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The Library Tree

By Deborah Cowley
March 4, 2015 | 240 pages
This is the inspiring story of a Canadian woman who transformed a simple afternoon of reading to a group of children in her backyard in Ghana, Africa, into seven large community libraries in poor areas of the country's capital, support for more than 200 smaller initiatives around Ghana and in other... More Info
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The Lie

By Helen Dunmore
Grove Press | March 17, 2015 | 304 pages
Returning to his Cornwell fishing hometown after surviving World War I, Daniel is haunted by memories of his closest friend and his first love before suffering the unforeseen consequences of a lie. By the award-winning author of The Siege. 20,000 first printing.  More Info
Literature - International
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Stickyscapes London

Laurence King Publishing | February 10, 2015 | 100 pages
Sticker, learn and play! Create your own real and imaginary London with over 100 stickers that will bring this panoramic play scene to life. One side represents actual, present day London, while the other features the fictional and historical city. From the iconic red buses and the Queen to... More Info
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A User's Guide to Neglectful Parenting

By Guy Delisle
Drawn and Quarterly | June 11, 2013 | 192 pages
Meditations on fatherhood from the author of Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City With A User’s Guide to Neglectful Parenting, the trademark dry humor that pervades Guy Delisle’s landmark and praised graphic travelogues takes center stage. Quick, light vignettes play on the worries and... More Info
Graphic Novels
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Joyeux Anniversaire!

By Dr. Seuss
Ulysses Press | January 13, 2015 | 64 pages
DR. SEUSS'S BELOVED BIRTHDAY BOOK IN AN ALL-NEW FRENCH TRANSLATION Every child loves to get a new Dr. Seuss book. They enjoy the thrill of opening it for the first time to discover its magical characters and charming rhymes. And what better day to have that pleasure than on their birthday with a... More Info
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Doing History from the Bottom Up

By Staughton Lynd
December 1, 2014 | 250 pages
Staughton Lynd challenges academics to see American history through eyes of the poor and working class participants in history.  More Info
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The Longest August

By Dilip Hiro
February 24, 2015 | 528 pages
Pakistan and India were born on the same days, August 14 and 15, 1947, in the midst of savage inter-religious violence: Hindus and Sikhs on one side and Muslims on the other. The partition of British India into these two new states resulted in the displacement of 12.5 million refugees and the death... More Info
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Mink is a witness, a shape shifter, compelled to follow the story that has ensnared Celia and her...
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Events

2015 05 Mar
7:00pm - 9:00pm

An Evening with Karyn Freedman, Author of ONE HOUR IN PARIS - A TRUE STORY OF RAPE AND RECOVERY

A Globe and Mail Top 100 Book of 2014
WINNER of the 2015 British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction!

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2015 17 Mar
6:30pm - 8:30pm

Workshop: Consent and Sexual Assault Law

Reports of sexual assault have appeared frequently in the news over the past few months. One of the most memorable cases can be attributed to former CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi’s sexual assault scandal.

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2015 19 Mar
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Orchestrating Austerity Impacts and Resistance with Donna Baines and Stephen McBride

The economic stimulus which followed the 2007-08 global financial crisis have been succeeded by what we now call “austerity” measures –characterized by a renewed assault on public spending and further restructuring of social and labour market policies.

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