Adults – the Next Chapter Monday Matinee returns Monday, February 23 at 2:00 PM in our upstairs Innovation Lab Classroom. We look forward to seeing Cool Runnings, the 1993 sports comedy loosely based on the debut of the Jamaican national bobsleigh team at the 1988 Winter Olympics. This film stars Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba, and John Candy. Rated PG, this film lasts 1 hour, 38 minutes and includes closed captions. Light refreshments provided by the Friends of Freeman Library.
Senior Adults
Classics Revisited continues Thursday, February 19 at 10:15 AM in our upstairs Innovation Lab Classroom. We look forward to showing Tombstone, the 1993 American Western film inspired by real events that took place in the 1880s in Southeast Arizona, including the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the Earp Vendetta Ride. This film stars Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn, Dana Delany, and Sam Elliott. Rated R for violence, Tombstone lasts 2 hours, 10 minutes. This film includes Closed Captions.
This class will introduce participants to Microsoft Word, Microsoft’s word processing program. You will learn how to open and create a new document, type text into it, and basic formatting. This class builds upon the introductory computer class, so basic familiarity with computers (turning on computer, using the mouse, basic typing) is required. We will be using library computers, so no need to bring your own!
Join us to write along to some writing prompts, chat, make friends, and unwind! This program is for adults 18+. A journal will be provided if you don't already have one! No writing experience needed, just an open mind for adopting a new hobby :) We also sometimes collage and do other creative crafts!
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Join us to write along to some writing prompts, chat, make friends, and unwind! This program is for adults 18+. A journal will be provided if you don't already have one! No writing experience needed, just an open mind for adopting a new hobby :) We also sometimes collage and do other creative crafts!
With no assigned book or group discussion, Introvert Happy Hour Book Club is ideal for those who want the community of a book club without the homework, conversation, and social pressure. Please join us in the Upstairs Conference Room on the second Monday of the month to read silently as a group without any discussion and enjoy light refreshments provided by the Friends of Freeman Library. The door opens at 6:00 PM.
No registration is necessary for this free program.
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El libro del club es 'Los Sueños de la Niña de la Montaña' de Eufrosina Cruz. "El origen no define el destino".
Autobiografía de Eufrosina Cruz, una activista zapoteca que narra su lucha contra la discriminación de género e indígena en México, desde su infancia en la montaña hasta su rol en la modificación de la Constitución Mexicana para reconocer los derechos de las mujeres y pueblos originarios, inspirando a niñas a soñar más allá de sus orígenes.
Calling all genealogists! We’ll be hosting an open lab for FamilySearch, a free, online resource for genealogy/family history research on Friday, February 20, starting at 4:15 PM. This free program requires no registration but space is limited.