1 pm - 3 pm Community Room, Lower Level
Invite your friends, sip your favorite adult beverage (B.Y.O.B.) and enjoy step-by-step instruction with our experienced and enthusiastic instructor. You'll leave with a one-of-a-kind creation to enjoy! Cost: $5 per person. All art materials supplied. Registration begins January 15 via telephone or in person at the library. Ages 21 & up.

1 pm - 3 pm Community Room, Lower Level
Invite your friends, sip your favorite adult beverage (B.Y.O.B.) and enjoy step-by-step instruction with our experienced and enthusiastic instructor. You'll leave with a one-of-a-kind creation to enjoy! Cost: $5 per person. All art materials supplied. Registration begins January 15 via telephone or in person at the library. Ages 21 & up.

3:45 pm – 4:45 pm in the Small Meeting Room, Lower Level
Join us for our new film discussion series! Much like a book group, you will watch the film on your own and then join us in person for a moderated discussion. Watch The Incredible Jessica James in person at the library at 2:00 pm or watch it on your own via the free film platform, Kanopy.com and other platforms. You must have watched the film to participate in the discussion. Registration for discussion begins January 15.

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm via Zoom
Join your fellow Pennsylvanians in dialogue across distance and difference! 2020 marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). While much has changed in 30 years, people with disabilities are still the third largest underrepresented minority group. The goal of this two-hour session is to center lived experiences with disability, accessibility considerations for virtual and in-person spaces, and current challenges and hopes for a more accessible world. Advanced registration through Eventbrite is required *Please note, you will receive a link to the Zoom session before it begins via email.

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm in the Community Room, Lower Level
The first African-American woman to become a licensed airplane pilot and the first American to hold an international pilot license, Bessie Coleman was a woman who refused to submit. Born in Texas and raised on a farm, she loved school and walked four miles every day to attend a one-room all-black school through 8th grade. Working with her mother and two sisters, she did laundry, cleaned homes, and picked cotton to earn money so she could finish her education. At age 18, she enrolled in the Oklahoma Colored Agricultural Normal University, but she only had enough money for one year. Traveling north to Chicago to live with her brothers, she heard stories from pilots returning from World War I and decided to become a pilot. After applying to three American aviation schools that refused to teach her, this smart, naturally-gifted woman didn't give up. Learning enough French to get by, she enrolled in a French school, the only black person in the class, and finished the 10-month course in 8 months! Seating is limited and registration is required. Register beginning December 1.

About Daisy Century: Dr. Daisy Century recalls the thrill of receiving a standing ovation for her 3rd grade recitation of The Creation and credits this as the beginning of her desire to perform. Trained as a teacher, Century earned a BA in Biology at Claflin College, a Master’s in Science Education from South Carolina University and a PhD from Temple University, also in Science Education. This naturally talented teacher and actor couples scientific methods with creative imagination in order to discover how the historical characters she interprets would respond to a given situation. An inspiring educator whose students have returned year after year to thank her for the difference she has made in their lives, Daisy has continued to inspire through her thoroughly-researched, dramatically intense portrayals. She is a published author, writing under the name Emily Nelson, and is an accomplished singer.

3:45 pm – 4:45 pm in the Small Meeting Room, Lower Level
Join us for our new film discussion series! Much like a book group, you will watch the film on your own and then join us in person for a moderated discussion. Watch Dear White People in person at the library at 2:00 pm or watch it on your own via the free film platform, Kanopy.com and other platforms. You must have watched the film to participate in the discussion. Registration for discussion begins December 1.

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm via Zoom
Join your fellow Pennsylvanians in dialogue across distance and difference! The abrupt shift to remote work as a response to COVID-19 in 2020 presented a unique opportunity to collectively reimagine the future of work. In this two-hour session, we will explore prominent issues facing workers today, such as the impact of COVID-19, livable wages, the future of unions, and well-being in relation to work. Advanced registration through Eventbrite is required *Please note, you will receive a link to the Zoom session before it begins via email.

3:45 pm – 4:45 pm in the Small Meeting Room, Lower Level
Join us for our new film discussion series! Much like a book group, you will watch the film on your own and then join us in person for a moderated discussion. Watch Kolya in person at the library at 2:00 pm or watch it on your own via the free film platform, Kanopy.com and other platforms. You must have watched the film to participate in the discussion. Registration for discussion begins November 15.

*DATE CHANGE THIS MONTH ONLY - NOW ON DEC. 15*

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm via Zoom
Join your fellow Pennsylvanians in dialogue across distance and difference! With a constant uptick of global death counts due to COVID-19, grief may feel like an ever-present emotion, not only for those lost but also for lost time and opportunity. For many of us, grief can pool together from multiple sources—whether that be racial inequity, the climate crisis, financial insecurity, or any number of difficulties that we individually and collectively navigate. In this two-hour session, we will partner with Pennsylvanian grief counselors and end-of-life practitioners. Our goal is to hold space for lived experiences of grief, our body’s reactions to grief, our cultural relationship to death, and how to navigate grief collectively. Advanced registration through Eventbrite is required *Please note, you will receive a link to the Zoom session before it begins via email* Registration open now.

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm on Zoom
Join us for our new film discussion series! Much like a book group, you will watch the film on your own and then join us in person for a moderated discussion. Watch Smoke Signals in person at the library on 11/12 or watch it on your own. You must have watched the film to participate in the discussion. Registration for discussion begins October 15.