LiveWires: Lifelong Learning in the Library

LiveWires: Lifelong Learning in the Library is a program series designed for persons in midlife and beyond to introduce them to different ways of thinking about midlife and retirement. Join us for a stimulating lifelong learning experience!

A morning Coffee & More series (second Tuesday of each month) offers speakers, films and discussions on a variety of topics, preceded by a social time with refreshments. An evening LiveWires Presents series (fourth Tuesday of each month) presents authors and speakers to entertain and inform.

Please see our .pdf full-color brochure for a list of events.

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
10:00 a.m.
(Coffee & refreshments at 9:30 a.m.)

 (Rescheduled from an earlier date.)    Derby Square Tours’ Jim McAllister will recount some tales of the region’s most colorful characters–from the curious residents of Dogtown to the bizarre Lord Timothy Dexter–in this entertaining slide lecture. In honor of Valentine’s Day, he will also relate some fun local romance stories in keeping with the home-grown theme.

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Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012
7:00 p.m.

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is the largest membership organization for personal financial planning experts in the U.S. and includes professionals from all backgrounds.  Tonight’s presentation, by a member of this organization, will provide handouts to assist people in working through how to cope with a loss of income due to job loss or other adversity.  The presenter will also tell how to manage investments during uncertain market conditions.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
10:00 a.m.
(Coffee & refreshments at 9:30 a.m.)

Join local residents Ron and Maureen D’Addario as they recount their 2011 mission trip to earthquake-ravaged Haiti with the St. Boniface Haiti Foundation.  The mission of this foundation, a volunteer organization founded by parishioners of St. Boniface Church in Quincy, is to serve the poorest of the poor in rural Haiti with healthcare and humanitarian aid.  The D’Addarios will show photos and narrate their experience among Haiti’s poor.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
7:00 p.m.

Step back in time as educator/entertainer David Downs acquaints us with the unique, fascinating and extraordinary medical techniques practiced during the 18th and 19th centuries.  Learn how the monaural stethoscope was invented; observe the amazing electric Magneto Nervous Machine!  Discover why the “ear cone” was placed in the ear and then set ablaze.  The speaker is a member of The Living History Association.  (This presentation is appropriate for all ages.)

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
10:00 a.m. (Coffee & refreshments at 9:30 a.m.)

The planning involved in protecting one’s assets has become dramatically more complex in recent years.  Certified Elder Law Attorney, Patrick Curley will focus on the latest strategies for protecting your savings against Medicaid and nursing home costs.

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