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  • Groupe de Conversation

    Groupe de conversation en français (intermédiaire) / French Conversation Group (intermediate)

    Alta Vista

    Wednesdays, May 08, 2024 - May 29, 2024
    6:30pm
    75 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

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    Improve your spoken French in a relaxed setting. This group is for those at an intermediate level. No registration required. / Améliorez votre français parlé dans une ambiance décontractée. Ce groupe est de niveau intermédiaire. Aucune inscription requise.

    Please note that the final date for this session will now be on Wednesday, May 29th, due to the upcomng branch closure.

    SVP, veuillez noter que la date finale de cette session sera désormais le mercredi 29 mai, en raison de la fermeture temporaire de la succursale.
  • Book Banter

    Infusions Littéraires

    Alta Vista

    Monday May 13, 2024 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

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    Partagez avec nous le plaisir des livres dans une ambiance détendue. Le 3e lundi après-midi de chaque mois. Bienvenue aux nouveaux venu(e)s.

    lundi le 15 janvier: Les vertueux de Yasmina Khadra

    mercredi le 28 février - CHANGEMENT DE DATE: Noires sous surveillance de Robyn Maynard

    lundi le 18 mars: Les passants de Lisbonne de Philippe Besson

    lundi le 15 avril: La succession de Jean-Paul Dubois

    lundi le 13 mai: Mon voyage en Amérique de Kim Yaroshevskaya

    lundi le 17 juin: Belle Greene d'Alexandra Lapierre - Veuillez noter que cette réunion aura lieu à la succursale Elmvale Acres.

    Ces séances sont un millieu sans parfum.
  • People conversing

    English Conversation Group | Groupe de conversation en anglais

    Alta Vista

    Tuesdays, May 14, 2024 - May 28, 2024
    1:00pm
    60 minutes

    7 sessions remaining

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    Join our English conversation group! All levels are welcome. Free. Drop-in. 

    Joignez-vous à notre groupe de conversation en anglais ! Les personnes de tous les niveaux sont les bienvenues. Gratuit. Inscription non-requise. 
  • Sleuth Hounds

    Sleuth Hounds Mystery Book Club - May 2024

    Alta Vista

    Thursday May 16, 2024 at 6:30pm
    60 minutes

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    Share the enjoyment of good mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for our discussion on Mick Herron's Slough series. All are welcome!
  • Asian Heritage Month | Mois de patrimoine asiatique

    Movie: To Kill a Tiger (National Film Board)

    Alta Vista

    Thursday May 23, 2024 at 6:00pm
    120 minutes

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    Academy Award nominee, tiff feature film, “To Kill a Tiger” (2022), will play at the Alta Vista Library on Thursday, May 23rd at 6:00 p.m. “A man. His daughter. The trial of their lives.” Hindi with English subtitles.

    “Ranjit, a farmer in India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. His decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his journey unprecedented.”

    No registration required. 
  • Book Banter

    Book Banter (January to June 2024)

    Alta Vista

    Thursday May 30, 2024 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

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    Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for discussions on the first Thursday of every month from 2 to 3 p.m.

    January 11 : Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner (Note the date change)

    February 1: Horse by Geraldine Brooks

    March 7: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

    April 4: The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

    May 2: Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls

    May 30: The Night Portrait by Laura Morelli (Note the date change)

    All meetings are scent-free.
  • Sleuth Hounds

    Sleuth Hounds Mystery Book Club - June 2024

    Alta Vista

    Thursday Jun 20, 2024 at 6:30pm
    60 minutes

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    Share the enjoyment of good mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for our discussion on TBD. All are welcome!