This Week at the Library

This week at the Library, you can join us for:

Caregiver Workshop Series – Tuesday, Nov 2 , 7 – 8 p.m.  

Whether it's getting them to eat their vegetables or understanding what's going on inside their heads, being a caregiver of young children can be challenging. Each month's caregiver workshop explores a different topic to support and enrich relationships between kids age birth to 6 and their caregivers. The November presentation is Food Play with kids cookbook author and blogger Amy Palanjian.

Table Top Games – Wednesday, Nov 3, 6 – 8 p.m.  

Board games have brought family and friends together for years, and we are now in a golden age of game choices! Join us online to enjoy virtual games, meet new friends and have new adventures. You can compete for the attention of the princess in Love Letter, race to escape the floodwaters in Forbidden Island or try your hand at mixing magic ingredients in Potion Explosion. All ages welcome.

Writers’ Conference – Thursday, Nov 4, 6:30 – 8 p.m.  

Our seventh annual Writers Conference kicks off on Thursday November 4 with a discussion on hope and inspiration featuring conference faculty members Alyssa Cole and Michelle Tea. Friday and Saturday include lectures and workshops on building a DIY writing career, writing through problems in your community, crafting pleasure narratives, and bending genre. Though we'll be online, we'll feature opportunities to connect like morning coffees and lunch hours with creativity coach Phillip Denver and afterhours book discussions with Jessica Conoley; you'll be bumping into old friends while making new ones and leave with new energy and inspiration for your next literary project.

Writers’ Conference Kids Day – Sunday, Nov 7, 12:30 – 5 p.m.  

 This year’s Writers Conference Kids Day is bigger than ever! The day begins with a keynote presentation by Aisha Saeed, author of Amal Unbound and co-founder of the “We Need Diverse Books” initiative. Ms. Saeed will share the power of telling our own stories--especially creators whose voices have been traditionally underrepresented and under-supported--and the importance of persevering even when the odds seem stacked against us. Afterwards, we’ll have three tracks of fun and inspiring programs for young writers. Whether they're a future novelist or great storyteller, our kids day is perfect for all interested students, with a focus on grades 4-8.

And much more ….

These events are always available OnDemand.