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Icon of the event Author Linda Hutsell- Manning
Mon Jun 10, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Leaside

Linda Hutsell-Manning, author of many publications including juvenile fiction, poetry,and TV scripts, will read from her first novel for adults. "That Summer in Franklin" explores the trauma and heartbreak of dealing with par...

Icon of the event Use Your Words: Workshops for Emerging Writers
Sat Jul 13, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Toronto Reference Library

Find inspiration and hone your craft with some of the hottest writers in Toronto. For young writers 16-30. Dalton Higgins (Vibe, The Source). Dalton inhabits the worlds of digital culture, hip hop and popular culture - and co...

Icon of the event The Treehouse Talks
Fri Jun 14, 2013 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Toronto Reference Library

3 monthly speakers x 3 monthly topics = 1, 000 ideas! Discover new ideas, ways of thinking and styles of presentation. While our speakers appear to have nothing in common, Treehouse knows that where three ideas collide, count...

Icon of the event Damian Barr: Maggie & Me
Tue Jun 11, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Lillian H. Smith

Author Damian Barr shares his latest book, a memoir about growing up in Thatcher's Britain....

Icon of the event Author Jan Wong
Thu Jun 06, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Leaside

Meet Jan Wong, author of "Out of the Blue." Free tickets available 30 minutes before the presentation.

Icon of the event The Treehouse Talks
Fri Sep 13, 2013 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Toronto Reference Library

3 monthly speakers x 3 monthly topics = 1, 000 ideas! Discover new ideas, ways of thinking and styles of presentation. While our speakers appear to have nothing in common, Treehouse knows that where three ideas collide, count...

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 The Secret City: An Occult History of Toronto
Tue Jun 25, 2013 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Toronto Reference Library

Professor Gillian McCann (Nipissing University, PhD from UofT) discusses her research revealing a completely different picture of Toronto in the Victorian/Edwardian period than the one most people have in their minds. Drawing...

Icon of the event East York Historical Society
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm on recurring dates listed below
S. Walter Stewart

Presentation on local historical subjects by the East York Historical Society. Meetings are free and have a guest speaker. All welcome. Call 416-396-3975 for information.


Upcoming Dates:
Tue May 28
Icon of the event Use Your Words: Workshops for Emerging Writers
Sat Jul 27, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Toronto Reference Library

Find inspiration and hone your craft with some of the hottest writers in Toronto. For young writers 16-30. Sheila Heti's book How Should a Person Be? was chosen by The New York Times as one of the 100 Best Books of 2012. Cont...