Teen Tech Tutors
By appointment only. Do you have a question about your device? Do you need help sending attachments in your emails? Do you want to know more about useful apps to put on your phone? Who better than a teen to help with these issues? You can request an appointment at the help desk. Our teens are ready to help you!
Family Central Workshop: ADHD and Executive Functions: What’s the Connection? with Jessica Poggioli
Psychologists and neuroscientists now know a lot more about Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) than in the past. ADHD is not hyperactivity nor too much energy. ADHD actually arises from challenges with executive functions, or the complex cognitive skills that include sustained attention (being able to stay focused even when things aren’t so interesting), response inhibition (the ability to control impulses), time management and emotional regulation. Dr. Poggioli’s talk will focus on:
Family Central Workshop: Mindful Parenting with Melissa Reali
A Journey Through Mindful Parenting: The Facts, Frustrations and Rewards
Book Discussion: "Women Rowing North: Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing As We Age," by Mary Pipher
As women grow older, they contend with ageism, misogyny and loss. Yet, as author Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts of life. Their struggles help them grow into the authentic, empathetic, wise people they have always wanted to be.
Pinterest Party @ the Library - Sheet Music Christmas Trees
The Pretty Committee will show you how to use old sheet music to create beautiful Christmas trees, just in time for holiday decorating! Bring in a glue gun if you have one.
Pinterest Party @ the Library - Folded Book Turkey
The Pretty Committee will show you how to turn an old book into a unique turkey for your Thanksgiving table!
Pinterest Party @ the Library - Edgar Allan Poe Wreath
The Pretty Committee will show you how to create an "Edgar Allan Poe" wreath just in time for Halloween. If you have a glue gun, feel free to bring it in! This program is for adults and older teens.
Monday Afternoon @ the Movies - "Yesterday"
(2019) Starring Himesh Patel and Lily Allen. Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in a tiny English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie. Then, after a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed. And he finds himself with a very complicated problem, indeed.
Monday Afternoon @ the Movies - "Joyeux Noel"
(2005) Starring Daniel Bruhl and Diane Krueger. In 1914, World War I - the bloodiest war ever at that time in human history - was well under way. However on Christmas Eve, numerous sections of the Western Front called an informal, and unauthorized, truce where the various front-line soldiers of the conflict peacefully met each other in No Man's Land to share a precious pause in the carnage with a fleeting brotherhood.