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Different branches of the Toronto Public Library are offering programs on memoir writing, including Cliffcrest (3017 Kingston Road), Danforth/Coxwell (1675 Danforth Avenue), Deer Park (40 St. Clair Avenue East), Eatonville (430 Burnhamthorpe Road), and North York Central Library (5120 Yonge Street). Contact the specific branches for more information or to register.

Toronto Public Library has a tip sheet called Memoirs – @YourFingertips that recommends books, blog articles and websites on memoir writing.

Here are some book titles that can be borrowed from Toronto Public Library:

Abercrombie, Barbara. Courage and craft: writing your life into story. Novato, California: New World Library, 2007.

Gawthorpe, Ann. How to write your life story. Blacklick, Ohio: McGraw Hill, c2009.

Ulrich, Karen. How to write your life story: the complete guide to creating a personal memoir.  New York: Reader’s Digest Association, 2006.

Zousmer, Steve. You don’t have to be famous: how to write your life story. Cincinnati: Writer’s Digest Books, 2007.