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Meet-the-Authors 2021

Inspiration and Life

Experiences and challenges are shaping the life journey of every individual. In the coming talk series, authors with splendid experiences are cordially invited to conduct sharing sessions at libraries throughout the city, unfolding the intriguing stories happening throughout the course of their lives. Through a touch of the overwhelming emotions of the authors, will participants draw some inspiration from those precious moments?

April - May 2021

Speaker	Date and Time	Library	Topic	Registration / Enquiry
Mr. CHANG Cheuk Cheung Terence	24.4.2021 (Saturday) 2:30 - 4:00 pm	Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre)	Why I have to write?	2921 0335 (Registration starts from 10.4.2021)
Ms. CHEN Yimin	1.5.2021 (Saturday) 3:30 - 5:00 pm	Po On Road Public Library (Extension Activities Room)	Sparkle at every age	2928 7055 (Registration starts from 17.4.2021)
Ms. LEE Hin Shin Winsome	9.5.2021 (Sunday) 3:00 - 4:30 pm	Tai Po Public Library (Extension Activities Room)	Connection beyond life and death- Deciphering the stories of bones	2651 4334 (Registration starts from 25.4.2021)
Mr. YIU Man Kit	16.5.2021 (Sunday) 3:00 - 4:30 pm	Tiu Keng Leng Public Library (Extension Activities Room)	Novel writing inspired by emotional trauma	2360 1678 (Registration starts from 2.5.2021)
Dr. Vincent KAN	23.5.2021 (Sunday) 3:00 - 4:30 pm	Quarry Bay Public Library (Extension Activities Room)	Are you Willing to Spend Time on Acquiring Knowledge About Wisdom?	2922 4055 (Registration starts from 9.5.2021)

Other Talks Coming Soon

Registration:

· Conducted in Cantonese. Free admission.

· Registration by telephone begins 2 weeks in advance for the public and 3 weeks in advance for members of Teens' Reading Clubs of Hong Kong Public Libraries, schools and youth organisations. First-come-first-served.

· Please arrive on time. Registration becomes invalid when the talk begins. Seats will then be allocated to persons who are waiting at the venue.

Meet-the-Authors 2020

The Path of Growth through Reading – Stories from Authors

Authors from a diverse variety of genres are cordially invited to conduct sharing sessions at libraries throughout the city, sharing their invaluable experience on reading and writing from their paths of growth. The delightful sharing can definitely help participants to grasp insights into how books can nourish souls and widen readers’ horizons.

Online Talk

Topic: (Conducted in Cantonese)

Talk 1	Talk 2
Hipsters and Farm Youth	My Path of Growth
Hong Kong Public Libraries YouTube Channel
Watch Now	Watch Now

Speaker:

Mr. YIP Tsz-lam

Mr. KOT Chun

Summary:

The youth nowadays have new views and expectations about agriculture which are integrated with ecological, artistic and creative elements. Let’s look into this new phenomenon.

The speaker shared how he likes reading, lives with passion, discovers the society through observation, and how he started to love writing. And he shared his path of growth from an ordinary teacher to a bestselling author.

Speaker's Book:

《港農．講農》

葉子林著

　香港：天地圖書有限公司，2018。

　索書號：430.9391 4414

《活得更快樂 : 人際關係必修的64個學分》

葛雋著

香港：明窗出版社有限公司，2014。

　索書號：195.1 4420

Recommended Book by Speaker:

《一根稻草的革命》

　福岡正信著、吳菲譯