Talks and Lectures

Important: free, but you need to register online for free first. A free talk on society and history for adults at Bibliothèque de L'Île-Bizard (L'Île-Bizard Sainte-Geneviève), Montreal, on Thursday, November 26, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM. The full description (in French) is on the City of Montréal page.

Important: free, but you need a free ticket first. A free talk on society and history for everyone at Maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Botrel (Côte-des-Neiges Notre-Dame-de-Grâce), Montreal, on Friday, November 27, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The full description (in French) is on the City of Montréal page.

Important: free, but you need to register online for free first. A free talk on society and history for adults at Bibliothèque du Plateau-Mont-Royal (Le Plateau-Mont-Royal), Montreal, on Wednesday, December 16, 2026, from 6:15 PM to 7:45 PM. The full description (in French) is on the City of Montréal page.

A free talk on society and history for everyone at Maison Nivard-De Saint-Dizier, musée et site archéologique (Verdun), Montreal, until April 30, 2027 (dates and times on the City of Montréal page). Drop in, no registration needed. The full description (in French) is on the City of Montréal page.

A free talk on society and history for adults at Bibliothèque du Plateau-Mont-Royal (Le Plateau-Mont-Royal), Montreal, on Thursday, November 26, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Drop in, no registration needed. The full description (in French) is on the City of Montréal page.

Important: free, but you need to register online for free first. A free talk on society and history for everyone at Bibliothèque du Vieux-Saint-Laurent (Saint-Laurent), Montreal, on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The full description (in French) is on the City of Montréal page.

Important: free, but you need to register online for free first. A free talk on society and history for adults at Bibliothèque Serge-Bouchard (Rivière-des-Prairies Pointe-aux-Trembles), Montreal, on Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM. The full description (in French) is on the City of Montréal page.

Important: free, but you need to register online for free first. Christy Jordan-Fenton is the author of four award-winning books about her Inuvialuk mother Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton and her time attending an Indian Residential School in the high Arctic during the 1940s: FATTY LEGS, A STRANGER AT HOME, WHEN I WAS EIGHT, and NOT MY GIRL. It is a free Oakville Public Library program at Sixteen Mile Branch, on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

Important: free, but you need to register online for free first. What does it take to write a debut novel that catches the attention of Reese Witherspoon? Meet Kelly Anderson, whose first novel, The Wild Beneath, was selected as a Reese’s Book Club Pick. It is a free Burlington Public Library program at Burlington Central, on Tuesday, November 24, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Important: free, but you need to register online for free first. Beloved Toronto Blue Jays sportscaster Hazel Mae shares stories from her remarkable career and inspirational memoir, Before I Let You Go: My Life in Broadcasting, Baseball, and Beyond. It is a free Burlington Public Library program at Burlington Central, on Friday, November 20, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Important: free, but you need to register online for free first. What does it mean to belong when others question who you are? Acclaimed author Antonio Michael Downing tackles this powerful question in his debut novel, Black Cherokee . It is a free Burlington Public Library program at Burlington Central, on Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Important: free, but you need to register online for free first. How do we heal from colonialism? What does healing look like for First Nations and non-Indigenous people, and what barriers stand in the way? It is a free Burlington Public Library program at Burlington Central, on Monday, November 16, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM.