An event poster with illustrations of white falling leaves on a black background. Text: What is a story slam? "Fall" Halifax Central Library, Paul O'Regan Hall Nov. 27, 2025 - 6 pm - free! halifaxstoryslam.com

An event poster with a photo of Dr. Rohini Bannerjee, a professor in the SMU Department of Languages and Cultures. Text: Halifax Central Library, Paul O'Regan Hall Nov. 27, 2025 - 6 pm - free! halifaxstoryslam.com

Join #HalifaxStorySlam for live storytelling tonight at #HalifaxCentral Library. 🎤 Seven storytellers—including SMU professor Dr. Rohini Bannerjee!—will share true stories on a "Fall" theme. Doors open at 6 pm in Paul O'Regan Hall. Find the full lineup + livestream: halifaxstoryslam.com/live-event

Halifax's first #MonsterFest starts tonight and THE MONSTERS ARE COMING! 😱 Join us Oct. 28-31 for a monstrous time at Saint Mary's University and #HalifaxCentral Library ... if you dare. 😈 Free public lectures, films and much more: smu.ca/monsterfest/ #Halifax #MonsterFest2025 #artswithimpact

Did you know? #NovaScotia and #California are connected...by the study of monsters! The annual @ucscmonsters.bsky.social Festival of Monsters inspired our first #MonsterFest, coming up Oct. 28-31 at SMU and #HalifaxCentral Library: www.smu.ca/monsterfest/ #MonsterFest2025 #monsters #artswithimpact

Tonight! Join @paulhuddie.bsky.social in person at #HalifaxCentral Library and online. Find more info + the Zoom link on the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society website: rnshs.ca?cat=21.

@historysmu.bsky.social @icuf.bsky.social @buryingground.bsky.social #Ireland #AtlanticCanada #CrimeanWar

Attend @paulhuddie.bsky.social's public lecture June 25, 7 pm at #HalifaxCentral Library or via Zoom, hosted by the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society. More info here: www.rnshs.ca?p=4271

An event poster for our next Arts With Impact Lecture, hosted by the Department of Anthropology and the Linguistics Program at Saint Mary's University. This free event is in Paul O'Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library, April 13 from 2-4 pm and all are welcome. The poster includes a photo of guest speaker Dr. Christine Schreyer, a linguistic anthropologist and creator of the constructed languages Kryptonian, Atlantean, Beama and Elatrian. In her public talk, she'll discuss her research as well as the languages she has created for movies and television. Dr. Schreyer is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UBC-Okanagan. She has collaborated with the Taku River Tlingit First Nation on various initiatives for the past two decades and is now involved in a project to document the journey toward preserving their linguistic heritage.

From alien planets to faerie worlds: what constructed languages can tell us about human languages | Join us Sunday, April 13 at #HalifaxCentral Library for an #ArtsWithImpact talk by @cschreyer.bsky.social, who creates languages for movies! All are welcome, 2-4 pm: loom.ly/pi1RR4Y #SMUAnthropology

A graphic showing five nominees for the 2025 J. M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award, with headshots of each poet right above the covers of their nominated books. For complete details, visit https://atlanticbookawards.ca/.

Congratulations to Dr. Annick MacAskill on 2 #poetry award nominations for 'Votive' (@gaspereaupress.bsky.social, 2024):
#1 - J.M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award; the June 5 @atlanticbookawards.bsky.social gala is at #HalifaxCentral Library and online. #2 - see below. 🏆🏆 Happy #NationalPoetryMonth!