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HPL Author Series

Lisa Moore

2024-10-03 18:30:00 2024-10-03 19:30:00 America/New_York HPL Author Series Central Library - Central - Hamilton Room

Thursday, October 03
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-03 18:30:00 2024-10-03 19:30:00 America/New_York HPL Author Series Lisa Moore, author of Invisible Prisons: Jack Whalen's Tireless Fight for Justice is interviewed by writer, editor and activist Susan G. Cole. Central Library - Central - Hamilton Room

Central Library

Central - Hamilton Room

Lisa Moore, author of Invisible Prisons: Jack Whalen's Tireless Fight for Justice is interviewed by writer, editor and activist Susan G. Cole.

Attend a live reading and conversation with author Lisa Moore, who discusses their new book Invisible Prisons: Jack Whalen's Tireless Fight for Justice.

The 45-minute conversation is followed by a 15-minute question and answer period. Check out the HPL catalogue to borrow the book before the event. Epic Books will be on-site selling books for signing after the event.

Invisible Prisons is a collaboration with writer Lisa Moore and Jack Whalen, who, as a child, was held for four years at a reform school for boys in St John’s, Newfoundland, where he suffered abuses and deprivations. He managed to turn his life around and became a husband and father. His daughter, Brittany, vowed at a young age to become a lawyer to seek justice for him. Today, Jack's case is part of a lawsuit currently before the courts.

Lisa Moore is the author of the novels Caught, February, and Alligator,  the story collections Open and Something for Everyone; and the young adult novel Flannery. Her books have won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and CBC’s Canada Reads, been finalists for the Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and the Scotiabank Giller Prize and been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize (February). Moore is also the co-librettist, along with Laura Kaminsky, of the opera February, based on her novel of the same name. She lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Susan G. Cole is a writer, editor and activist. She is the author of two books on violence against women, Pornography and the Sex Crisis and Power Surge: Sex, Violence and Pornography and is the editor of Outspoken, scenes and monologues from Canadian lesbian plays. Her play, the comedy A Fertile Imagination, about two lesbians trying to have a baby, was nominated for two Dora Awards in Toronto. The former books editor at NOW Magazine lives in Toronto with her partner and is also a grandmother of two.

Central Library

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Hours
We're closed Wednesday January 01
Mon, Dec 30 8:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Dec 31 8:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jan 01 Closed
Thu, Jan 02 8:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jan 03 8:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jan 04 8:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jan 05 12:00PM to 5:00PM

About the library

The first Hamilton Public Library building opened on September 16, 1890 by the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen on the north side of Main Street West. In 1913, a new main library opened. This building was replaced in 1980 by Central Library, at the current location on York Boulevard.

In 2010, Central Library re-opened after approximately 18 months of renovations. Central Library opened with a newly revitalized first floor, which includes a Community Living Room that takes advantage of natural light. The Ontario Library Association honoured Central in 2012 with an Architectural and Design Transformation award.

Upcoming events

Mon, Dec 30, 8:00am - 6:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Mon, Dec 30, 10:00am - 11:00am
Central - Hamilton Room

Mon, Dec 30, 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Mon, Dec 30, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - First Floor Big Screen

Mon, Dec 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Tue, Dec 31, 8:00am - 1:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Tue, Dec 31, 10:00am - 10:30am
Central - Hamilton Room

Tue, Dec 31, 10:30am - 11:00am
Central - Hamilton Room

Tue, Dec 31, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Tue, Dec 31, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Central - 1st Floor Community Partner Desk B

Tue, Dec 31, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - First Floor Big Screen

Thu, Jan 02, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Thu, Jan 02, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - 1st Floor Community Partner Desk A

Thu, Jan 02, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - First Floor Big Screen

Thu, Jan 02, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Central - Children's Department

Thu, Jan 02, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - Makerspace

Thu, Jan 02, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Thu, Jan 02, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Fri, Jan 03, 8:00am - 6:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Fri, Jan 03, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - Children's Department

Fri, Jan 03, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Fri, Jan 03, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - First Floor Big Screen

Fri, Jan 03, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Central - Photo Studio

Sat, Jan 04, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Sat, Jan 04, 10:00am - 11:00am
Central - Photo Studio

Sat, Jan 04, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Sun, Jan 05, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Mon, Jan 06, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Mon, Jan 06, 10:00am - 11:00am
Central - Hamilton Room

Mon, Jan 06, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Mon, Jan 06, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - First Floor Big Screen

Mon, Jan 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - Photo Studio

Mon, Jan 06, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Tue, Jan 07, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Tue, Jan 07, 9:30am - 11:00am
Central - 4th Floor Newcomer Learning Centre

Tue, Jan 07, 10:00am - 10:30am
Central - Hamilton Room

Tue, Jan 07, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Central - 1st Floor Jackson Square Lobby

Tue, Jan 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
Central - Hamilton Room

Tue, Jan 07, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Central - 1st Floor Community Partner Desk A

Tue, Jan 07, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Central - 2nd Floor Program Room

Tue, Jan 07, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Central - 1st Floor Community Partner Desk B

Tue, Jan 07, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - First Floor Big Screen

Tue, Jan 07, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - 2nd Floor Program Room

Tue, Jan 07, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Tue, Jan 07, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Central - 4th Floor Newcomers Classroom

Tue, Jan 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Central - 4th Floor Newcomers Classroom

Wed, Jan 08, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Wed, Jan 08, 10:00am - 10:30am
Central - Hamilton Room

Wed, Jan 08, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Wed, Jan 08, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - 1st Floor Community Partner Desk B

Wed, Jan 08, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - First Floor Big Screen

Wed, Jan 08, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Central - 2nd Floor Program Room

Wed, Jan 08, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Central - Children's Department

Wed, Jan 08, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Central - 4th Floor Computer Lab

Wed, Jan 08, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Thu, Jan 09, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Thu, Jan 09, 9:30am - 11:00am
Central - 4th Floor Newcomer Learning Centre

Thu, Jan 09, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Central - 2nd Floor Program Room

Thu, Jan 09, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Central - 1st Floor Jackson Square Lobby

Thu, Jan 09, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - First Floor Big Screen

Thu, Jan 09, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Central - Children's Department

Thu, Jan 09, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Thu, Jan 09, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Central - 4th Floor Newcomers Classroom

Thu, Jan 09, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Central - 4th Floor Newcomers Classroom

Thu, Jan 09, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Central - 4th Floor Computer Lab

Fri, Jan 10, 8:00am - 6:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Fri, Jan 10, 10:00am - 11:30am
Central - 2nd Floor Program Room

Fri, Jan 10, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Central - Photo Studio

Fri, Jan 10, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Fri, Jan 10, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - Children's Department

Fri, Jan 10, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - First Floor Big Screen

Sat, Jan 11, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Sat, Jan 11, 10:00am - 10:30am
Central - Hamilton Room

Sat, Jan 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - Photo Studio

Sun, Jan 12, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Mon, Jan 13, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Mon, Jan 13, 10:00am - 11:00am
Central - Hamilton Room

Mon, Jan 13, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Mon, Jan 13, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - First Floor Big Screen

Mon, Jan 13, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Tue, Jan 14, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Tue, Jan 14, 9:30am - 11:00am
Central - 4th Floor Newcomer Learning Centre

Tue, Jan 14, 10:00am - 10:30am
Central - Hamilton Room

Tue, Jan 14, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Central - 1st Floor Jackson Square Lobby

Tue, Jan 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
Central - Hamilton Room

Tue, Jan 14, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Central - 1st Floor Community Partner Desk B

Tue, Jan 14, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - 2nd Floor Program Room

Tue, Jan 14, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Tue, Jan 14, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Circuit 4.0 Zone 3

Tue, Jan 14, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Central - 4th Floor Newcomers Classroom

Wed, Jan 15, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Wed, Jan 15, 10:00am - 10:30am
Central - Hamilton Room

Wed, Jan 15, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Wed, Jan 15, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - 1st Floor Community Partner Desk B

Wed, Jan 15, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Central - 2nd Floor Program Room

Wed, Jan 15, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Central - Children's Department

Wed, Jan 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Central - 4th Floor Computer Lab

Thu, Jan 16, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Thu, Jan 16, 9:30am - 11:00am
Central - 4th Floor Newcomer Learning Centre

Thu, Jan 16, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Central - 2nd Floor Program Room

Thu, Jan 16, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Central - 1st Floor Jackson Square Lobby

Thu, Jan 16, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - 1st Floor Community Partner Desk A

Thu, Jan 16, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Central - Children's Department

Thu, Jan 16, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Thu, Jan 16, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Central - 4th Floor Newcomers Classroom

Thu, Jan 16, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Central - 4th Floor Newcomers Classroom

Thu, Jan 16, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Central - 4th Floor Computer Lab

Fri, Jan 17, 8:00am - 6:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Fri, Jan 17, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Fri, Jan 17, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - Children's Department

Sat, Jan 18, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Sat, Jan 18, 10:00am - 10:30am
Central - Hamilton Room

Sat, Jan 18, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Central - Photo Studio

Sat, Jan 18, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Central - First Floor Big Screen

Sun, Jan 19, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Mon, Jan 20, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Mon, Jan 20, 8:30am - 1:00pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Mon, Jan 20, 10:00am - 11:00am
Central - Hamilton Room

Mon, Jan 20, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Mon, Jan 20, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Tue, Jan 21, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Tue, Jan 21, 8:30am - 1:00pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Tue, Jan 21, 9:30am - 11:00am
Central - 4th Floor Newcomer Learning Centre

Tue, Jan 21, 10:00am - 10:30am
Central - Hamilton Room

Tue, Jan 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
Central - Hamilton Room

Tue, Jan 21, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Central - 1st Floor Community Partner Desk B

Tue, Jan 21, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Tue, Jan 21, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - 2nd Floor Program Room

Tue, Jan 21, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Tue, Jan 21, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Central - 4th Floor Newcomers Classroom

Tue, Jan 21, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Wed, Jan 22, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Wed, Jan 22, 8:30am - 1:00pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Wed, Jan 22, 10:00am - 10:30am
Central - Hamilton Room

Wed, Jan 22, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Wed, Jan 22, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - 1st Floor Community Partner Desk B

Wed, Jan 22, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Central - 2nd Floor Program Room

Wed, Jan 22, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Central - Children's Department

Thu, Jan 23, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Thu, Jan 23, 8:30am - 1:00pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Thu, Jan 23, 9:30am - 11:00am
Central - 4th Floor Newcomer Learning Centre

Thu, Jan 23, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Central - 2nd Floor Program Room

Thu, Jan 23, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Central - Children's Department

Thu, Jan 23, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Thu, Jan 23, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Central - 4th Floor Newcomers Classroom

Thu, Jan 23, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Central - 4th Floor Newcomers Classroom

Thu, Jan 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Central - 4th Floor Computer Lab

Fri, Jan 24, 8:00am - 6:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Fri, Jan 24, 8:30am - 1:00pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Fri, Jan 24, 10:00am - 11:00am
Central - 2nd Floor Program Room

Fri, Jan 24, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Central - Living Room

Fri, Jan 24, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - Children's Department

Fri, Jan 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - Photo Studio

Sat, Jan 25, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Sat, Jan 25, 10:00am - 10:30am
Central - Hamilton Room

Sat, Jan 25, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - Photo Studio

Sun, Jan 26, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Mon, Jan 27, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Mon, Jan 27, 8:30am - 1:00pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Mon, Jan 27, 10:00am - 11:00am
Central - Hamilton Room

Mon, Jan 27, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Mon, Jan 27, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - 2nd Floor Program Room

Mon, Jan 27, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Tue, Jan 28, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Tue, Jan 28, 8:30am - 1:00pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Tue, Jan 28, 9:30am - 11:00am
Central - 4th Floor Newcomer Learning Centre

Tue, Jan 28, 10:00am - 10:30am
Central - Hamilton Room

Tue, Jan 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
Central - Hamilton Room

Tue, Jan 28, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - Children's Department

Tue, Jan 28, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Central - 1st Floor Community Partner Desk B

Tue, Jan 28, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Central - 2nd Floor Program Room

Tue, Jan 28, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Tue, Jan 28, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Central - 4th Floor Newcomers Classroom

Tue, Jan 28, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Tue, Jan 28, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Central - 4th Floor Newcomers Classroom

Wed, Jan 29, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Central - Gallery York

Wed, Jan 29, 8:30am - 1:00pm
Central - Wentworth Room

Wed, Jan 29, 10:00am - 10:30am
Central - Hamilton Room

Wed, Jan 29, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Central - Hamilton Room

Wed, Jan 29, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central - 1st Floor Community Partner Desk B

Wed, Jan 29, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Central - 2nd Floor Program Room

Wed, Jan 29, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Central - Children's Department

Wed, Jan 29, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Central - 4th Floor Computer Lab