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| What's On at the Library |  |
| March 12, 2019 | |
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| The Time Traveller by Bessa Fan, age 16, from Young Voices 2018. |
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| Get Published in Young Voices Magazine |
| Released annually, Young Voices is Toronto Public Library’s magazine of writing and visual art by Toronto youth age 12-19. The submission deadline for the 2019 edition is fast approaching! Send us your work by Tuesday, April 2, 2019 for consideration in this years’ magazine. Submissions are accepted online and in all library branches. Contributors selected for publication will be contacted in June. |
| Young Voices Writing and Art Workshops |
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| Home and Work: Today's Industrial Revolution |
| We are thrilled to launch a new collaborative series of events, Home and Work, exploring the ways modern industry is changing the way we live in regards to home, labour, transit and leisure. On April 9, hear from journalist and author of the memoir Maid, Stephanie Land, whose passion is giving a voice to the working poor in America. Join us on May 24 for a talk with Alex Rosenblat, technology ethnographer and author of Uberland. |
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| Local Artists are Invited to Exhibit in the Library |
We are pleased to provide space for art exhibits which reflect the diverse cultural interests of the City and its neighbourhoods. Art Exhibits spaces are included in 16 of our locations across the city.
Artists are invited to submit their work for possible exhibition during the upcoming Art Exhibits season, running September 2019 – August 2020. Deadline for submission is April 5, 2019. |
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Sushi Making for Teens Fri Mar 15, 2019 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmMaryvale
This hands on sushi making class presented by award winning chef Sang Kim from Sushi Making for the Soul is for teenagers aged 13 to 19. Teens will learn about the art of sushi making while learning how to make three differen...
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Jennifer Robson: The Gown Tue Mar 19, 2019 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmNorth York Central Library
With The Gown, Jennifer Robson takes us inside the workrooms where one of the most famous wedding gowns in history was created. The Gown is an enthralling historical novel about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the t...
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| More eh List Writers Series |
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Story Jam Sun Mar 24, 2019 | 11:00 am - 4:00 pmToronto Reference Library
A day of great family storytelling, with folktales from around the world, national and international guests, and lots of storytelling activities. This drop-in event is presented as part of the 2019 Toronto Storytelling Festiv...
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| More Culture Arts & Entertainment Programs |
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| More Upcoming Programs |
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| Featured eBook |
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
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Feminist Bookmobile
In 1974, these two Toronto women drove their Feminist Bookmobile into small towns across Ontario. Judith Quinlan and Ellen Woodsworth saved up money to convert a school bus and stock up on pamphlets and books to sell (at cost) on topics such as women's history in Canada, birth control, day care and also works by feminist poets.
For more photos from our Special Collections, visit our Digital Archive. Please also visit us on Pinterest. |
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Why do some social justice movements fail? How can grassroots organizers and activists build better movements that change the world? To kick off our On Civil Society series for 2019, we invited activist and organizer Jonathan Smucker to discuss these question with Michal Hay.
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