Upcoming Friends of the Library Events in 2011-2012
The 11th Annual Frederic Alden Warren Lecture
Blithe Spirits: The Early Years of Children's Library Services in Toronto
Leslie McGrath, Head, Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, Toronto Public Library
Founded in 1912, children's services at Toronto Public Library were intended to raise a generation of readers. The early librarians worked tirelessly to build fine collections and to promote them, following a sweeping directive that "only the best is good enough for children."
This is a brief look behind the scenes: how the service began, how books were chosen, and the growth of children's programs. What emerges is a portrait of some remarkable professionals whose influence - and whose presence - is still with us today.
Date: Wednesday April 4th, 2011
Location: George Ignatieff Theatre, 15 Devonshire Place, 8 p.m.
RSVP: Graham Library Office 416-978-2653 or e-mail the Friends of the Library
All are welcome to attend.
Previous Friends of the Library Events held in 2011-2012
28 February 2012 (Tuesday): The 13th Archibald Lampman Poetry Reading: John Allemang, Combination Room, 5:30 pm
Between 2002 and 2010, John Allemang was The Globe and Mail’s deadline poet, writing late-breaking rhymes with a newsman’s edge. In his wideranging newspaper career, he has been a religion reporter, a television columnist, a daily book-reviewer, an occasional sportswriter, an unlikely fashion columnist and a chronicler of family life as well as a versifier.
17 January 2012 (Tuesday): Urban Planning for the City of God, Gerald Robinson, Combination Room, 7:30 for 8 pm
6 December 2011 (Tuesday): Annual Christmas Celebration: Magical Trees, program arranged by Joyce Lewis, with the Trinity College Choral Scholars and Readings by Friends of the Library, Seeley Hall, 7:30 for 8 pm
28 September 2011 (Wednesday): Annual General Meeting, The Best Things in Life, Professor Thomas Hurka, Combination Room, 7:30 for 8 pm
20-24 October 2011 (Thursday through Monday): 36th Annual Book Sale, Seeley Hall (for hours, follow the Book Sale link)
