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One Book: Two Panel Discussions

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As part of One Book, the Toronto Public Library is hosting two panel discussions about Toronto:

• Lost City: Can we preserve Toronto’s past while we build for the future?

WHEN: Monday, February 11th, 7 p.m.
WHERE: St. Lawrence Hall, 157 King St. E

WHO: Former Toronto Mayor Barbara Hall, condo developer Brad J. Lamb, Toronto Star architecture critic Christopher Hume and Spacing Magazine publisher Matthew Blackett discuss the tension between preservation and development in today’s Toronto. Matt Galloway moderates.

• First Days: Does the newcomer’s experience ever get easier?

WHEN: Wednesday, February 13th, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Parkdale Branch, 1303 Queen St. W.

WHO: Authors Goran Simic, Shyam Selvadurai and Rabindranath Maharaj discuss the immigrant experience and recall their first days in Toronto. Mary Ito moderates.

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