Atwater Library and Computer Centre

The Atwater Library Alzheimer Café presents “How to Make it Through”: inspiring and helpful testimonials from caregivers followed by a panel discussion led by Christiane Proulx, counsellor at the Alzheimer Society of Montreal. Refreshments.

For the Atwater Library Lunchtime Series, author Mark Abley discusses his new book The Organist: Fugues, Fatherhood, and a Fragile Mind, a memoir of his father and his younger self.

Publishing Translations: An Art and a Business — The Atwater Writers Exhibition (AWE) and the Association for English-language Publishers of Quebec (AELAQ) present a lively panel discussion with three publishers/editors who are part of a new wave—
Antoine Tanguay (Éditions Alto), Linda Leith (Linda Leith Publishing | Linda Leith Éditions) and Peter McCambridge (QC Fiction). Please RSVP to admin@aelaq.org.

For the Atwater Library Lunchitme Series, photographer and author Sandra Semchuk gives a talk about her book The Stories Were Not Told: Canada’s First World War Internment Camps.

Hands-On Workshop on Using Quebec Government Services Online — For the Atwater Library Connecting People to a Digital Lifestyle project, Liz Perrin, our most experienced instructor, shows how to access information online about government services — health, housing, retirement income and rights. This is especially useful to seniors and their caregivers, and newcomers to Canada.

Literarily Hilarious: Author Monique Polak and actress Fanny Lacroix conduct a storytelling/writing workshop for seniors. Presented by the Blue Metropolis Foundation in collaboration with the Atwater Library. For more info and to register, please phone 514-932-1112 ext. 33 or email frederick.gaudin-laurin@metropolisbleu.org.

For the Atwater Library Financial Literacy program, McGill University law students with Pro Bono Students Canada conduct a free public presentation on Powers of Attorney, Advance Medical Directives and Protective Mandates. Everyone is welcome. No advance registration.

For the Atwater Library Lunchtime Series, Dr. Linda Morra presents “Literary Legacies: Margaret Laurence and Her Archives.”

For the Atwater Library Connecting People to a Digital Lifestyle project, Kim Sawchuk, Concordia Communications Studies Professor and Principal Investigator of the ACT team, shares results of her work with seniors and digital technology. She will tell stories of seniors making practical and creative uses of computers and cell phones. Q&A and refreshments.

Literarily Hilarious: Author Monique Polak and actress Fanny Lacroix conduct a storytelling/writing workshop for seniors. Presented by the Blue Metropolis Foundation in collaboration with the Atwater Library. For more info and to register, please phone 514-932-1112 ext. 33 or email frederick.gaudin-laurin@metropolisbleu.org.