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—Maria Montessori

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Thu-Mon May 19-23 • 10:30-11:15am & 2:00-2:45pm • LeBreton Flats Park
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Youth
Tue Dec 14 • 1:00pm
Seen and Heard: Children’s Art and Activism with Marah Gubar
In Conversation with Neil Wilson
Live Online Event
Youth
Tue Dec 14 • 12:30pm
The Healing Power of Stories: A Muslim View with Rukhsana Khan
In Conversation with Neil Wilson
Live Online Event
Youth
Tue Dec 14 • 12:00pm
Changing the World One Story at a Time with Natasha Deen
In Conversation with Neil Wilson
Live Online Event
Fiction
Youth
Tue Oct 19 • 7:30pm
BOOK LAUNCH: Hunting by Stars
with Cherie Dimaline
Podcast
Fiction
Youth
Episode 29 • Fri Jun 25
The Traitor's Blade
with Kevin Sands
Podcast
Fiction
History
Youth
Episode 24 • Fri Jun 4
A Girl Called Echo
with Katherena Vermette
Podcast
Fiction
Youth
Episode 19 • Fri May 14
Bruised
with Tanya Boteju
Podcast
Non-Fiction
Youth
Episode 29 • Fri Dec 4
Breathing Life into Art and Art into Life, The Art of Is
with Stephen Nachmanovitch
Podcast
Non-Fiction
Science
Youth
Episode 28 • Tue Dec 1
The Challenges Facing Canada in Protecting the Well Being of Children
Featuring Kim Hellemans and Jane Bertrand
Live Online Event
Fiction
Youth
Mon Nov 30 • 7:30pm
Creative Writing For Teens: Using Texts and Social Media for Inspiration
with Lindsay Wong
Podcast
Politics
Non-Fiction
Youth
Episode 27 • Fri Nov 27
Student Activism and the Climate Crisis
Featuring Vidya Shah and Alexis Benns
Podcast
Fiction
Youth
Episode 26 • Fri Nov 27
War At The Snow White Motel
with Tim Wynne-Jones
Podcast
Non-Fiction
Youth
Episode 15 • Tue Nov 24
Education and Social Mobility
with Andy Hargreaves
Live Online Event
Fiction
Youth
Mon Nov 23 • 7:30pm
The Black Kids
with Christina Hammonds Reed
Pre-Recorded Event
Fiction
Youth
Sun Nov 22
Republic of Childhood: The Casket of Time
With Andri Snaer Magnason
Podcast
Fiction
Youth
Episode 24 • Fri Nov 20
Writing for Young Readers
Featuring Kenneth Oppel and Deborah Ellis
Live Online Event
Fiction
Youth
Mon Nov 16 • 7:30pm
Masterclass: Connecting Plot and Character
with Kenneth Oppel
Live Online Event
Fiction
Youth
Mon Nov 2 • 7:30pm
Masterclass: Discovering your Voice
with Kagiso Lesego Molope
Pre-Recorded Event
Youth
Memoir
Tue Oct 6
High School
with Tegan and Sara
Live Online Event
Fiction
Youth
Mon Aug 31 • 7:30pm
The Silver Arrow
with Lev Grossman