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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.
(Senior Center Lounge, 1-2 p.m.) After Adam March loses his job, his wife, and the life he has worked so hard to achieve, he must fulfill a community-service obligation at a soup kitchen, where he meets Chance, a pit bull bred for fighting who ends up being Adam’s best shot at redemption. Barbara Currie will lead this discussion. Copies of the book are available at the Library or at the Senior Center (ask at the front desk.) Link to the catalog.
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.
Begins February 2, 2012
7:00 p.m.
Would you like to learn more about U.S. foreign policy in an engaging community forum? The Library will host a Great Decisions series for nine weeks. The series begins on February 2 and continues on Feb. 9, 16, 23, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (with a snow date of April 5). This series will discuss many of the important foreign policy topics facing the United States.
The topics are: Middle East Realignment, Promoting Democracy, Mexico, Cybersecurity, Exit From Afghanistan & Iraq, State of the Oceans, Indonesia, and Energy Geopolitics.
The discussions will be led by Dr. Craig Brandt, a former naval officer who has also been a professor at the Air Force Institute of Technology and dean of academic affairs at the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management.
Attendance is by pre-registration only; registration begins in January. There is a $20 fee for the briefing book.
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.
(Senior Center Lounge, 1-2 p.m.) In Cape Cod, Jane Clarke leads a simple yet rich life. But at twenty-two, Jane knows that soon she will be expected to move out of her father’s home and start a household of her own. When a bitter feud between her father and a fellow miller erupts into a shocking act of violence, Jane’s trust is shaken. And when Jane rejects a marriage with the young man Jane’s father has chosen for her, she is sent to Boston to care for a spinster aunt. It is the eve of the Revolutionary War when Jane arrives in this bustling city awash with red coats and rebellious fervor. There, she is caught between tradition and independence, family and conscience, loyalty and love. Grippingly rendered, The Rebellion of Jane Clarke is a compelling story of one woman’s struggle to find her own place and leave her own mark on a new country as it is born. Barbara Currie will lead this discussion. Copies of the book are available at the Library or at the Senior Center (ask at the front desk.) Link to the catalog.
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.)
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.
(Senior Center Lounge, 1-2 p.m.) Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me along the Way chronicles the mother-daughter relationship of culinary author Ruth Reichl, now editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, and her late mother, Miriam. Miriam Brudno, who bowed to societal and familial pressure to become a wife and a mother over pursuing a fulfilling career, cheered her daughter on and pointed out that Ruth had an obligation, both to herself and to her mother, to use her life well. Barbara Currie will lead this discussion. Copies of the book are available at the Library or at the Senior Center (ask at the front desk.) Link to the catalog.
Monday, November 28, 2011
7:00-8:30 p.m.
How about a fun night of good old-fashioned arts and crafts? Come alone or bring some friends (but leave the kids at home!) for the perfect girls’ night out. Drop in anytime from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Library staffers will guide you as you try your hand at some simple holiday crafts . No talent is necessary; only enthusiasm! This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Reading Public Library. All adults (high school and older) are invited.
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