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Icon of the event Conrad Black (SOLD OUT)
Tue Jun 04, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Toronto Reference Library

Tickets for this event are now sold out. We will have a rush line on the day of the event starting at 6 p.m....

Icon of the event Summer Afternoon at the Movies
Tue Aug 27, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Toronto Reference Library

Beat the heat by watching new and classic film in the Beeton Auditorium on the first floor. Full list of film titles available in June. Program dates: July 9, 16, 23, 30 and August 6, 13, 20, 27

Icon of the event Haida Gwaii: On the edge of the world
Tue Jun 04, 2013 | 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Annette Street

Traveller Gib Goodfellow presents a travelogue on his trip to Northern British Columbia and Haida Gwaii - literally "Islands of the [Haida] People".

Icon of the event Chuck Hughes
Tue Jun 11, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Toronto Reference Library

Montreal chef and TV host Chuck Hughes discusses his new cookbook, "Chuck's Day Off" with The Morning Show's Liza Fromer....

Icon of the event Use Your Words: Workshops for emerging writers
Sat Jul 27, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Toronto Reference Library

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. Contemporary culture is her beat. For writers 16-30.

Icon of the event Summer Afternoon at the Movies
Tue Aug 06, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Toronto Reference Library

Beat the heat by watching new and classic film in the Beeton Auditorium on the first floor. Full list of film titles available in June. Program dates: July 9, 16, 23, 30 and August 6, 13, 20, 27

Icon of the event Jeannette Walls
Fri Jun 14, 2013 | 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Toronto Reference Library

The author of the best-selling memoir, "The Glass Castle" discusses her heartbreaking and redemptive new novel "The Silver Star" with CTV's Marci Ien....

Icon of the event Syria in Crisis
Tue May 28, 2013 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Toronto Reference Library

Syria is an ancient country and it plays an important geo-strategic regional role. When the current conflict began, the Syrian "opposition" called for "regime change" and forced the government into a non-compromising position...

Icon of the event Salsa fitness for Seniors
Tue Jun 11, 2013 | 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Annette Street

Join us for a class of fitness Salsa for Seniors!...

Icon of the event International Film Fridays (IFF)
Ongoing event running from Fri Jun 07, 2013 - Fri Jun 28, 2013
Maria A. Shchuka

Enjoy a wide variety of films from around the world (English subtitles). Film screenings are held from 1:00-3:00 PM every Friday afternoon in June. No registration required....