Toronto Public Library Events
The Battle for Truth on Parliament Hill
Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Location: Program Room – 2nd Floor, Deer Park Branch, Toronto Public Library, 40 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto
Robert Lewis, former Editor-in-Chief of Maclean's Magazine and Parliament Hill correspondent, discusses his book, Power, Prime Ministers, and the Press, and tells the story of the reporters who covered 23 Canadian prime ministers over the past 150 years - and made some of their own histories. The presentation will be illustrated with archival photos.
Everyone is welcome. Registration required. Please register in branch or by calling 416-393-7657.
The Time Travelling Pedestrian: Exploring Toronto's History on Foot
Date: Thursday, June 13, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Hinton Learning Centre, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., Toronto
Rediscover Toronto history through walking and exploration of city limits. Edward Brown presents his nonfiction book, I Am a Pedestrian, which describes his 159km walk around Toronto's periphery and introduces the city's enthralling history from the unique perspective of the expanding city limits.
With the aid of historic photographs, maps and group discussion, discover how the city has grown from a lonely French outpost in 1750 to the bustling metropolis of today.
Meet Poet & Author: Gianna Patriarca
Date: Friday, June 14, 2019
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Jane/Sheppard Branch, Toronto Public Library, 1906 Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto
A Voice In Three Languages. Gianna Patriarca discusses the experience of writing and publishing in 3 languages - English, Italian and Ciociaro dialect - and reads selections from her work. Her books reflect upon the experience of being a woman and an immigrant, and the social and human condition. Her first book Italian Women and Other Tragedies won the Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award and is in its 4th printing. Drop in. No registration required.
The Many Deaths of Tom Thomson: Separating Fact from Fiction
Date: Friday, June 14, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Humber Bay Branch, Toronto Public Library, 200 Park Lawn Road, Toronto.
in July 1917, renowned Canadian painter Tom Thomson mysteriously disappeared while canoeing in Algonquin Park. Speculators have offered wild theories of his fate. Cultural historian Gregory Klages offers an authoritative review of the historical records. Please call 416-394-5300 to register for this interesting program.
Dear Baba: A Story Through Letters
Date: Saturday, June 15, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Hinton Learning Theatre, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., Toronto.
As we approach World Refugee Day, come join local author Maryam Rafiee to hear her story of survival and displacement as she presents her book Dear Baba: A Story Through Letters.
While only a teenager in Iran, with her father imprisoned for his political views, Maryam wrote him a series of letters she was unable to send. Fifteen years later, in the wake of her father's second imprisonment, Maryam has published these letters to reveal the suffering undergone by prisoners of conscience and their families, and their struggle to sustain hope in the face of tyranny.
Drop in. No registration required.
Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Location: Program Room – 2nd Floor, Deer Park Branch, Toronto Public Library, 40 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto
Robert Lewis, former Editor-in-Chief of Maclean's Magazine and Parliament Hill correspondent, discusses his book, Power, Prime Ministers, and the Press, and tells the story of the reporters who covered 23 Canadian prime ministers over the past 150 years - and made some of their own histories. The presentation will be illustrated with archival photos.
Everyone is welcome. Registration required. Please register in branch or by calling 416-393-7657.
The Time Travelling Pedestrian: Exploring Toronto's History on Foot
Date: Thursday, June 13, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Hinton Learning Centre, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., Toronto
Rediscover Toronto history through walking and exploration of city limits. Edward Brown presents his nonfiction book, I Am a Pedestrian, which describes his 159km walk around Toronto's periphery and introduces the city's enthralling history from the unique perspective of the expanding city limits.
With the aid of historic photographs, maps and group discussion, discover how the city has grown from a lonely French outpost in 1750 to the bustling metropolis of today.
Meet Poet & Author: Gianna Patriarca
Date: Friday, June 14, 2019
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Jane/Sheppard Branch, Toronto Public Library, 1906 Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto
A Voice In Three Languages. Gianna Patriarca discusses the experience of writing and publishing in 3 languages - English, Italian and Ciociaro dialect - and reads selections from her work. Her books reflect upon the experience of being a woman and an immigrant, and the social and human condition. Her first book Italian Women and Other Tragedies won the Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award and is in its 4th printing. Drop in. No registration required.
The Many Deaths of Tom Thomson: Separating Fact from Fiction
Date: Friday, June 14, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Humber Bay Branch, Toronto Public Library, 200 Park Lawn Road, Toronto.
in July 1917, renowned Canadian painter Tom Thomson mysteriously disappeared while canoeing in Algonquin Park. Speculators have offered wild theories of his fate. Cultural historian Gregory Klages offers an authoritative review of the historical records. Please call 416-394-5300 to register for this interesting program.
Dear Baba: A Story Through Letters
Date: Saturday, June 15, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Hinton Learning Theatre, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., Toronto.
As we approach World Refugee Day, come join local author Maryam Rafiee to hear her story of survival and displacement as she presents her book Dear Baba: A Story Through Letters.
While only a teenager in Iran, with her father imprisoned for his political views, Maryam wrote him a series of letters she was unable to send. Fifteen years later, in the wake of her father's second imprisonment, Maryam has published these letters to reveal the suffering undergone by prisoners of conscience and their families, and their struggle to sustain hope in the face of tyranny.
Drop in. No registration required.
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