Moving Forward Book Group: The Solace of Water

book1 pm Hybrid, Small Meeting Room & Zoom
Join us for Moving Forward, a book discussion series geared towards those who have suffered a loss or tragedy and could use an infusion of hope. In cooperation with Hospice of Central PA, we will be reading books focusing on the redemptive power of the human spirit. This month we discuss, with the author herself, Elizabeth Byler Younts, the depths of grief and friendship in The Solace of Water. “After the loss of her young son Carver, an African-American preacher’s wife named Delilah Evans moves with her family from Montgomery, Alabama, to Sinking Creek, Pennsylvania, for a fresh start. The last thing she could have imagined was becoming friends with Emma Mullet, a reclusive Amish woman.” Ages 18 +. You must have read or listened to the book to attend. Registration is required.  

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Moving Forward Book Group: All There Is podcast (Episode 2)

book1 pm Hybrid, Small Meeting Room & Zoom
Join us for Moving Forward, a book discussion series geared towards those who have suffered a loss or tragedy and could use an infusion of hope. In cooperation with Hospice of Central PA, we will be reading books focusing on the redemptive power of the human spirit. We’re trying something new this month. Please listen to Episode 2 of the podcast All There Is during which Anderson Cooper talks with Stephen Colbert about his being Grateful for Grief, and we’ll discuss it during this month’s meeting. You must have listened to the podcast episode to attend.  Ages 18 +. Registration is required.  

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Moving Forward Book Group: The Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler

book1 pm Hybrid, Small Meeting Room & Zoom
Join us for Moving Forward, a book discussion series geared towards those who have suffered a loss or tragedy and could use an infusion of hope. In cooperation with Hospice of Central PA, we will be reading books focusing on the redemptive power of the human spirit. Anne Tyler's novel is “a wise, haunting, and deeply moving novel about loss and recovery, pierced throughout with Tyler’s humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles.” Find the book in our catalog. You must have read or listened to the book to attend.  Ages 18 +. Registration is required.  

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Moving Forward Book Group: The Night Lake: A Young Priest Maps the Topography of Grief

book1 pm Hybrid, Small Meeting Room & Zoom
Join us for Moving Forward, a book discussion series geared towards those who have suffered a loss or tragedy and could use an infusion of hope. In cooperation with Hospice of Central PA, we will be reading books focusing on the redemptive power of the human spirit. The Night Lake by Liz Tichenor “is a raw and intensely affecting memoir by a young priest about loss of a child, its grief and its aftermath, and the hard-won joy that can follow.”  Ages 18 and older, please. Registration is required.

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Moving Forward Book Group: The Knitting Circle

book1 pm Hybrid, Small Meeting Room & Zoom
Join us for Moving Forward, a book discussion series geared towards those who have suffered a loss or tragedy and could use an infusion of hope. In cooperation with Hospice of Central PA, we will be reading books focusing on the redemptive power of the human spirit. This month we discuss Ann Hood's novel, The Knitting Circle. "After the sudden loss of her only child, Mary Baxter joins a knitting circle...and finds the spark of life again" Find the book in our catalog. Ages 18 and older, please. Registration is required.

 

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Moving Forward Book Group: Little Matches: A Memoir of Grief and Light

book1 pm Hybrid, Small Meeting Room & Zoom
Join us for Moving Forward, a book discussion series geared towards those who have suffered a loss or tragedy and could use an infusion of hope. In cooperation with Hospice of Central PA, we will be reading books focusing on the redemptive power of the human spirit. Join us as we discuss Maryanne O'Hara's book while 'Weaving together a series of interconnected meditations with illuminating glimpses of life rendered via text messages, e-mails, and journal entries, Little Matches is a profound reflection on life and death, motherhood, the pain of chronic uncertainty, and finding inspiration in the unexpected sparks that light our way through the darkness.” Find the book in our catalog. Ages 18 and older, please. Registration is required.

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Curl Up with the Classics: The Light in the Forest

book10 am Hybrid, Small Meeting Room AND Zoom
Join us as we discuss the 20th Century Classics. The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter is “a beautifully written, sensitively told story of a white boy brought up” by the Lenni Lenape. Registration is required. Ages 18+.

*This program is sponsored in memory of Marie Schleicher.

 

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Curl Up with the Classics: The Stranger

book10 am Hybrid, Small Meeting Room AND Zoom
Join us as we discuss the 20th Century Classics. This month we discuss Albert Camus novel, The Stranger. “Who is the stranger in “this story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on a sundrenched Algerian beach”? ” Registration is required. Ages 18+.

*This program is sponsored in memory of Marie Schleicher.

 

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Curl Up with the Classics: Watership Down

book10 am Hybrid, Small Meeting Room AND Zoom
Join us as we discuss the 19th Century Classics. This month we discuss Richard Adams novel, Watership Down. “Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home.” Registration is required. Ages 18+.

*This program is sponsored in memory of Marie Schleicher.

 

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Stitch - In with the Susquehanna Chapter of the Embroiderer’s Guild of America

stitch in1 pm, Community Room
Join in this gathering of embroidery enthusiasts for an afternoon of working on your own project, sipping some tea and chatting with others. Learn some needlework tips, tricks and trends in the craft of embroidery. Don’t have a current project? Just come and be inspired to start one!

 

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