which is on the shortlist for the Ontario Library Association's Evergreen Book of the Year.

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."