Atwater Library and Computer Centre

For the Atwater Library Alzheimer Café, Isabelle Caldairou, Coordinator – Groups and Activities, Alzheimer Society of Montreal, gives a presentation on “How to Spend Quality Time Together – Activities and Strategies.” With refreshments and discussion.

For the Atwater Library Lunchtime Series, Peter McAuslan, Guest of Honour for the 2019 St. Andrew’s Ball, discusses Scottish-Canadian ties that are dear to him.

Personal Finances: Understanding Your Investments (Part 1 of 2) – For the Atwater Library Financial Literacy Program, Lynn Bennett, Certified Financial Planner, gives an overview of investment accounts and their life cycle. She will discuss Registered versus Non-Registered and RRSPs versus TFSAs. With Q&A.

AWE Workshop – A Soundtrack for Your Words: Creating and Performing Literature with Music. Ian Ferrier and Moe Clark conduct a THREE-SESSION workshop for poets, writers and anyone interested in exploring sound with their work, as well as musicians wanting to develop more language for their sound. Session 3 is a performance open to the public. Space is limited and REGISTRATION required: elise.m@videotron.ca.

For the Atwater Library CONNECT Project, Denise Ouellet, unit manager at Ste. Anne’s Hospital for Veterans, tells heartwarming tales of residents connecting with loves ones living far away through the hospital’s award-winning Skype project. Discussion with Q&A.

The Atwater Poetry Project, curated by Rachel McCrum, presents readings by poets Gail Scott and Armand Garnet Ruffo. Facebook event.

Personal Finances: Understanding Your Investments (Part 2) – For the Atwater Library Financial Literacy Program, Lynn Bennett, Certified Financial Planner, gives an overview of investment accounts and their life cycle. She will explain ETFs versus Mutual Funds and Stocks versus Bonds and associated risk levels. With Q&A.

For the Atwater Library Lunchtime Series, writer and explorer Adam Shoalts shares stories of his amazing adventures in the far north and discusses his new book Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada’s Arctic. Copies of the new book as well as his earlier ones will be on sale.

AWE Workshop Public Performance – Participants in the A Soundtrack for Your Words workshop led by Ian Ferrier and Moe Clark present their work.

BUDGETING FOR THE HOLIDAYS: For the Atwater Library Financial Literacy program, Liz Perrin conducts an information session on how to maintain a budget, comparison shop, and protect your finances from online fraud around the holidays. With Q&A. No advance registration.