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A Discussion with Author Vincent Anioke

in partnership with Words Worth Books

2024-04-16 19:00:00 2024-04-16 20:00:00 America/New_York A Discussion with Author Vincent Anioke Adults John M. Harper Branch - Community Room

Tuesday, April 16
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-04-16 19:00:00 2024-04-16 20:00:00 America/New_York A Discussion with Author Vincent Anioke Adults John M. Harper Branch - Community Room

John M. Harper Branch

Community Room

Adults

Join the discussion with author Vincent Anioke as he talks about his debut story collection, Perfect Little Angels, a beautifully imagined collection set largely in Nigeria that explores themes of masculinity and repressed desires through the lens of (un)conditional love.

Vincent Anioke is a software engineer at Google. He was born and raised in Nigeria but now lives in Canada. His short stories have appeared in SmokeLong Quarterly, Masters Review, Split Lip Magazine, Passages North and The Rumpus. He is the 2021 Austin Clarke Fiction Prize Winner and was also shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. A previous version of Utopia was also longlisted for the 2021 CBC Short Story Prize. Vincent was also finalist for the 2023 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers From the Writers' Trust of Canada.

About Perfect Little Angels:

In this stunning debut story collection set largely in Nigeria, questions abound: What happens when we fall short of society's - and our own - expectations? When our personal desires conflict with the duties we are bound with? The characters in Perfect Little Angels confront these dilemmas and more in these brilliantly imagined tales.

In a boarding school, tensions brew between students and vengeful staff. An addict seeks a fresh start in pottery class. A man returns home from university abroad with confessions that unravel his mother's world. Amid winter storms, a ghost delights her grief-stricken partner. And atop a hill surrounded by rot and garbage, two lovers dare to embark on a secret, dangerous romance. Human desires - for connection, salvation, and understanding - imbue these deeply Nigerian stories with universal resonance.

In Vincent Anioke's tenderly written stories, characters seek love in different permutations from teachers, parents, dead partners, and even God. Perfect Little Angels is a nuanced exploration of masculinity, religion, marginalization, suppressed queerness, and self-expression through the lens of (un)conditional love.

Presented in partnership with Words Worth Books in celebration of 40 years. 

Programmer:  Nancy

Vincent Anioke

AGE GROUP: | Adults 19+ |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Clubs, Writing and Authors |

TAGS: | Author Event |

John M. Harper Branch

Phone: 519-886-1310

Hours
Mon, Oct 07 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Oct 08 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Oct 09 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Oct 10 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Oct 11 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Oct 12 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Oct 13 Closed

About the branch

Located on the west side of Waterloo, the John M. Harper Branch shares a building with the Stork Family YMCA. It features soaring ceilings, dedicated study space (including 3 bookable study rooms), a large Community Room and an outdoor courtyard. 

Upcoming events

Thu, Oct 10, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
Ages 0 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Oct 10, 10:45am - 11:30am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Ages birth to 12 months with a caregiver.

Thu, Oct 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For older adults

Thu, Oct 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McCormick Branch
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Oct 10, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For tweens ages 10 to 13 years old.

Thu, Oct 10, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Adult
This event is full

Fri, Oct 11, All day
All library locations
Families

Fri, Oct 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families

Fri, Oct 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Families

Cancelled
Sat, Oct 12, 10:30am - 11:15am
John M. Harper Branch
For families with children of all ages.

Sat, Oct 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
For anyone ages 10 and up.

Sat, Oct 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Adults

Mon, Oct 14, All day
All library locations
All locations CLOSED for Thanksgiving

Tue, Oct 15, 10:30am - 11:15am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

Rescheduled
Tue, Oct 15, 6:30pm - 8:45pm
New date Tuesday, October 15, 7:00pm - 8:45pm
Main Library
Adults

Tue, Oct 15, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families.

Cancelled
Tue, Oct 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch
For kids ages 6 to 9 years old with a caregiver.

Wed, Oct 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
Ages 11 to 23 months with a caregiver.
This event is full

Cancelled
Wed, Oct 16, 3:15pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Wed, Oct 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.

Wed, Oct 16, 4:15pm - 5:15pm
McCormick Branch
For tweens ages 10 to 13 years old.

Wed, Oct 16, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Youth ages 14 to 21.Register

Wed, Oct 16, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
Adults
This event is full

Cancelled
Wed, Oct 16, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
John M. Harper Branch
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Wed, Oct 16, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McCormick Branch
Adults

Wed, Oct 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch
Adults

Thu, Oct 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
Ages 0 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Oct 17, 11:00am - 11:45am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Oct 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McCormick Branch
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Oct 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For kids ages 8 to 12 years old.
This event is full

Thu, Oct 17, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Adults

Sat, Oct 19, 10:00am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
Ages 6 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Cancelled
Sat, Oct 19, 10:30am - 11:15am
John M. Harper Branch
For families with children of all ages.

Sat, Oct 19, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids of all ages

Sat, Oct 19, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For ages 12 and up.
This event is full

Cancelled
Sat, Oct 19, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Offsite
Adults

Sat, Oct 19, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - Board Room
Adults
This event is full

Cancelled
Mon, Oct 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
Babies 0-12 months old with a caregiver.

Mon, Oct 21, 10:30am - 11:15am
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

Cancelled
Mon, Oct 21, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
McCormick Branch
Adult

Mon, Oct 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 9 to 12 years old.

Mon, Oct 21, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For kids ages 6 to 8 years old.
This event is full

Mon, Oct 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Adults

Mon, Oct 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
Ages 6 to 8 years old.
This event is full

Tue, Oct 22, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Royal Canadian Legion Waterloo Branch 530, 316 Marsland Drive, Waterloo, ON
Adults

Tue, Oct 22, 10:30am - 11:15am
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Tue, Oct 22, 10:30am - 11:15am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

Tue, Oct 22, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families.

Tue, Oct 22, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Adults

Tue, Oct 22, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Adults

Wed, Oct 23, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids 2 to 5 years old

Wed, Oct 23, 10:30am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
Ages 11 to 23 months with a caregiver.
This event is full

Cancelled
Wed, Oct 23, 3:15pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Wed, Oct 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.

Wed, Oct 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For tweens ages 10 to 13 years old.

Wed, Oct 23, 4:15pm - 5:15pm
McCormick Branch
For tweens ages 10 to 13 years old.

Wed, Oct 23, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Youth ages 14 to 21.Register

Wed, Oct 23, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McCormick Branch
Adults

Wed, Oct 23, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For teens 13 to 18 years old.

Wed, Oct 23, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Adults

Thu, Oct 24, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
Ages 0 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Oct 24, 11:00am - 11:45am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Oct 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McCormick Branch
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Oct 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For kids ages 8 to 12 years old.
This event is full

Thu, Oct 24, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For ages 13 and up.

Thu, Oct 24, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Adult

Thu, Oct 24, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Adult
This event is full

Sat, Oct 26, 10:00am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
Ages 6 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Cancelled
Sat, Oct 26, 10:30am - 11:15am
John M. Harper Branch
For families with children of all ages.

Sat, Oct 26, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids of all ages

Sat, Oct 26, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
For Families.

Sat, Oct 26, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Everyone welcome

Sat, Oct 26, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
McCormick Branch
For individuals age 13 and up.

Rescheduled
Sat, Oct 26, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
New date Saturday, October 26, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
John M. Harper Branch
Everyone welcome

Mon, Oct 28, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Cancelled
Mon, Oct 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
Babies 0-12 months old with a caregiver.

Mon, Oct 28, 10:30am - 11:15am
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

Cancelled
Mon, Oct 28, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
McCormick Branch
Adult

Mon, Oct 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 9 to 12 years old.

Mon, Oct 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.

Mon, Oct 28, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For kids ages 6 to 8 years old.
This event is full

Mon, Oct 28, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
Ages 6 to 8 years old.
This event is full

Tue, Oct 29, 10:30am - 11:30am
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For older adults

Tue, Oct 29, 10:30am - 11:15am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

Tue, Oct 29, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For older Adults.

Cancelled
Tue, Oct 29, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
John M. Harper Branch
Adult

Tue, Oct 29, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
Adults

Wed, Oct 30, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids 2 to 5 years old

Wed, Oct 30, 10:30am - 11:15am
McCormick Branch
Ages 5 and under with a caregiver.

Cancelled
Wed, Oct 30, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Main Library
For kids ages 9 to 12 years old.

Wed, Oct 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.

Wed, Oct 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.

Wed, Oct 30, 4:15pm - 5:15pm
McCormick Branch
For tweens ages 10 to 13 years old.

Wed, Oct 30, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Youth ages 14 to 21.Register

Wed, Oct 30, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McCormick Branch
Adults

Wed, Oct 30, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Families.

Thu, Oct 31, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
Ages 0 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Oct 31, 10:45am - 12:15pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.
Registration opens Thursday, October 10 2024 at 7:00pm

Thu, Oct 31, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
McCormick Branch
Adult
Registration opens Thursday, October 10 2024 at 7:00pm

Thu, Oct 31, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For kids ages 8 to 12 years old.
This event is full

Thu, Oct 31, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Adult
This event is full

Fri, Nov 01, All day
All library locations
Families

Sat, Nov 02, 10:00am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
Ages 6 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Cancelled
Sat, Nov 02, 10:30am - 11:15am
John M. Harper Branch
For families with children of all ages.

Sat, Nov 02, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids of all ages

Cancelled
Sat, Nov 02, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
John M. Harper Branch
For kids ages 5 and up with a caregiver.

Sat, Nov 02, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - Board Room
Adults
This event is full

Sat, Nov 02, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
McCormick Branch
For teens 13 to 18 years old.
Registration opens Thursday, October 10 2024 at 7:00pm

Mon, Nov 04, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Community Pavilion - Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, 101 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo, ON
Adults

Mon, Nov 04, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Cancelled
Mon, Nov 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
Babies 0-12 months old with a caregiver.

Mon, Nov 04, 10:30am - 11:15am
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

Cancelled
Mon, Nov 04, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
McCormick Branch
Adult

Mon, Nov 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 10 to 13 years old.
Registration opens Tuesday, October 15 2024 at 7:00pm

Mon, Nov 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.

Mon, Nov 04, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For kids ages 6 to 8 years old.
This event is full

Mon, Nov 04, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
McCormick Branch
Adults
Registration opens Tuesday, October 15 2024 at 7:00pm

Mon, Nov 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Adults

Mon, Nov 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
Ages 6 to 8 years old.
This event is full

Tue, Nov 05, 10:30am - 11:30am
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For older adults

Tue, Nov 05, 10:30am - 11:15am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

Cancelled
Tue, Nov 05, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
John M. Harper Branch
For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

Tue, Nov 05, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Adults
Registration opens Tuesday, October 15 2024 at 7:00pm

Tue, Nov 05, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Adults
Registration opens Tuesday, October 15 2024 at 7:00pm

Wed, Nov 06, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids 2 to 5 years old

Wed, Nov 06, 10:30am - 11:15am
McCormick Branch
Ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.
Registration opens Wednesday, October 16 2024 at 7:00pm

Wed, Nov 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For older adults
Registration opens Wednesday, October 16 2024 at 7:00pm

Cancelled
Wed, Nov 06, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Main Library
For kids ages 9 to 12 years old.

Wed, Nov 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.

Wed, Nov 06, 4:15pm - 5:15pm
McCormick Branch
For tweens ages 10 to 13 years old.

Wed, Nov 06, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Youth ages 14 to 21.Register

Cancelled
Wed, Nov 06, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
John M. Harper Branch
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Wed, Nov 06, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McCormick Branch
Adults

Wed, Nov 06, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For adults
Registration opens Wednesday, October 16 2024 at 7:00pm

Wed, Nov 06, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For tweens ages 8 to 12 years old with a caregiver.
Registration opens Wednesday, October 16 2024 at 7:00pm

Thu, Nov 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
Ages 0 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Nov 07, 11:00am - 11:45am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.
Registration opens Thursday, October 17 2024 at 7:00pm

Thu, Nov 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
McCormick Branch
Adult
Registration opens Thursday, October 10 2024 at 7:00pm

Thu, Nov 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For kids ages 8 to 12 years old.
This event is full

Thu, Nov 07, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Adults

Thu, Nov 07, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Adult
This event is full

Sat, Nov 09, 10:00am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
Ages 6 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Cancelled
Sat, Nov 09, 10:30am - 11:15am
John M. Harper Branch
For families with children of all ages.

Sat, Nov 09, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids of all ages

Sat, Nov 09, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
For Families.

Sat, Nov 09, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Ages 5 to 8 years old with a caregiver.
Registration opens Thursday, October 17 2024 at 7:00pm