Past Programs

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2022

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July

• Life in a Word Part 3 - with Certified HCI Health and Life Coach Ronni Hochman (In-Person)

August

• Hikes Through History with author Alison O'Leary - tour of destinations in Eastern Massachusetts (Virtual)

September

• Beginning Quilting Classes with Nancy Bass - Seven weekly classes beginning Wednesday, September 7
• Veterans Club Meeting - The History of Music Therapy As It Relates to Veterans with Music Therapist, Ben Pernick
• Saving at the Supermarket! with Jill Patterson, RDN (Virtual)

October

• Film Presentation: Borderland - The Life and Times of Blanche Ames Ames, followed by Q&A with filmmaker and Sharon native, Kevin G. Friend (In-Person)
• FOL Annual Meeting and Author Event with Katherine A. Sherbrooke - Leaving Coy's Hill (In-Person)

November

• 1620: The First Year - with Christopher Daley (SPL Veterans Club)
• Veterans Club Meeting - Roots of Popular Music and Acknowledging Veterans in Song with Jon Waterman

December

• Civics for Adults Series - Part 1 Misinformation, Fake News and Politicial Propaganda (Virtual)
• FOL Author Event with Chuck Hogan (in person)

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2023

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January

• Civics for Adults Series - Part 2 Citizen Activism 101 Making Change Happen (Virtual)
• Lincoln on Leadership - with Judge Dennis J. Curran (Ret.) - Part I (Presentation Slides)
  • Suggested reading for the Lincoln program: 
    • Lincoln's Principles
    • Lincoln's Quotes and Notes
    • The Lincoln Herald
    • Bibliography of Lincoln as recommended by Judge Curran
• All About Indoor Gardening with Dave Wheeler (Therapy Gardens) (Presentation Slides)
• Beginning Quilting Classes with Nancy Bass - Seven weekly classes beginning Wednesday, January 25
• Life in a Word Part 1 - Reframing

February

• The Disappearance of Dr. Parkman - Blood and Ivy at the Harvard Medical School with Judge Dennis J. Curran (Ret.) (Virtual)
• Watercoloring with Kashmica for High School students and Adults (Virtual)
• Civics for Adults Series - Part 3 Beyond Voting: Elections and Campaign Financing (Virtual)
• Author Talk with Local Fantasy Author, Melissa Caruso (Virtual)
• Life in a Word Part 2 - Fear
• Tech with Tim Lumnah: Introduction to QR Codes (Presentation Slides)

March

• Politics with Principles: First Female Cabinet Secretary, Frances Perkins portrayed by Janet Parnes
• Civics for Adults Series - Part 4 (Virtual)
• One Book, One Town Book Discussion (The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb) March 15 & 30
• The Boston Marathon Mile by Mile with Paul Clerici
• Life in a Word Part 3 (final workshop) - Beliefs

April

• A Year in Iraq - The View from a Combat Support Hospital with SPL Veterans Club member, Joseph Blansfiel
• Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial with Judge Dennis Curran (Retd)
  • Suggested reading for the Lindbergh program: 
    • Inside the Capture of the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapper
    • Inside the Early Days of the Crime of the Century
    • Kidnapping and Trial
    • Fifty Reasons Why Lindbergh Did It
    • For Further Reading - Bibliography
• Tech with Tim Lumnah: Basic Google Search Strategies (Presentation Slides)
• Author Event with Elizabeth Gonzalez James
• Radio Turns 100 with NH radio and TV personality, Mike Morin

May

• The Lioness of Boston: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner (Virtual) with Tewksbury Public Library
• A Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy (Virtual) with Chelmsford Public Library
• A Trip to Greece (Macedonia) with the Traveling Librarian (Virtual) with Tewksbury Public Library

June

• Planning for Medicare - Countdown to 65 with Sue Flanagan, Senior Plan Consultant for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

 

 

 

 

 

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