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Icon of the event Celebrating Italian Heritage Month - Family Time in Italian!
Sat Jun 08, 2013 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Downsview

Join Happie Testa, co-owner of the multilingual children's bookstore Rainbow Caterpillar, as she reads delightful books to young children in both Italian and English. Happie will also be sharing some insights on how to get ki...

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...

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, mountains, people, cultures, festivals, monasteri...

Icon of the event Join us for an Evening with Susan Manchester
Tue Jun 04, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Parkdale

The Poetry Circle is delighted to welcome award winning poet Susan Manchester, author of Pouring Small Fire. Her poems have appeared in many periodicals including: The Antigonish Review, The League of Canadian Poets Antholog...

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 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."