The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the winners of the 2010 Governor General’s Literary Awards.

The English language winners are:

Join us on Wednesday, November 17 at 6:30 at the Central Library for a film and guest speak by experts in the field of violence against women. We will screen the film Heaven on Earth by Deepa Mehta who is one of Canada's most internationally recognized film directors. The film chronicles a woman's journey into a new land with an abusive husband. Following the film we will have an opportunity to learn what is being done locally and nationally for women who are experiencing violence.

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New to London or Canada and looking for good information about volunteering?

Join us for a free workshop that can help you get started volunteering in London. Volunteering for Newcomers:  How to Get Started will take place this Monday, November 1 at the Central Library from 4 to 6pm in the Stevenson and Hunt Room.

In this murder-mystery mash-up of Jane Austen's classic Mansfield Park, Fanny Price isn't the meek woman you may recall, but a spoiled, condescending, and generally hated heiress. Then there's Mary Crawford, who's become a sweet-natured young lady.

In this fictionalized account of the biblical Queen Esther, a beautiful young Jewish woman is captured and forced to join the harem of the Persian king, Xerxes.When she discovers the king's plan to commit genocide against her people she knows she must act.

Some Sing, Some Cry, which spans seven generations, begins on a South Carolina plantation when freed slave Elizabeth "Ma Bette" Mayfield, the mother of her former master's ch

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