What's On at the Library

The inaugural Bluma Lecture takes place tonight at 7 p.m. at the Bram & Bluma Appel Salon at the Toronto Reference Library.

Pulitzer prize winners Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas Kristof will speak about "our era's most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women and girls in the developing world," and how it is apparent, through the stories they portray in their documentary series "Half The Sky" now airing on PBS, "that the key to economic progress lies in unleashing women's potential." The Lecture will be moderated by Ellie Tesher.

Event Sold Out. Rush Seat and Live Stream Available

The Lecture is sold out. A limited number of rush seats will be made available at 6 p.m. Rush seat ticket holders will be admitted at 6:50 p.m. pending seating availability.

This event will also be simulcast into the Reference Library atrium. Seating is first come, first served.

Watch a live world-wide web feed of the Lecture starting at 7 p.m. (EST).

Special Thanks

The Bluma Lecture is presented by Toronto Public Library Foundation and Toronto Public Library. Named in honour of Toronto philanthropist Bluma Appel, The Bluma Lecture has been made possible by an extraordinary gift from the Bluma Appel Community Trust.