Red Hill Branch - Delayed Opening
Due to electrical maintenance, the Red Hill Branch will open at 1 pm on Wednesday, April 9. You may visit the Parkdale and Stoney Creek Branches as your next nearest locations. www.hpl.ca/red-hill
Author Event: Karolyn Smardz Frost
Join us at the Central Library on Thursday, March 1st at 7:00pm , for a special event with as author Karolyn Smardz Frost reads from her book Steal Away Home.
Steal Away Home is a true story about the life of 15-year-old Cecelia Reynolds and how she escaped slavery in 1846. Cecelia Reynolds slipped away to freedom in Canada while her Kentucky owners were on holiday at Niagara Falls. Cecelia found a new life in Toronto's vibrant African American expatriate community. Her rescuer became her husband, a courageous conductor on the Underground Railroad helping other freedom-seekers reach Canada
Borrow Steal Away Home and some of the author’s other works
Thank you to a Different Drummer and HarperCollins Canada Ltd
