A special March Break event with Saumiya Balasubramanian.
Bring the family for a special March Break event with our Writer-in-Residence, Saumiya Balasubramanian. Aimed at ages 6-12, the program will include reading, discussion and fun from Saumiya's book When I Found Grandma and from other titles.
About Saumiya Balasubramaniam
HPL's Writer-in-Residence is Saumiya Balasubramaniam. She is an eclectic writer of poetry, essays, features and award-nominated picture books for children.
Her published writing includes essays, along with picture books When I Found Grandma, Two Drops of Brown in a Cloud of White, and When I Visited Grandma.
Her debut picture book, When I Found Grandma, was listed in the Globe and Mail’s seven books to help kids make sense of the world. It was nominated for Marilyn Baillie Picture book award and won the Spirituality and Practice Award.
Saumiya’s books have been featured in CBC’s best Canadian picture books, top books to look out for, and the Toronto Public Library’s top five picks of the year.
The Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer-in-Residence program is led by McMaster University’s Department of English and Cultural Studies, in partnership with McMaster University Library and Hamilton Public Library. It is supported by the Taylor family.
AGE GROUP: | School Age (6 to 12) |
EVENT TYPE: | Arts and Culture |
TAGS: | Writing | Writer-in-Residence | Children's Author Event | Author Visit | Author Events |
The Westdale Branch was originally known as the Western Branch. The Branch opened in June 1957 and was renovated and expanded in 1998. The name was officially changed to Westdale in 1969. The Branch offers materials and programming for children, teens and adults.
The Westdale Branch also has the The Seed Library. The Seed Library is provided in partnership with the Hamilton Seed Library. Its lending process is very simple: visit the branch, pick the seeds that you would like to take and fill out the log sheet. There are no limits to how much you can take, all that is requested is that everyone respect that this is a community resource and that they only take a reasonable amount.
