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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 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 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."