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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."

Icon of the event Thorncliffe:
Tue Jun 25, 2013 | 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Thorncliffe

Join us for a special presentation by local historian and author Jane Pitfield. Come and learn about how Thornclife became the community it is today....