What's On - Strategic Plan 2012 - 2015, Appel Salon Fall Lineup and More

	What's On at the Library
	August 10, 2012

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Toronto Public Library is creating a new Strategic Plan to guide service delivery for the next four years. Join the conversation to help shape our new plan and achieve our vision of a library that is recognized as the world’s leading public library, helping make Torontonians smarter, successful and resilient, through excellent and responsive service.

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This fall, the Appel Salon welcomes an exciting lineup of speakers including Emma Donoghue, Martin Amis and Jim Treliving (above).

Martin Amis, Val McDermid and Others Visit Appel Salon this Fall

This fall, the Bram & Bluma Appel Salon at the Toronto Reference Library welcomes an exciting lineup of speakers.

CNN political commentator David Frum kicks off the season with his debut novel, "Patriots". Internationally-renowned writer Martin Amis discusses his new book "Lionel Asbo: State of England", a satire of modern society and celebrity culture. Bestselling author Val McDermid discusses her latest crime novel, "The Vanishing Point".

Plus Amanda Lang, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Rob Stewart and many more!

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Disney Digital Books offers interactive online books for children featuring classic Disney stories. Over 600 always-available children's titles. You can also download eBooks, eAudiobooks, eVideos and eMusic - all free with your library card.

Upcoming Programs

Joe Harawira - Maori Storyteller
Mon Aug 13, 2012 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Morningside

Joe Harawira has taken his Maori storytelling and oratory to indigenous and storytelling festivals around the world. Come experience this extraordinary storyteller from New Zealand....

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Meet Word Out Author Marina Cohen
Tue Aug 14, 2012 | 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Jane/Dundas

Come meet writer Marina Cohen, author of a wide array of fiction and non-fiction books for children and youth. Her teen novel "Ghost Ride" was named a 2011 Red Maple Honour Book. This Word Out Teen Summer Reading Club program...

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Daughters of the Caribbean Art Exhibit Opening Night!
Tue Aug 14, 2012 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Maria A. Shchuka

Join us for the opening night of our art exhibit celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Jamaica's and Trinidad & Tobago's independence....

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Write Like You Mean It!
Wed Aug 15, 2012 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Toronto Reference Library

Kristyn Dunnion guides participants through the entire creative process from the initial brainstorming phase to final revisions, all with an eye to keeping the material fresh, original and urgent. Write like you mean it will ...

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Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy
Mon Sep 10, 2012 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Deer Park

Dr. Sunkenberg's talk will explore the role of reading and interpretation in Dante's Inferno. She will discuss how the pilgrim's journey through hell, purgatory and paradise is one that teaches him to become a better reader ...

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