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Adult Programs and Special Events
Container Gardening Thursday, June 6 at 7:00 pm This special program on container gardening is sponsored by the Lewisboro Garden Club. The featured speaker is Colleen Plimpton, who trained at the New York Botanical Garden. Colleen has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs including Good Morning America. She pens a prize-winning newspaper column for Hearst Media Group and writes for publications such as GreenPrints, Connecticut Gardener, and Toastmaster. Colleen’s multi-honored garden memoir, Mentors in the Garden of Life was a Finalist for the 2011 Connecticut Book of the Year in the Memoir category. She has taught at the New York Botanical Garden and lectures widely. For more information, visit her website, www.colleenplimpton.com.To register for the program, call the library at 763-3857, or send an email to lewisborolibrary@gmail.com.
iPad Tips & Tricks Friday, June 14 at 2:00 pm Want to learn how to use your iPad more effectively or creatively? Beginners and more advanced users are invited to learn useful tips, tricks and apps for the iPad. You may register by calling the library at 763-3857, or sending an email to lewisborolibrary@gmail.com.
Downloading eBooks to Your iPad Tuesday, June 18 at 11:00 am Learn how to download free eBooks onto your iPad using the Westchester Library System's free download services. You may register by calling the library at 763-3857, or sending an email to lewisborolibrary@gmail.com.
Get LinkedIn to Your Job Search Thursday, June 20 at 7:00 pm A free presentation for job seekers or career changers. LinkedIn is a must-have social media tool for the proactive businessperson. A career counselor from the Westchester Library System will discuss what to put in your online profile and how to market yourself and your business. Learn all about LinkedIn features and how to get started on this powerful job search and networking tool. You may register by calling the library at 763-3857 or sending an email to lewisborolibrary@gmail.com. This program is co-sponsored by the Lewisboro Chamber of Commerce.
The Folk Music Concert Series has been a popular Library event since 1983. The concerts run from October through December, and February through May, on the first or second Saturday of the month. Concerts begin at 8 pm, doors open at 7:30 pm. The concerts are now presented through a partnership with Common Ground Community Concerts. To order advance tickets, or to get more information on all the Common Ground concerts, please click here.
Sloan Wainwright Saturday, May 11 at 8 pm Sloan Wainwright consistently demonstrates her easy command of a variety of American musical styles — pop, folk, jazz and blues — held together by the melodious tone of her rich contralto. Sloan’s incredible gift is not only her unique songwriting ability, but her dramatically voiced rendition of her original songs. Tickets for this show are $18 in advance (and for seniors) and $20 at the door for adults.
Lewisboro Library Book Group The Lewisboro Library Book Group usually meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The book selection for May 22 (4th Wednesday) is Crossing to Safety, by Wallace Stegner. Books are available through the Westchester Library System. New members are always welcome in this adult, co-ed book group. For more information, contact Myrna or Steve Shomstein at 533-2550.
Senior Book Group at Firehouse This book group meets during the Lewisboro Senior Adults meeting at the South Salem Firehouse usually on the third Wednesday of each month at 11 am. The book selection for the June 19 meeting is Midwives by Chris Bohjalian. The book selection for July 24 is In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larsen. The library will provide copies of the book to all participants. Large print copies and CD audio books are also available upon request. All seniors are welcome to participate. Please contact the library if you need a copy of the book. |
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