Adult Programs

Wednesday, September 23rd at 10:00 am. We know that exercise puts a spring in our step, helps us to maintain a healthy weight and improves our self-confidence. In this session, we will explore how exercise helps to prevent and manage many health conditions. It may surprise you how critical physical exercise is to healthy aging.

To join this live discussion on Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE.

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Wednesday, September 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th at 4:00 pm. Nervous about attending one of our online programs because you have never used Zoom before? This is an opportunity to practice with no pressure. Join the meeting, say hello, play with the controls and then say goodbye. Even our resident technophobe, Frank Connelly, uses Zoom. He’s written instructions which are available here.

To request an invitation to this practice, click on the date you wish to attend. September 2nd, September 9th, September 16th, September 23rd, September 30th.

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Friday, September 25th at 10:00 am. Watch Charade anytime before September 25th at 10am on our free HOOPLA streaming service or place a hold on a DVD. Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn star in this stylish comedy-thriller directed by Stanley Donen, very much in a Hitchcock vein. Grant plays Peter Joshua, who meets Reggie Lampert (Hepburn) in Paris and later offers to help her when she discovers that her husband has been murdered.

Don’t have a Hoopla account yet? Click here to get started with your library card to watch the film.

To join Reference Librarian Paul Doherty for this live online discussion through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE.

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Saturday’s, September 12th, 19th, 26th etc. at 10am online through Zoom. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.  To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Saturdays at 12:15pm. September 12th & 26th. October 10th & 24th. November 7th & 21st. Instructor, Damien Germino, guides participants to understanding the poses and breathing techniques that will bring peace and beauty to relieve stress while you stretch. When practiced regularly, yoga can have profoundly positive physical effects.

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Wednesday, September 30th at 2:00 pm. Are you prepared to vote in the 2020 General Election? Have you decided HOW you plan to vote? With the challenging environment that we face due to the COVID-19 pandemic and election law changes, learn everything you need to know about the three ways to vote: Absentee Ballot, Early Voting, and Election Day. You will learn the steps to take and the important deadline dates to determine which way to vote is best for you.

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Wednesday, September 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th at 4:00 pm. Nervous about attending one of our online programs because you have never used Zoom before? This is an opportunity to practice with no pressure. Join the meeting, say hello, play with the controls and then say goodbye. Even our resident technophobe, Frank Connelly, uses Zoom. He’s written instructions which are available here.

To request an invitation to this practice, click on the date you wish to attend. September 2nd, September 9th, September 16th, September 23rd, September 30th.

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Saturday, October 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Saturday, October 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Saturdays at 12:15pm. September 12th & 26th. October 10th & 24th. November 7th & 21st. Instructor, Damien Germino, guides participants to understanding the poses and breathing techniques that will bring peace and beauty to relieve stress while you stretch. When practiced regularly, yoga can have profoundly positive physical effects.

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Wednesday’s at 10:00 am. September 16th, October 14th, & November 18th. From a young girl in the mountains of Idaho, to Palestinian and Brooklyn neighborhoods, to a former slave in Jamaica, we witness the injustices in these women’s lives and how they faced them with courage and conviction. All three books are based on true stories.

***At this time we are not borrowing books for the book groups, so you will need to reserve your own copy.

This series is partially funded by a grant from Humanities New York

To join Ileen for this live discussion on Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE

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Sunday, October 15th and Tuesday, October 29th at 10:00 am. Turning Points in Modern History takes you on a far-reaching journey around the globe to shed light on how two dozen of the top discoveries, inventions, political upheavals, and ideas since 1400 have shaped the modern world. Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius Ph.D. will be our guide. View each episode on your own prior to our online discussion of the topics. These episodes are available for viewing using the library’s streaming service Kanopy.

October 15, 2020  1433—The Great Voyages of Admiral Zheng He (Episode 1)  1453—The Fall of Constantinople (Episode 2)  1455—Gutenberg’s Print Revolution (Episode 3)

October 29, 2020  1492—The Columbian Exchange (Episode 4)  1600—The British East India Company (Episode 5)  1648—The Treaty of Westphalia (Episode 6)

If you have not previously created an account with Kanopy, first set up your account through the library’s website so you have a free subscription.

To join Reference Librarian June Hesler for these live online discussions through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. If you have previously signed up for a Great Courses program you do not need to request an invite. You are already invited.

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Saturday, October 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Friday, October 23rd at 10:00 am. Watch Inherit the Wind anytime before September 25th at 10am on our free HOOPLA streaming service or place a hold on a DVD. Spencer Tracy and Frederic March go head-to-head as opposing attorneys in this blistering courtroom drama about the famed “Scopes Monkey Trial” where a Tennessee teacher must defend himself for teaching Darwinism.

Don’t have a Hoopla account yet? Click here to get started with your library card to watch the film.

To join Reference Librarian Paul Doherty for this live online discussion through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE.

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Saturday, October 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Saturdays at 12:15pm. September 12th & 26th. October 10th & 24th. November 7th & 21st. Instructor, Damien Germino, guides participants to understanding the poses and breathing techniques that will bring peace and beauty to relieve stress while you stretch. When practiced regularly, yoga can have profoundly positive physical effects.

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Irving’s short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is one of the earliest examples of American literature still read today.

You can put a hold on it or download it on Overdrive/Hoopla/Freading

To be reminded for this event on Facebook Live, click HERE

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Sunday, October 15th and Tuesday, October 29th at 10:00 am. Turning Points in Modern History takes you on a far-reaching journey around the globe to shed light on how two dozen of the top discoveries, inventions, political upheavals, and ideas since 1400 have shaped the modern world. Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius Ph.D. will be our guide. View each episode on your own prior to our online discussion of the topics. These episodes are available for viewing using the library’s streaming service Kanopy.

October 15, 2020  1433—The Great Voyages of Admiral Zheng He (Episode 1)  1453—The Fall of Constantinople (Episode 2)  1455—Gutenberg’s Print Revolution (Episode 3)

October 29, 2020  1492—The Columbian Exchange (Episode 4)  1600—The British East India Company (Episode 5)  1648—The Treaty of Westphalia (Episode 6)

If you have not previously created an account with Kanopy, first set up your account through the library’s website so you have a free subscription.

To join Reference Librarian June Hesler for these live online discussions through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. If you have previously signed up for a Great Courses program you do not need to request an invite. You are already invited.

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Saturday, October 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Saturdays at 12:15pm. September 12th & 26th. October 10th & 24th. November 7th & 21st. Instructor, Damien Germino, guides participants to understanding the poses and breathing techniques that will bring peace and beauty to relieve stress while you stretch. When practiced regularly, yoga can have profoundly positive physical effects.

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Monday, November 16th at 10:00 am. Cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease, stroke and hypertension (high blood pressure) is the leading cause of death in the United States. Despite this, research indicates there is much we can do to reduce our risk for these conditions.

We will review the medical and scientific literature and highlight lifestyle interventions shown to be most effective in preventing and managing  cardiovascular disease.

To join this live event on Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE

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Wednesday’s at 10:00 am. September 16th, October 14th, & November 18th. From a young girl in the mountains of Idaho, to Palestinian and Brooklyn neighborhoods, to a former slave in Jamaica, we witness the injustices in these women’s lives and how they faced them with courage and conviction. All three books are based on true stories.

***At this time we are not borrowing books for the book groups, so you will need to reserve your own copy.

This series is partially funded by a grant from Humanities New York

To join Ileen for this live discussion on Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE

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Saturdays at 12:15pm. September 12th & 26th. October 10th & 24th. November 7th & 21st. Instructor, Damien Germino, guides participants to understanding the poses and breathing techniques that will bring peace and beauty to relieve stress while you stretch. When practiced regularly, yoga can have profoundly positive physical effects.

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