1200 Atwater Ave., Westmount, Québec H3Z 1X4
In Person Only: KNITTING & CONVERSATION – Join Margaret Black in our Bookshop for knitting and conversation. Bring your own knitting. All knitters welcome. For info, please email lverge@atwaterlibrary.ca.
In Person and By Zoom: SOLAR ECLIPSE – For the Atwater Library Lunchtime Series, Trevor Kjorlien of Plateau Astro gives an illustrated presentation on the total solar eclipse passing over Quebec on April 8. To REGISTER and get the Zoom link, click here.
In Person Only: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP: All This Stuff – For the Atwater Library AWE Project, poet Darby Minott Bradford leads participants in the process of using found materials – anything from family ephemera to new stuff – to shape and create writing. For more info and to register: awe@atwaterlibrary.
In Person at ELEVA, 2330 Tupper St. at Atwater Ave: The Atwater Library Book Club, led by writer Mary Soderstrom, discusses Em by Kim Thúy, translated from the French by Sheila Fischman. For info, please email: lverge@atwaterlibrary.ca.
In Person and By Zoom: For the Atwater Library Lunchtime Series, award-winning writer Susan Doherty discusses her new novel Monday Rent Boy with journalist Anne Lagacé Dowson. To REGISTER and get the Zoom link, click here.
In Person Only: POETIC VOICES, IN BUD and IN BLOOM – The Atwater Poetry Project features readings by 2023 RBC/PEN New Voices Award winner Christine Wu, Darby Minott Bradford and Emily Tristan Jones who will serve as host. A National Poetry Month event in collaboration with the Atwater Writers Exhibition (AWE) and PEN Canada.
By Zoom: OLD AGE SECURITY and OTHER SERVICE CANADA PROGRAMS – For the Atwater Library Financial Literacy Program, Nilaksha Wijayaratnam, Citizen Services Specialist, Service Canada, conducts an information session on Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), the new Canadian Dental Care Plan, and the My Service Canada Account. She will also discuss fraud prevention. Q&A. To REGISTER and get the Zoom link: lverge@atwaterlibrary.ca.
In Person and By Zoom: SHAKESPEARE’S BIRTHDAY EVENT – For the Atwater Library Lunchtime Series, Bishop’s University Professor Jessica Riddell discusses the book she co-authored, Shakespeare’s Guide to Hope, Life, and Learning. To REGISTER and get the Zoom link, click here.
In Person Only: TECH HELP HUB – Quick help for using devices, for free. Tips and resources for improving digital literacy skills. Adair Auditorium. First come, first served. No advance registration. For info: connect@atwaterlibrary.ca.
In Person and By Zoom: EATING CONFUSION – For the Atwater Library Lunchtime Series, Dr. Joe Schwarcz, the popular author and Director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society, tackles the question “Eating: Is there a solution to the confusion?” To REGISTER and get the Zoom link, click here.