An e-zine published by the McGill Library & Information Studies Student Association (MLISSA)
Atwater Library and Computer Centre - Upcoming Events
1200 Atwater Avenue, Westmount, QC H3Z 1X4
T: 514-935-7344
www.atwaterlibrary.ca
- Wednesday, April 15 at 7:30 pm
- ATWATER BOOK CLUB led by author Mary Soderstrom discusses The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany.
- Thursday, April 16 at 7:00 pm
- ATWATER POETRY PROJECT, coordinated by poet Katia Grubisic, presents readings by poets Jan Conn, Carolyn Smart, Barry Dempster and Sue Sinclair.
- Saturday, April 18 – 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
- SPECIAL BOOK SALE in the Library Reading Room featuring older and out-of-print books at bargain prices sure to be of interest to book collectors
- Monday, April 20 at 12:30 pm
- A preview presentation on the 2009 Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival by Founder and Artistic Director Linda Leith. The Festival, with the theme "Words that Matter", takes place from Wednesday, April 22 through Sunday, April 26.
- Thursday, April 23 - 1:00 to 4:00 pm
- BEADING WORKSHOP – Learn how to make a silver bracelet with beads in one session.
*$20 fee + $6 kit with all supplies required for the project = $26 total cost.
Advance registration required: call Atwater Library at 514-935-7344 and ask for Nisa Malli.
- Saturday, April 25 – 1:00 to 4:00 pm
- BOOKS ROADSHOW with antiquarian booksellers Wilfrid de Freitas and Susan Ravdin. Get an expert opinion on the value of your special books. Fee $3/book or $2/book for Atwater Library members: all proceeds for ALCC.
- Thursday, April 30 at 12:30 pm
- A talk by Clarence Lochhead, Executive Director of The Vanier Institute of the Familyabout important trends affecting families
- Tuesday, May 5 - 1:00 to 4:00 pm
- BEADING WORKSHOP – Learn how to make a silver bracelet with beads in one session.
*$20 fee + $6 kit with all supplies required for the project = $26 total cost.
Advance registration required: call Atwater Library at 514-935-7344 and ask for Nisa Malli.
- Thursday, May 7 at 12:30 pm
- Gardening guru Stuart Robertson gives a talk on container gardening, based on his new book.
- Tuesday, May 12 at 7:00 pm
- ATWATER POETRY PROJECT, coordinated by poet Katia Grubisic, presents readings by poets Christian Bök, Jen Currin and Christine Leclerc.
- Wednesday, May 13 at 7:30 pm
- ATWATER BOOK CLUB led by author Mary Soderstrom discusses Falling Man by Don DeLillo.
- Thursday, May 14 at 12:30 pm
- Professor Graeme Morton, Scottish Studies Foundation Chair at the University of Guelph, gives a talk on a new book about Scottish diaspora groups, including the St. Andrew's Society of Montreal.
- Thursday, May 21 at 12:30 pm
- Richard Pound gives a talk about the tragic life of Canadian murder convict Janise Marie Gamble, based on his book Unlucky to the End
- Wednesday, May 27 at 12:30 pm
- Athanasios Katsarkas, Director of the Dizziness Clinic at the Royal Victoria Hospital and Professor, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, gives a talk entitled "Doctor, I feel dizzy!".
- Thursday, June 4 at 12:30 pm
- WORDS AND MUSIC: Newfoundland actor and writer Paul Rowe reads from and discusses his novel The Silent Time. Plus live music. Funding from the Canada Council for the Arts.
