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Adult Programs

  • **CANCELLED**Kindle Reader ebook Class
    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 10:00am

    Learn how to get a library ebook onto your Kindle reader! Bring you device and your library card and USB cable, if your Kindle is not Wi-Fi compatible. This class is NOT designed for Kindle Fire user...

  • The Gang's All Here
    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 1:00pm
    Auditorium

    A soldier (Eugene Pallette) falls for a chorus girl (Alice Faye) and then has to leave on active duty in the Pacific. But the real reason to watch this film is the fantastic musical numbers featuring great swing music with the Benny Goodman Orchestra, Alice Faye, and the incomparable Carmen Miranda in one of the wildest production numbers featuring chorus girls wielding gigantic bananas and other fruits..it has to be seen to be believed!
    PRESENTED IN 35MM
    1943
    103 minutes

  • The Gang's All Here
    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 7:30pm
    Auditorium

    A Soldier (Eugene Pallette) falls for a chorus girl (Alice Faye) and then has to leave on active duty in the Pacific. But the real reason to watch this film is the fantastic musical numbers featuring great swing music with the Benny Goodman Orchestra, Alice Faye, and the incomparable Carmen Miranda in one of the wildest production numbers featuring chorus girls wielding gigantic bananas and other fruits...it has to be seen to be believed!
    PRESENTED IN 35MM
    1943
    103 minutes

  • Current Events
    Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 10:00am
    Auditorium

    Voice your opinion and hear the opinions of others on the important events of the day. For today's topics see northshoreflashpoints.blogspot.com.

  • **CANCELLED* HeritageQuest Online
    Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 10:00am

    Find your ancestors and discover the past using HeritageQuest Online. Learn how to search the six core areas,  including U.S.
    Federal Censuses, indexes to genealogy and local history periodicals;  Revolutionary War records; and local and family histories.  There will be hands-on practice for the last part of the class.

  • Tablet/Smartphone ebook Class
    Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 2:00pm
    Interactive Classroom

    Learn how to get a library ebook onto your tablet or smartphone! For Apple, Android, and NOOK Color and NOOK Tablet users. Bring you device and your library card.

  • Suspicious Minds: Gone Girl
    Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 7:00pm
    Pollak Room

    Leah White leads a discussion of the hugely popular thriller "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn as part of the Suspicious Minds mystery discussion group.

    A man is suspected of murdering his wife after she disappears on their fifth wedding anniversary.

  • Organize and Reduce Paper Clutter
    Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 7:00pm
    Auditorium

    Do you have piles of unfiled papers, waste time trying to find what you’re looking for, and have a hard time deciding what to keep? Professional organizer Bonnie Hillman Shay will share practical techniques to help you get organized. Learn how to reduce the amount of paper you receive, how to sort your papers and set up a filing system, and how to build habits to help you maintain your new system.

  • Gentle Yoga
    Friday, June 21, 2013 - 10:30am
    Auditorium

    Yoga instructor Olga Rudiak leads a series of yoga sessions for improved physical strength, relaxation and mental clarity. Exercises are done in a chair or standing not on the floor.

  • Introduction to Wordpress
    Friday, June 21, 2013 - 2:00pm
    Interactive Classroom

    Find out how to create your own free, Wordpress blog in this hands-on class for beginners. Requires basic internet/mouse skills and a working email account.