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Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for the month of June. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Bookmobile Service June Modifications
Saturday, June 13:
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Special Event - All Stops Cancelled
Friday, June 19:
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Six Nations- Cancelled
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Maplewood- Cancelled
Wednesday, June 24:
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Swansea Cancelled
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Helen Detwiler Cancelled
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Warplane Museum Cancelled
Saturday, June 27:
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Stoney Creek Arena Cancelled
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Riverdale Cancelled
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Discovery Centre --> 3-4pm
Tuesday, June 30:
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Greencedar Cancelled
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Mountview Cancelled
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






