What's On, September - Toronto Public Library
What's On, September - Toronto Public Library
What's On, September - Toronto Public Library
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AUTHOR TALKS & LECTURES TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY SEPTEMBER — DECEMBER 2011<br />
AUTHOR TALKS & LECTURES<br />
FEATURED PROGRAMS<br />
October - November 2011<br />
Meet Playwright IN<br />
RESIDENCE David S. Young<br />
Finding an Audience for Your Work<br />
Get practical strategies for getting<br />
books published, plays produced and<br />
screenplays made into movies.<br />
24th Helen E. Stubbs<br />
Memorial Lecture<br />
From Hobbits<br />
to HTML<br />
David S. Young is the awardwinning<br />
author of seven<br />
plays. He has also written<br />
two novels and numerous<br />
works for film, radio and<br />
television. Join him for<br />
these events at the<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong> Reference <strong>Library</strong>.<br />
From Idea to Story<br />
Every oak tree starts out as an acorn.<br />
Discover how writers collect and use<br />
their raw materials. Followed by an open<br />
discussion. Bring those acorns!<br />
Tues. Oct. 4, 7 pm<br />
Elizabeth Beeton Auditorium<br />
Tues. Oct. 11, 7 pm<br />
Elizabeth Beeton Auditorium<br />
Voices from the Workshops<br />
Meet the new talent emerging from our<br />
workshops. Dramatic readings and more.<br />
Wed. Nov. 30, 7 pm<br />
Atrium<br />
Photo:<br />
Brenda Baker<br />
EXPRESS YOURSELF<br />
Young Voices Writers Conference<br />
Work with professional writers on your prose, poetry, scripts,<br />
journalism and visual arts.<br />
• Meet other young people (ages 12-19)<br />
who like to write.<br />
• GET PUBLISHED in an instant anthology.<br />
Sat. Oct. 15, 9:30 am – 4 pm<br />
North York Central <strong>Library</strong><br />
McLuhan 100<br />
This year marks the centenary of the birth<br />
of Marshall McLuhan, Canada’s most<br />
famous communications scholar. Enjoy<br />
a three-part lecture series by Professor<br />
Donald J. Gillies, a former student of<br />
McLuhan at the University of <strong>Toronto</strong>.<br />
Bloor/Gladstone Branch<br />
Marshall McLuhan: The Man<br />
and His Message<br />
Governor General’s Award winner Arthur<br />
Slade, one of Canada’s most versatile<br />
young adult writers, discusses becoming<br />
his own publisher through e-books — the<br />
trend of the future.<br />
Thurs. Oct. 20, 8 pm<br />
Lillian H. Smith Branch, Osborne<br />
Collection of Early Children’s Books<br />
Great Minds<br />
Don’t Think Alike<br />
the Treehouse<br />
Talks<br />
Illustration by<br />
Hergé, detail from<br />
The Secret of The<br />
Unicorn, courtesy<br />
of Egmont UK<br />
The Fifth Annual Sybille Pantazzi Memorial Lecture<br />
Tintin: A Hero for the 21st Century<br />
Michael Farr, a leading expert on the popular comic series Tintin, presents a lively<br />
lecture on the life and work of its creator Hergé (aka Georges Remi, 1907-1983)<br />
Thurs. Nov. 3, 8 pm<br />
Lillian H. Smith Branch, Osborne Collection of Early Children’s Books<br />
Register at 416-395-5784 or<br />
torontopubliclibrary.ca/yvconference.<br />
Young Voices: Magazine of Teen<br />
Writing and Visual Art<br />
We’re looking for art, photos, stories,<br />
poems, rants, reviews and other writing<br />
by teens.<br />
Pick up a submission form at<br />
your local library branch or visit<br />
torontopubliclibrary.ca/youngvoices.<br />
Insomnia by Alice Shen,<br />
age 17, from Young<br />
Voices 2010.<br />
Wed. Sept. 21, 7 pm<br />
Old Media and New Media<br />
Wed. Oct. 5, 7 pm<br />
McLuhan’s Legacy to Our<br />
World of Communications<br />
Wed. Oct. 19, 7 pm<br />
3 monthly speakers x<br />
3 monthly topics = 1,000 ideas<br />
Discover new ideas, ways of thinking,<br />
and styles of presentation. While our<br />
speakers, at first glance, appear to have<br />
nothing in common, Treehousers know<br />
that where three ideas collide, countless<br />
more emerge.<br />
For the speakers lineup, visit<br />
treehousetalks.com.<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong> Reference <strong>Library</strong><br />
Fri. Sept. 9, 6:30 pm, Atrium<br />
Fri. Oct. 14, 6:30 pm, Atrium<br />
Fri. Nov. 11, 6:30 pm, Appel Salon<br />
Cash bar at 5:30 pm. Tickets required.<br />
Fri. Dec. 9, 6:30 pm, Atrium<br />
GET A NEW READ ON TORONTO<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong> Book Awards 2011<br />
2011<br />
Sun. Sept. 25, 11 am – 6 pm<br />
Queen’s Park Circle<br />
Come meet this year’s<br />
contenders<br />
Finalists will read at the City<br />
of <strong>Toronto</strong> tent at Word on<br />
the Street, along with other<br />
great <strong>Toronto</strong> writers from<br />
Diaspora Dialogues.<br />
An Evening with the Shortlisted<br />
Authors<br />
Hear this year’s finalists read from their<br />
work. Q+A, book sale and signing to<br />
follow.<br />
Tues. Oct. 4, 7 pm<br />
Yorkville Branch<br />
Awards Ceremony<br />
Join us for the announcement of the 2011<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong> Book Award winner. Hosted by<br />
CBC Radio’s Matt Galloway.<br />
Photo credit: Courtesy of the<br />
University of <strong>Toronto</strong> Archives,<br />
B1998-0033. Robert Lansdale<br />
Photography Limited<br />
I n partnership with the<br />
Thurs. Oct. 13<br />
6 pm Cash bar reception<br />
7 pm Award presentation<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong> Reference <strong>Library</strong>, Appel Salon<br />
6 torontopubliclibrary.ca ANSWERLINE 416-393-7131<br />
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