Near the beginning of Animal Farm, Major recalls (or, at least, claims to recall) a song that he had heard when he was a piglet. Major's source - his mother and the other sows - "knew only the tune and the first three wo...
Pingxin Xu is a highly acclaimed Chinese musician. He was the first to obtain a Master Degree in Yangqin (Chinese dulcimer) Performance in China (1985) and was once the youngest Yangqin professor in China (1993). He has...
The Vow From Hiroshima is an intimate portrait of Setsuko Thurlow, a passionate, 85-year-old survivor of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. Her moving story is told through the lens of her growing friendship with a second gen...
Enjoy stories and rhymes in Tagalog and English at our Filipino storytime with the Filipino Centre Toronto and library staff. Fun for the entire family! For kids ages 0-5. Register in-person or by phone, 416-3...
N.D. Stevenson's graphic novel Nimona functions as almost an anti-bildungsroman, a story in which the two central characters, Ballister and Nimona, are alienated from a fundamentally broken society because of their own s...
Join us for a concert in the Fairview Library Theatre to celebrate Asian Heritage Month! Performed by the Chinese Music Ensemble with the highest calibre of professional musicians including Pingxin Xu, combini...
Henna artist Hina Yasir will lead a fun Henna Application event for all guests who'd like their own henna tattoos! Kick off Summer Wonder with us and come in for some unique henna art!
Join us for a Gayageum concert with Roa (HyunYoung) Lee, a composer, arranger, and Gayageum musician from Korea. The Gayageum is a traditional Korean zither-like string instrument. Roa studied music in Korea...
Ruth Lor Malloy's doctor says she is the healthiest 91 year old she has ever seen. People keep asking what her secret is and now she is going to share it. Ruth will talk about her healthy living habits, her belief in div...
Experience the culture and philosophy of Japan through the tea ceremony. Reina Sakao, fourth generation member of a tea house family in Japan, will be demonstrating the traditional preparation and serving of t...