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Summer Reading Club ends August 1.
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Time is running out for logging books in our "Build a Better World" summer reading club. Each time you finish a book and log it online, ask for a prize entry slip to enter in the gift card drawing of your choice. There are eight choices in all.
August 1 is the last day.
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Mon., Aug. 7, 7-8 PM
Greenfield GBC Community Rm. B
Greg McCauley, executive director of Link Observatory, will deliver a multimedia presentation, "Great American Eclipse: Standing in the Shadow of the Moon."
On Aug. 21, 2017, the Earth, sun and moon will line up during a total solar eclipse that takes place only across the US.
The 70-mile-wide umbra, or shadow path, will stretch diagonally through 12 states, from Oregon to South Carolina. (Indiana will see a partial eclipse.).
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Thu., Aug. 17, 7-8:30 PM
Greenfield GBC Community Rm.
Get a pleasure boost when the Circle City Ringers return with extraordinary English hand bell music.
Hear a range of surprising selections from "Capriccio" to "Dueling Banjos."
The Ringers feature choreographed melodies that delight audiences with their beauty and precision. Musicians weave the bells up and down a table, making notes over a five-octave range of Malmark bells and chimes.
Circle City Ringers is a non-profit community ensemble located in the greater Indianapolis area.
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Mon., Aug. 21, 7-8:15 PM
Greenfield GBC Community Rm.
Historian Jim Gibbons will discuss the life of Diana, Princess of Wales: her marriage, motherhood, royal presence, and the circumstances surrounding her death that remain controversial. Gibbons will theorize why Diana's life, like a "Candle in the Wind," still burns as legend.
Gibbons brings to light information that applies to life in the present. His tagline reads, "Life is no mystery when you know your history."
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Mon., Aug. 28, 7-8 PM
Greenfield GBC Community Rm. B
Kate Kunk, RN and Caregiver Options Counselor for the Central Indiana Council on Aging (CICOA), will discuss the many services her organization provides for family caregivers, older persons, and those of any age with a disability.
This workshop familiarizes both caregivers and the general public with survival tips and resources that are available.
CICOA is not a government agency but oversees state and federal funds and private donations to provide information, advocacy and support services.
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LITERARY DISCUSSIONS
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Where it applies, we encourage you to read the selected books in advance. Ask for a copy at the information desk.
Brown Bag Book Discussion,
Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown, about the 1936 US Olympic Team, Tue., Aug. 8, 10-11:45 AM, Greenfield GBC Community Rm.
SIGN UP.
Storytelling Guild, Mon., Aug. 14, 1-3 PM, Greenfield Youth Program Rm.
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Adult Anime & Manga, Mon., Aug. 14, 7-8 PM, Greenfield Youth Program Rm.
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Writers Helping Writers, Thu., Aug. 17, 6-8:45 PM, Greenfield Grace Rea Study Rm. 2.
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Women's Book Discussion,
Five Quarters of the Orange
, by Joanne Harris, Thu., Aug. 17, 6:30-8 PM, New Palestine. SIGN UP.
YA Book Club for Adults,
The Darkest Minds, by Alexandra Bracken, Tue., Aug. 22, 6-7 PM, New Palestine. SIGN UP.
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GENEALOGY: HOOSIER RESEARCH
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Greenfield GBC Community Rm. B
Librarian Paul McNeil will lead a discussion on Hoosier-specific genealogy resources available in Indiana at state and local libraries, genealogical societies, and online.
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New Palestine
, Saturdays, Aug. 12-Sept. 9:
All Levels 10:20-11:20 AM. SIGN UP.
Susan Goodart, a certified yoga teacher and fitness adviser, instructs the five-week series.
A $25 fee is paid to the instructor at the first session. Those 60+ may attend free.
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Greenfield
, Saturdays, Aug. 12-Sept. 9:
Susan Goodart, a certified yoga teacher and fitness adviser, instructs the five-week series.
A $25 fee is paid to the instructor at the first session. Those 60+ may attend free.
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