Toronto Public Library Author Events
The 1837 Rebellion and the effects on the communities of North York
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Time: 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Auditorium. North, York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto
Marla Weingarten from the North York Historical Society collaborated with fellow members in the creation of this talk on the 1837 Rebellion. It looks at the effects of the Rebellion on neighbours and families.
THE OTHER SHELF. Saeed Jones: How We Fight For Our Lives
Date: Thursday, November 21, 2019
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., Toronto.
Award-winning writer and journalist, Saeed Jones, presents his much talked about memoir, a coming of age story that explores the personal experience of a young Black gay man from the South of the US as he fights to become himself.
"People don't just happen," he writes in his book. "We sacrifice former versions of ourselves. We sacrifice the people who dared to raise us. The 'I' it seems doesn't exist until we are able to say, 'I am no longer yours.'"
Roxane Gay called Jones' book "a rhapsody in the truest form of the word...you will find yourself aching in the way only masterful writing can make a person ache."
Hear Saeed Jones discuss his memoir How we Fight for Our Lives. Q&A and book signing to follow. Books available for purchase.
Author Visit with Andrea Avila
Date: Saturday, November 23, 2019
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Auditorium, Mount Dennis Branch, Toronto Public Library, 1123 Weston Road, Toronto
Join us as author Andrea Avila discusses her book, "Con Dolor en el Termostato" (literally translates as "with pain in the thermostat") and her experience as a Hispanic migrant living in Canada. Andrea shares warm hearted and sometimes humorous anecdotes of her life in London, Ontario.
This program will be in Spanish. For Adults, families are welcome. Call 416-394-1008 to register.
#MeToo: The Press, The Mess, The Movement
Date: Monday, November 25, 2019
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., Toronto.
In February 2017, Canadian journalist Robyn Doolittle published Unfounded, her 20-month-long investigation into how police across Canada handle sexual assault allegations. Her work sent shockwaves across all levels of government, with everyone from Federal ministers to Prime Minister Trudeau announcing plans for better police training and oversight, and pledging funds to specifically combat gender-based violence. Doolitle was named Journalist of the Year in 2017 by the Canadian Centre for Journalism.
In October 2017, American journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Cantor published their New York Times investigation into sexual abuses by Harvey Weinstein, which helped start the global #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault. In 2018, Twohey and Cantor were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for this work.
What did it take for these journalists to uncover these stories? How has reporting on sexual violence changed after the #MeToo movement sparked debate around the world? And have these and other investigations led to a widespread cultural shift around sexual abuse and consent?
Come to a discussion between award-winning journalists Megan Twohey and Robyn Doolittle on what it was like to publish their investigations, and what has happened since then. Moderated by Garvia Bailey.
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Time: 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Auditorium. North, York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto
Marla Weingarten from the North York Historical Society collaborated with fellow members in the creation of this talk on the 1837 Rebellion. It looks at the effects of the Rebellion on neighbours and families.
THE OTHER SHELF. Saeed Jones: How We Fight For Our Lives
Date: Thursday, November 21, 2019
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., Toronto.
Award-winning writer and journalist, Saeed Jones, presents his much talked about memoir, a coming of age story that explores the personal experience of a young Black gay man from the South of the US as he fights to become himself.
"People don't just happen," he writes in his book. "We sacrifice former versions of ourselves. We sacrifice the people who dared to raise us. The 'I' it seems doesn't exist until we are able to say, 'I am no longer yours.'"
Roxane Gay called Jones' book "a rhapsody in the truest form of the word...you will find yourself aching in the way only masterful writing can make a person ache."
Hear Saeed Jones discuss his memoir How we Fight for Our Lives. Q&A and book signing to follow. Books available for purchase.
Author Visit with Andrea Avila
Date: Saturday, November 23, 2019
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Auditorium, Mount Dennis Branch, Toronto Public Library, 1123 Weston Road, Toronto
Join us as author Andrea Avila discusses her book, "Con Dolor en el Termostato" (literally translates as "with pain in the thermostat") and her experience as a Hispanic migrant living in Canada. Andrea shares warm hearted and sometimes humorous anecdotes of her life in London, Ontario.
This program will be in Spanish. For Adults, families are welcome. Call 416-394-1008 to register.
#MeToo: The Press, The Mess, The Movement
Date: Monday, November 25, 2019
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., Toronto.
In February 2017, Canadian journalist Robyn Doolittle published Unfounded, her 20-month-long investigation into how police across Canada handle sexual assault allegations. Her work sent shockwaves across all levels of government, with everyone from Federal ministers to Prime Minister Trudeau announcing plans for better police training and oversight, and pledging funds to specifically combat gender-based violence. Doolitle was named Journalist of the Year in 2017 by the Canadian Centre for Journalism.
In October 2017, American journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Cantor published their New York Times investigation into sexual abuses by Harvey Weinstein, which helped start the global #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault. In 2018, Twohey and Cantor were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for this work.
What did it take for these journalists to uncover these stories? How has reporting on sexual violence changed after the #MeToo movement sparked debate around the world? And have these and other investigations led to a widespread cultural shift around sexual abuse and consent?
Come to a discussion between award-winning journalists Megan Twohey and Robyn Doolittle on what it was like to publish their investigations, and what has happened since then. Moderated by Garvia Bailey.
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