Allison's Book Group - "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Date: 
Tue, 10/29/2013 - 6:30pm to 7:45pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientis know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells - taken without her knowledge in 1951 - became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for develping the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in-vitro fertilization, and more. Henrietta's cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains vitually unknown. Join Alison Petrus-Wilkins for a discussion of this riveting story of the collision between ethics, race and medicine.
Books are available at the library for checkout.

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"Catechism of a Disconnected Catholic": Reading & Book Signing with Author Jude Roche

Date: 
Sun, 10/13/2013 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult

Poet and Warwick resident Jude Roche offers her musings on her church and her faith. Join her for a reading and discussion of her new book, "Catechism of a Disconnected Catholic." There will be a book signing with copies available for purchase.

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Drop In Computer Help

Date: 
Fri, 11/15/2013 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult

Need a quick one-on-one lesson? Drop in for help on one of our laptops! We can help you create an email account, save a file to a flash drive, or answer your basic computer questions.

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