Events on March 25, 2018 | Brantford Public Library

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Mar

Canada Reads: BPL Edition

Each spring, the CBC hosts a Canada Reads event where celebrities champion five Canadian books. The goal is to choose a title that everyone in the country should be reading.

Brantford will choose our own winner at the second-annual Canada Reads: BPL Edition event.

Comedian and award-winning television writer Graham Chittenden will emcee and evening of debate and discussion between a panel of local book lovers.

This year, our panel includes:

Chamber of Commerce CEO Charlene Nicholson
Local author and photographer Layne Beckner (Read her book Remember Us)
Library Board member Caroline Freibauer
Library Book Club Leader Anna Rowe
Book blogger Susan Gibson (Read her blog A Year of Books)

Refreshments will be served at the event.

This year's shortlisted titles are:

Homes: A Refugee Story by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah with Winnie Yeung

Brother by David Chariandy

By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz by Max Eisen

Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, translated by Rhonda Mullins

The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family by Lindsay Wong

Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Apr

Find out how you can get your flower and vegetable gardens ready for planting. Learn about Equal Ground Community Gardens, vermiculture (worm composting), poultry keeping, and saving seeds. Featuring Gloria Ord, children’s activities, and local horticultural vendors.

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Apr

LED Jewelry with the Tinker Truck (Ages: all )

Create unique LED Jewelry with help from the Tinker Truck experts! You'll learn about simple circuits and optics while making an awesome piece of jewelry to take home and impress your friends and family.

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Ages: all

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General Calendar Sunday, March 25, 2018