Family Central Workshop: ADHD and Executive Functions: What’s the Connection? with Jessica Poggioli

Date: 
Tue, 10/29/2019 - 6:00pm to 7:45pm
Contact: 
Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult

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: 

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Book Discussion:  "Women Rowing North:  Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing As We Age," by Mary Pipher

            
      
          

  
  
Date: 
Thu, 11/07/2019 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Contact: 
Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult
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.

  


             

          

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Pinterest Party @ the Library - Edgar Allan Poe Wreath

            
      
          

  
  
Date: 
Thu, 10/17/2019 - 6:30pm to 7:45pm
Contact: 
Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen
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.




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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies - "Yesterday"

            
      
          

  
  
Date: 
Mon, 12/30/2019 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Contact: 
The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen
(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.
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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies - "Joyeux Noel"

            
      
          

  
  
Date: 
Mon, 12/23/2019 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Contact: 
The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3
Age Group: 
Adult
(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.
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