Thursday, June 14th, 6:00 p.m.
Author Talk: Breaking Up with Busy by Yvonne Tally
SSF Main Library, 840 West Orange Ave., SSF, CA 94080
From family to career to self-fulfillment, being busy has become a way of life for the majority of women today. Only the price they pay to run this race includes health challenges, career delays, and societal expectations that they should be able to do it all without losing their cool. In this inspiring evening, author Yvonne Tally offers today's overscheduled women practical, mindful, and effective solutions to the frustrations caused by the time-strapped lifestyle that so many of them experience on a daily basis.
Saturday, June 16th, 2:00 p.m.
Financial Fitness 101: Building a Strong Financial Foundation
SSF Main Library, 840 West Orange Ave., SSF, CA 94080
In this workshop, Brad Hamada will be presenting the most effective and efficient way to build a strong financial future using a few very simple rules of thumb and a little bit of common sense. You will understand how to prioritize your financial obligations to maximize your peace of mind and confidently build a financial foundation that can withstand the test of time.
Sunday, June 17, 2:15 p.m.
Walgreens Talk: Medication Adherance
SSF Main Library, 840 West Orange Ave., SSF, CA 94080
What is medication adherence? What are the consequences of not being adherent? Learn some tips for better medication routines. Talks are led by Walgreens representatives.
Monday, June 18th, 6 p.m.
Author Talk:
Facebuddha: Transcendence in the Age of Social Networks
by Ravi Chandra, M.D.
SSF Main Library, 840 West Orange Ave., SSF, CA 94080
We are who happens to us, and what we make of the happening. Who do we become when we relate online? What happens to our minds and hearts? Ravi Chandra is a psychiatrist and Buddhist who values conversation, relationship, and their ultimate goals: love and the feeling of society. And he thinks we are in danger.
Facebuddha: Transcendence in the Age of Social Networks
, is a rich modern memoir of relationship online and off, a state-of-the-art exploration of psychological research about social media, and an engaging introduction to Buddhism.
Ravi Chandra, M.D. is a psychiatrist and writer in San Francisco, and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Facebuddha: Transcendence in the Age of Social Networks is his full-length nonfiction debut, and is the winner of the
2018 Nautilus Books Silver Award Winner for Religion/Spirituality of Eastern Thought category
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2:00 p.m.
Author Talk: Adrian Covert, "Taverns of the American Revolution"
Molloy's Tavern
1655 Mission Rd #6, SSF, CA 94080
Drink to the Founding Fathers while learning about their favorite pubs in Adrian Covert's presentation on his book Taverns of the American Revolution.
Taverns of the American Revolution
presents the boozing and schmoozing that went on in some of America's most historic watering holes, revealing the crucial role these public houses played as meeting places for George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and their fellow Founding Fathers in the struggle for independence. More than a retelling of the Revolutionary War, this unique volume takes readers on a tour of more than twenty surviving colonial taverns; features period artwork, maps, and cocktail recipes; and is filled with trivia and anecdotes about the drinking habits of colonial Americans.
Adrian Covert is a San Francisco-based author, artist, and Vice President of Public Policy for the Bay Area Council, a regional business and economic planning non-profit organization. Covert studied political science at San Francisco State University and enjoys old bars and playing baseball for the Sunset Nobles. He lives in the Mission District with his wife, Rachel, and their dog, Buddy.
This program will be held at South San Francisco's own Molloy's Tavern.
Thursday, June 28th, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Transform Your Life in 90 Days by Hal Kataoka
Grand Avenue Branch Library, 306 Walnut Ave, SSF, CA 94080
Being on unemployment can be a blessing in disguise. Just think how you can use this time as a career sabbatical to search for a new job, industry, career challenge or a position that could be anywhere in the world.
It is possible to transform your life in a short span if you:
- Face your fears that can lead to enhanced inner awareness
- Deal with accepting the process of change that you have to master
- Cultivate and develop exciting professional relationships
- Set 90 profound and realistic goals
Hal Kataoka will provide the steps necessary to transform your life in 90 days. Mr. Kataoka has a Masters in Educational Psychology and spent more than 20 years, writing, delivering and directing hundreds of state-of-the-art career seminars at no cost to thousands of people who were exploring changing their careers or were laid-off during the Great Recession of 2011.
Space is limited and registration is required. To sign-up click
here
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