Discover new ideas. Challenge your opinions. Explore current events. Come listen to experts in their respective fields speak about topics that relate to issues we are facing in our lives, our community, and our world.
The lectures are held at the John Elliott Theatre and run for one hour. Tickets are available through the John Elliott Theatre box office and are free of charge.
Recordings of select virtual lectures are also available on our HHPL YouTube channel.
The 2024-2025 Halton Hills Lecture Series schedule:
Please check back regularly. New lectures will be added as they are announced.
| What's the Deal with Electric Vehicles? |
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Gaurav Behal will share insights into electric vehicles (EVs) – their development, pros and cons of EVs for consumers, and what’s coming next. |
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The Importance of Indigenous Children's Literature in a Time of Reconciliation |
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"We don't need any more sorrys. We have closets full of sorrys." Maria Campbell. The reading and understanding of Indigenous literatures are crucial to Indigenous-settler relations in this country. Indigenous voices have important messages to convey and nowhere is this more apparent than in Indigenous children's literature. Children are at the centre of the circle in every single Indigenous community. Join Nancy Cooper as she discusses the importance of Indigenous children's literature in Canada today. Nancy is a Two-Spirited woman from the Chippewas of Rama First Nation. Born and raised throughout Northern Ontario, Nancy currently lives in Toronto with her family. She is the author of two children's books, The Trading Tree and Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome. She is currently working on her third, fourth, and fifth children's books, due out in 2025/2026. |
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Supporting Bees and Pollinators in Halton Hills |
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Halton Hills Public Library is pleased to welcome members of Council and representatives from Dufferin Aggregates for an interactive session where we will learn about local beekeeping, and ecological enhancement projects that are in progress at the Dufferin Aggregates Acton Quarry. If you would like to submit a question in advance of the event, please email it to askus@haltonhills.ca with the subject: Beekeeping. |
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Dr. Michael Dixon is University Professor Emeritus and Director of the Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility (CESRF) at the University of Guelph. Dr. Dixon is the visionary behind the Tomatosphere™ project, which allows Canadian students to grow seeds that have been to space. He will be discussing the Canadian Space Agency’s Deep Space Food Challenge, and he will also share insights on new, sustainable technologies for food production that are inspired by space exploration.
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How Does Your City Play? |
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City building by its very nature is about the future. What we build today we will live with for the next 50 years at least. So, we need to keep in mind that cities are more than shelter and conveniences. Cities have always been the habitat of the human spirit. Densely populated urban areas have been the birthplace of inventions, new forms of collaboration, social interaction and the ideas that make living a joyful and vibrant experience. In this talk, Paul Kalbfleisch considers the state of our society in which isolation, loneliness, distrust are at record highs and explains how cities should facilitate social interaction between citizens to directly improve social and economic prosperity and save the world. |