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P.A. Day: Making Comics with Kean Soo!
Fri Nov 29, 2024 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location: SteelesJoin award-winning graphic cartoonist Kean Soo (Jellaby, March Grand Prix) as he shares his process of writing stories, creating characters, and drawing for comics and graphic novels! Kean will be teaching basic writing and d...
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Joy Harjo: Fifty Poems for Fifty Years
Tue Dec 03, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryJoy Harjo - writer, musician and 23rd United States Poet Laureate - discusses her groundbreaking career and poetry....
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Tanya Talaga: The Knowing
Thu Dec 05, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: North York Central LibraryAward-winning and bestselling Anishinaabe author Tanya Talaga discusses her new book, a riveting exploration of her family's story and a retelling of the history of the country we now call Canada. For generations,...
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Author visit with: Saumiya Balasubramaniam
Fri Dec 06, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: BendaleTwo Drops of Brown in a Cloud of White tells the story of a little girl and her mother walking home from school on a winter's day. The child's joy as she experiences and plays in the snow helps her mother feel at home in her...
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Jane Urquhart: In Winter I Get Up at Night (Rush Seats Available)
Wed Dec 11, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryPlease Note: Pre-booked tickets for this event are sold out, but we will be running a rush line beginning at 6:00pm on the day of the event. Any seats that become available will be opened up to the rush line on a first-come,...
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Create and Self-publish Your Own Cookbook
Sat Dec 14, 2024 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: North York Central LibraryJoin author Lucy Conte and photographer Joe Calleja to learn about their cookbook creation experience. Lucy and Joe combined their passion for food with their professional talents to create a one-of-a-kind, limited edition It...