Brampton Library is pleased to collaborate with the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) in its new Author Talks Series, utilizing long lead and shared promotional tactics to promote attendance and encourage borrowing.
At its first event, the Library welcomed popular YA author Farah Heron to the Cyril Clark Theatre last October, during Ontario Public Library Week. On December 8, 2024, FOLD Executive Director, Jael Richardson, interviewed award-winning non-fiction author Tanya Talaga at Springdale Branch Library, the last stop on the bestselling and award winning author’s national tour for The Knowing.
On January 24, 2025, another large crowd gathered at Chinguacousy Branch Library to celebrate the first stop on international author Sue Lynn Tan’s North American tour for her new novel, Immortal.
Together with its community partner, FOLD, Brampton Library is building awareness of the power of author events, which attract fans who wish to meet new and favourite authors, hear them read from their works, learn about their writing process, and get their books signed. The opportunity to work with local and specialized booksellers to facilitate autographing also adds a special component to each event.