Lunchtime Series

The Atwater Library Lunchtime Series features once-a-week presentations by leading writers, musicians, intellectuals, scientists, and many more people sharing their knowledge and experience with the Atwater Library community. Lunchtime Series events usually take place on Thursdays (but sometimes are on other days), from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. Admission is free though we do appreciate donations! Everyone is welcome.

Upcoming Events

Thursday, February 12, 2026 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm
IN PERSON AND BY ZOOM: CELEBRITIES in MOUNT ROYAL CEMETERY – Myriam Cloutier, Director of Heritage Programs with Mount Royal Cemetery, gives a presentation on “50 Mount Royal Cemetery Celebrities in 50 Minutes.”
To REGISTER and get the Zoom link, click here.

Thursday, February 19, 2026 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm
IN PERSON AND BY ZOOM: 20TH-CENTURY WOMEN WRITERS in PARIS – Writer Lisa Pasold chats about the Paris café habits of some of her favourite 20th-century women writers, including New Yorker writer Janet Flanner, Café de Flore regular Simone de Beauvoir, eccentric creative Djuna Barnes, and diarist Anaïs Nin.
To REGISTER and get the Zoom link, click here.

Thursday, February 26, 2026 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm
IN PERSON AND BY ZOOM: MONTREAL’S CHINATOWN – City planning professional Jessica Chen and documentary filmmaker Karen Cho trace the history of Montreal’s Chinatown and discuss efforts underway to protect and promote its cultural heritage.
To REGISTER and get the Zoom link, click here.

Thursday, March 12, 2026 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm
IN PERSON ONLY: ST. PATRICK’S CONCERT – Festival Bloomsday Montréal presents music for St. Patrick’s Day. Performers include Stuart Jackson on the uilleann pipes and medieval music specialist Rebecca Bain.

Thursday, March 19, 2026 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm
IN PERSON AND BY ZOOM: AISLIN on the 1976 MONTRÉAL OLYMPICS – Beloved cartoonist Terry Mosher gives a presentation on his new book, Aislin’s 1976 Montréal Olympic Scrapbook, with material from his archives plus work of fellow cartoonists about one of the most riveting periods in Montrreal’s history.
To REGISTER and get the Zoom link, click here.

Past 2026 Events

Thursday, January 8, 2026 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm
VISITING EGYPT – Traveller and photographer Muslim Harji gives an illustrated presentation on his visits to Egypt.

Thursday, January 15, 2026 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm
COFFEE – Historian, author and podcaster Jonathan Morris, aka The Coffee Historian, traces the history of coffee.

Thursday, January 22, 2026 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm
AUTHOR TALK – Journalist Roxana Spicer discusses her memoir The Traitor’s Daughter recounting her quest to find out the truth about her beloved mother’s early life in WWII Russia.

Thursday, January 29, 2025 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm
STEAMBOATS on LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG – Filmmaker and photographer Louise Abbott presents her latest documentary film “Dreamers and Steamers: The Steamboat Era on Lake Memphremagog.” The film traces the way a few “dreamers” transformed a swath of the Eastern Townships with steamboat navigation on Lake Memphremagog, enabling the development of tourism and the growth of commerce and industry.

Thursday, February 5, 2026 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 101 – Remi Duquette gives a general overview of AI and how it’s likely to affect our lives.

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