Atwater Library and Computer Centre

Saturday, February 25, 2012 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Antiquarian booksellers Wilfrid de Freitas and Susan Ravdin are in the Library's reading room to give an expert opinion on the value of people's special books.
*FEE $2 per book for Atwater Library members and $3 per book for others. All proceeds are used for Library improvements.

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Lawn Book Sale and BBQ

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

A wide variety of lightly-used paperbacks and hardcover books - all for a song!
Delicious barbecued hotdogs and soft drinks available for a donation to the library.

Atwater Library Scrabble FUNdraiser

Click here to see a Westmount Examiner story headlined "Scrabble champs put the fun back into fundraising".

Atwater Library Scrabble FUNdraiser was set for the afternoon of Saturday, April 2 with world champions Joel Wapnick and David Boys. Here's a picture of the two champions in action at the 2009 event (standing and wearing black).
The registration fee was $50 minimum for adults and $20 for children (under 18).  Tax receipts were issued for individual donations of $15 and more.

The emphasis was on fun and learning, rather than serious competition.  There was a chance to watch Montreal's world champions Joel Wapnick and David Boys in action.  Participants paid $5 to have one of the champions play a turn for them; it was a "legal cheat". In the second half, they had the chance to be one of six mere mortals up against a champion.  See what Wikipedia says about them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Boys
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Wapnick

There were refreshments and prizes for best scores, lucky seats and most money raised for the Atwater Library.  Scrabble sets were donated by Hasbro Canada.

Silent Movie Screening With Live Piano Accompaniment

Sunday, March 27 at 6:30 pm

Buster Keaton’s 1926 silent comedy film The General was screened at the Library's 1920s auditorium with Jamie Woollard providing accompaniment on our vintage upright piano. The doors opened at 6:30 pm for 7:00 pm.

*Admission was "pay what you can". Two Canadian short films by Erin Weisgerber were shown first and the screening of The General was over at 8:30. Refreshments were available. All proceeds went to the Atwater Library's community educational and cultural programs. Tax receipts for donations of $15 and more.

Judy Garland Tribute benefit event

Tuesday, May 11 2010 at 6:00 pm