Adult Programs - August 2023

Calendar of Events

Featured Event

Tick Talk:
How a Bite can Lead to Illness
Thursday, August 10th
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium

We are happy to partner with the Town of New Canaan to present an informal talk on tick-borne illness and prevention. Lyme disease - the most prevalent tick-borne disease in CT - is on the rise! Learn how to protect yourself and your family.

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August Events

ESL for Beginners
Tuesdays
10:00am - 11:30am
McLaughlin Meeting Room

Develop reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Learn basic grammatical sentences, short dialogues about personal information, daily life skills, and more.

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Personal Digital Archiving
Saturday, August 5th
11:00am - 12:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room

Learn best practices for long-term archiving of your digital content, including the best storage systems, file formats, naming conventions and conversion strategies.

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Tech Tuesdays: Email Basics
Tuesday, August 8th
1:00pm - 2:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room

Gmail is the world’s most popular email service. This class teaches you how to create an account, read an email inbox, send and forward email messages, attach files to your emails, and more.

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Women and Money Roundtable:
How to Make Sense of Today's Financial Markets (ZOOM)
Wednesday, August 9th
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Join us for an easy-to-follow discussion on how to make sense of today’s financial markets. Covers the latest market news and how that might affect your financial decisions.

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Notable Reads Book Group
Thursday, August 10th
11:15am - 12:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room

This session explores the book Elena Knows, shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022 and written by Argentine crime writer Claudia Piñeiro.

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Expert Search Tips and Tricks
Thursday, August 10th
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room

Some specific search techniques make it easy to access our collection of thousands of books, ebooks, audiobooks, movies and more.

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Introduction to
Google Docs and Drive
Tuesday, August 15th
1:00pm - 2:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room

Google Docs is an online word processing program. Google Drive is for online file storage. In this hands-on class you’ll learn how to use both of these free, easy-to-use applications.

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Create Your Own Website with Google Sites
Saturday, August 19th
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room

Google Sites is a free website builder. Use this user-friendly interface, featuring templates, and themes, to create your own website. No coding experience is required!

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Expert Search Tips and Tricks
Wednesday, August 23rd
11:00am - 12:00pm

Craig B. Tate Conference Room
Some specific search techniques make it easy to access our collection of thousands of books, ebooks, audiobooks, movies and more.

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Lifestyle Medicine Workshop:
Social Connectedness
Wednesday, August 23rd
11:00am - 12:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room

There are health benefits of belonging! Lifestyle medicine specialist, Dr. Raquel Harrison presents the importance of healthy social connections and why engaging with others is essential to the human experience.

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Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint
Wednesday, August 23rd
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room

Create a slideshow presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint. Topics include creating and editing slides, inserting images, and running your slideshow.

Prerequisite: Basic Computer Skills including mouse and keyboarding skills are required.
 
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Paint & Sip: Starry Night
Thursday, August 24th
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Anderson MakerLab

Mesmerized by Van Gogh's painting, Starry Night? Create your own version at this fun two-hour paint and sip event. Under the guidance of artist Lauren Teton, attendees will try painting techniques to create a version of that famous piece of art that can hang proudly in their homes.

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Get Creative with Canva!
Friday, August 25th
11:00am - 12:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room

Canva is a free online tool that makes it easy to create professional or fun graphics for social media posts, posters, flyers and more. Learn how to open a free Canva account, create a design using templates and stock photos/elements, and upload your own images.

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Introduction to Microsoft Excel: Fundamentals
Tuesday, August 29th
6:00pm - 7:30pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room

Create a spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel. Topics include entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting & print previewing worksheets.
 
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BookTok Book Group
Wednesday, August 30th
6:00pm - 7:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room

Reference Librarians, James Ludy and Kassidy Wynne read and discuss books that are trending on Social Media. We will be reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

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Gentle Yoga
(Registration Begins 7/31)
Mondays, 10am
Bring your own mat.

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Open MakerLab
Wednesdays, 4pm-6pm
Drop by and check it out

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Open Tech (No registration Required)
Tuesdays, 2pm-4pm
Come in for one-on-one support

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Tai Chi
(Registration Begins 7/31)
Fridays, 10am
All levels are welcome.

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