June 2012 (PDF) - Toronto Public Library
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APRIL — JUNE <strong>2012</strong><br />
AUTHOR TALKS & LECTURES<br />
WAR OF 1812: BICENTENNIAL TALKS<br />
A unique series of lectures, debates and conversations, presented in partnership with Heritage <strong>Toronto</strong>,<br />
the Royal Ontario Museum and Luminato.<br />
AT THE ROM<br />
1812: The Big Picture<br />
Dr. Carl Benn, author of The War of 1812.<br />
Tues. May 8, 7 pm<br />
Royal Ontario Museum, Theatre,<br />
100 Queens Park<br />
A ROM/Heritage <strong>Toronto</strong> presentation.<br />
ROM History Debates: Would Canada<br />
Have Been Better Off If We’d Lost the<br />
War?<br />
Jack Granatstein vs. Stephen Clarkson.<br />
Moderated by Michael Bliss. Tickets<br />
required. To order, visit rom.on.ca.<br />
Fri. <strong>June</strong> 8, 6:30 pm<br />
Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.<br />
A Luminato/ROM presentation.<br />
LUMINATO AT THE LIBRARY<br />
The Struggle for North America<br />
Pulitzer Prize-winning<br />
historian Alan Taylor,<br />
author of The Civil War of<br />
1812, in conversation with<br />
TVO’s Steve Paikin.<br />
Wed. <strong>June</strong> 13, 7 pm<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong> Reference <strong>Library</strong>,<br />
Bram & Bluma<br />
Appel Salon<br />
Free tickets at torontopubliclibrary.ca/<br />
appelsalon.<br />
Tecumseh and Brock<br />
James Laxer on the two greatest heroes of<br />
the war.<br />
Sun. <strong>June</strong> 17, 2 pm<br />
Bloor/Gladstone<br />
HERITAGE TORONTO<br />
AT THE LIBRARY<br />
Discover How the War Affected<br />
Where You Live<br />
ETOBICOKE AND 1812<br />
Denise Harris, President, Etobicoke<br />
Historical Society.<br />
Wed. May 16, 7 pm<br />
Mimico Centennial<br />
YORK TOWNSHIP AND 1812<br />
Janice Nickerson, genealogist and author<br />
of York’s Sacrifice, Militia Casualties of the<br />
War of 1812.<br />
Wed. May 23, 7 pm<br />
North York Central <strong>Library</strong>, Concourse<br />
SCARBOROUGH AND 1812<br />
Richard Schofield, Archivist, Scarborough<br />
Archives.<br />
Wed. May 30, 7 pm<br />
Bendale<br />
Bird’s-eye view looking n.e. from approximately the foot of Parkside Drive, showing arrival of American<br />
fleet prior to capture of York, 27 April 1813. <strong>Toronto</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Library</strong>, J. Ross Robertson Collection (JRR 905)<br />
For more War of 1812 events, visit toronto.ca/1812.<br />
SIXTH ANNUAL JUNE CALLWOOD LECTURE<br />
THE POWER OF ADVOCACY:<br />
FIGHTING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE<br />
Join us for an<br />
inspiring evening<br />
as Stephen Lewis<br />
delivers the 6<br />
th<br />
annual <strong>June</strong><br />
Callwood<br />
Lecture.<br />
A former politician and diplomat, Stephen<br />
Lewis has been a tireless champion of<br />
social justice his entire life. Mr. Lewis is<br />
the former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS<br />
in Africa. He is currently a Distinguished<br />
Visiting Professor at Ryerson University,<br />
and serves as board chair of the Stephen<br />
Lewis Foundation, which is dedicated to<br />
turning the tide of HIV/AIDS in Africa.<br />
Thurs. May 10, 7 pm<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong> Reference <strong>Library</strong>,<br />
Bram & Bluma Appel Salon<br />
Free tickets at torontopubliclibrary.ca/<br />
appelsalon.<br />
The annual <strong>June</strong> Callwood Lecture honours the life,<br />
work and legacy of journalist, author and social<br />
activist <strong>June</strong> Callwood (1924-2007). It provides<br />
a platform for the exploration and discussion of<br />
contemporary social justice issues.<br />
APRIL — JUNE <strong>2012</strong><br />
ANSWERLINE 416-393-7131<br />
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