Adult Progams
What's New for August 2010
MYSTERY BOOK CLUB
Members of the Mystery Book Club are meeting to discuss "O' Artful Death" by Sarah Stewart Taylor
on August 3 from 1:30 pm to 2:30 PM. New members are always welcome.
KNITTING CLUB
Members of the Knitting Club are meeting on Tuesdays from 6:00 pm. to 7:00 pm.
New members are always welcome. Please call the library at 949-3630 ext. 1 for
further information.
PICNIC TABLE READS
The library is having a six-week Adult Summer Reading Book Club on Thursdays from 1:00 pm
to 2:00 pm beginning July 15 to August 19. Members will meet at the picnic table outside,
weather permitting. The following summer themed titles have been selected: "That Summer
in Sicily" by Marlena De Blasi, "Summer House" by Nancy Thayer, "A Gift From The Sea"
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, "Dead in Vineyard Sand" by Philip R. Craig, "Cape Cod" by Henry
David Thoreau, the final selection will be announced. The library will provide the lemonade.
Please call the library at 949-3630 ext. 1 for further information or to sign-up.
DOWSING FOR BEGINNERS
Learn the ancient skill of locating groundwater, buried metals or hidden gems, on Saturday,
August 14 from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. Registration is required. Please call the library at
949-3630 ext. 1 to register.
UNDERSTANDING BLUECHIP FOR MEDICARE
A representative from Blue Cross/Blue Shield will be discussing BlueChip for
Medicare on Friday, August 13 from 11:00 am to noon. Registration is recommended.
Please call 949-3630 ext. 1 to register.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS TALK
On Saturday, August 21, from 11:00 to noon, and on Wednesday, August 25, from 6:30 pm to
7:30 pm, Michelle Marquis, Wellness Coordinator, Health Educator, owner of The Highway 2
Health, LLC, will discuss numerous topics pertaining to nutrition and wellness, including ways
to reach your ideal weight, increase your energy, slow the aging process, and prevent degenerative
disease. She will also discuss the relationship between nutrition and disease, what enzymes are
and why they are vital to health, and why and how food is our best "medicine," among many other
topics. In addition, she will share practical tips and tools to help your family live a healthier lifestyle.
Seating will be limited to the first 30 people. Advance reservations are required. Please call Aina
Wagner-Brown at (401) 949-4726 to reserve your complimentary seat.
THE RHODE ISLAND BLOOD CENTER COACH is at the library on Friday, August 6 from
10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
The Library will be closed Monday, August 9 in observance of Victory Day.
FALL LIBRARY FUNDRAISER
The library will begin to sell September Lottery Calendar Raffle tickets on Tuesday, August 10.
Tickets will be $10.00 each. Each ticket has a corresponding numbered block. Each day during
the month of September a ticket will be drawn. The winner will be contacted to collect the prize
for that day. The winning ticket will be returned to the drawing box, for another chance to win.
The proceeds will go towards the Greenville Public Library Building Fund. |
