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Friends of the Merril Collection Event Schedule:

Memberships in The Friends of the Merril Collection are renewed annually. If you missed the Annual General Meeting on January 28, please renew your membership.

John Scalzi will appear at the Merril Collection at 7:00 P.M. on Friday, April 23, 2010 in the Merril Collection reading room, 3rd floor, 239 College Street, Lillian Smith Branch of the Toronto Public Library.

Vampire Fun! A panel of experts including Chris Szego, Tanya Huff and Robert Knowlton will discuss the public's passionate enjoyment of blood-sucking monsters. April 29, 2010, 7 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.in the Merril Collection Reading Room, 239 College St. Books will be available for purchase.

The 14th Fantastic Pulp Show will take place on Saturday, May 8, 2010 between 10:00 A.M. and 4:40 P.M. on the lower level,239 College Street, Merril Collection and Lillian H. Smith Branch of the Toronto Public Library. A lecture on pulp art and tours of the Merril Collection stacks will take place in the afternoon of the Pulp Show. Contact the Merril Collection at 416-393-7748 for times.

The Dragon and the Stars edited by Eric Choi and Derwin Mak. The Friends of the Merril Collection will sponsor a book launch for this anthology of fantasy and science fiction by writers of Chinese descent on May 13, 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. in the 3rd floor Reading Room of the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, 239 College Street.

The 4th Annual Friends of the Merril Collection Flea Market will take place on September 11, 2010 in the Beeton Auditorium of the Toronto Reference Library at 789 Yonge St., 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Phone 416-393-7748 for more information.

2010 Writer in Residence Program

Karl Schroeder will be the Merril Collection's 2010 Writer in Residence. For more information, contact the Merril Collection at 416-393-7748.

Karl Schroeder will read from a forthcoming book on February 6, 2010 in the Toronto Reference Library's Beeton Auditorium, 7:00 P.M.

The Writer in Residence program will offer three workshops. To register, phone the Merril Collection at 416-393-7748.

For full details on upcoming events, please see the Events page.

The Friends of the Merril Collection is an organization through which members of the science fiction community can support The Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy.

The Friends was originally a citizen advisory group to the Toronto Public Library Board. It has its own constitution and bylaws. The stated objectives of the organization, according to its constitution are:

  • To encourage interest in The Merril Collection and the interests of the library.
  • To increase awareness of works of the fantastic imagination and of Canadian contribution to this field.
  • To advise the Toronto Public Library Board on policy matters concerning the collection in consultation with the Library's staff.
  • To act as a resource for The Merril Collection and other public and private collections in Canada and elsewhere in consultation with the staff of the Toronto Public Libary Board.

The Friends of the Merril Collection is not a fan organization; it is a group of members with a common interest: to promote the collection and to make it the best public collection of speculative fiction in the world. Currently our two main means of accomplishing that task are by publishing the newsletter SOL Rising, and by sponsoring appearances at the Library by prominent people in science fiction, fantasy and related fields. Three appearances or other programming are scheduled quarterly with the fourth quarter being devoted to the annual membership meeting and informal get-together. Additional events are also scheduled from time to time.

Information: friends@friendsofmerril.org

 

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