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Morley Library Presents:
Classes for adults!
Financial
Support from the Friends of Morley Library
makes these classes possible.
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Click here to view Computer Class
offerings
Click here for Movies shown at the library
Book Discussion Groups
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| Craft of the Month Club |
Join us each month as we try our hand at new and exciting craft ideas.
Ages 16 and up. Sign up at the Reference Desk. Occasionally, a materials
fee may be charged.Morley Library Meeting Room
All crafts start at 7:00
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Thursday, May 22: Rug Hooking
(Attendees must bring a
rug hooking hoop and hook; everything else will be supplied.)
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Thursday, June 26: Miniature Fairy Gardens |
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English Conversation Group
Grupo Conversacional en Inglés
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Morley Library
3rd Floor Group Study Room |
| Groups meet on Tuesday mornings, 10 - 11 AM To participate, you must be 19 years of
age or older and be able to read and speak some English.
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El Grupo se reune todos los Martes en la manana 10-11 AM. Para participar necesita ser 19 anos o mayor, y
hablar o escribir algo de Ingles.
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Morley Library Knitters
now including those who
Crochet or do other Needlework |
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Both experienced and beginning knitters are invited to
attend. Bring your current project or come with a skein of yarn
and a pair of needles and we'll get you started.
An expert knitter will facilitate the group, teach a new concept each
week and be there to answer your questions. |
Every other Tuesday at 7:00 PM
Call the Reference Desk for more details. |
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Gardening for
Hummingbirds and
Butterflies
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Date and Time to be announced |
Have you ever been
fascinated by the flight of the hummingbird or the beauty of butterflies
floating through the air? Wouldn’t you love to have these
creatures in your own backyard?
With the help of
Lake MetroParks, you can lure hummingbirds and butterflies to your
garden. |
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Herbs From
Your Garden |
| More information to be announced |
Tuesday, May 6
7:00 PM
Morley Library Meeting Room |
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| Tea & Tomes: Fifties Style |
Friday, May 16
2:00 PM
Morley Library Meeting Room
Registration is required.
Register online
or at the Third Floor Reference Desk. Tea and Tomes
is one of our most popular programs, so registration fills quickly. |
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Join us for tea and treats while we walk down
memory lane and discover what Lake County was like in the 1950s.
Volunteers are always needed to help pour tea and
bake goodies. |
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Business Seminar Series: The
Government Marketplace...A Great Place to Expand Your Business |
Whether national, state or local, governmental agencies are a great
source of revenue for your small business. This program is
co-sponsored with the Lake County Economic Development Center. |
Friday, May 23
2:00 PM
Morley Library Meeting Room |
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Perennial Pass Returns
For National Perennial Month |
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| Here's how it works: Bring four to six pots of any perennial
that you have in abundance, and take home an equal number of plants that
have been brought by others. In the past we've had coral bells,
hostas, daylilies, coneflowers, echinacea, salvias, sedums, phlox and
more. |
Friday, June 6
2:00 - 4:00
Morley Library Meeting Room |
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Tuesday, June 17
2:00 PM
Morley Library Meeting Room
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Respecting Choices:
Conversations That
Light the Way |
| As we and our loved ones age, health decisions need to
be addressed. Conversations about aging and dying are not easy,
but it is important to communicate your choices about your medical
future. Presented by Senior Independence, this program will
benefit Senior Citizens and anyone charged with their care. |
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Everything You Need to Know
To Get Started With Medicare
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Choice of four different sessions:
Wednesday, June 18
10:00 AM OR 6:00 PM
OR
Wednesday, July 23
10:00 AM OR 6:00 PM |
If you are
approaching 65, or if Medicare is in your near future, this is your
opportunity to gain a basic understanding of how Medicare works and how
it affects you.
You will learn
what Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D cover and do not cover, and the
difference between a Medicare Supplement and a Medicare Advantage Plan
is. This class is designed to make Medicare easy to understand, and
will allow you to get answers to all of your questions.
This class has
been previously offered (in January and February) and is being repeated
due to response. |
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Computer Classes
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Please note: there are two different types of classes -
hands-on classes and hands-off
educational lectures that explain
how computers and the Internet work.
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Hands On
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This class will take place in a computer lab. Hands on
experience will be stressed. The teacher will be there to monitor and to
guide the experience.
LIMIT OF 8 PEOPLE.
Saturday, May 17th
10:00am, OBFLC |
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A whole class devoted to the Microsoft
Windows Start menu. We will explore the many options and features
included within to give a better understanding of how the computer
works.
Wednesday, June 11th
7:00pm, Meeting Room A
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Introduction to the
Start Menu
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Introduction to the
Internet
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What can you do on the Internet? Learn the basics in this class
along with common Internet terminology and the components of a web
browser.
Wednesday, June 25th
7:00pm, Meeting Room A
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This class will take place in a computer lab. Hands on
experience will be stressed. The teacher will be there to monitor and to
guide the experience.
LIMIT OF 8 PEOPLE.
Saturday, June 28th
10:00am, OBFLC
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Hands On
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Introduction to
Internet Searching
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Learn the differences and the uses of a
search engine and a web directory. Explore Yahoo and Google and their
many features.
Date & time to be announced.
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A very basic introduction to using computers. This
is intended for people who have never used a computer or are very new to
them.
Date & time to be announced.
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Introduction to Computers
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Movies
Morley Library frequently presents
newly-released DVDs
in our Basement Meeting Rooms. Start time is 6 P.M.
Films are shown with a projector onto a large screen.
Patrons are welcome to bring food and drink.
Upcoming showings:
Apr. 30th - Juno, PG-13 (Ellen Page, Michael Cera)
May 12th - The Golden Compass, PG-13 (Nicole Kidman)
May 20th - National Treasure: Book of Secrets, PG
June 4th - to be announced
June 9th - to be announced
June 10th - Jumper, PG-13 (Hayden Christensen)
June 16th - to be announced
(Full list of June titles to be announced
soon!)
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Book Discussion Groups
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Original Book Discussion Groups
*2007-2008* Reading Lists
| Tuesday Afternoon (2 PM) |
Wednesday Evening (7 PM) |
| Sept. 11: Into the
Wilderness by Sara Donati |
Sept. 12: The Glass Castle by
Jeanette Walls |
| Oct. 9: Our Mother's War by
Emily Yellin |
Oct. 10: Before
You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian |
| Nov. 13: A Tree Grows In
Brooklyn by Betty Smith |
Nov. 14: Honeymoon With
My Brother
by Franz Wisner |
| Dec. 11: Sun After Dark by
Pico Iyer |
Dec. 12:
Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra |
| Jan. 8: March by Geraldine
Brooks |
Jan. 9: In the heart of
the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick |
| Feb. 12: Honeymoon With My
Brother
by Franz Wisner |
Feb. 13: Snow
Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See |
| March 11: These Is My
Words by Nancy Turner |
March 12: Salt: A World
History by Mark Kurlansky |
| Apr. 8: Bradbury Chronicles
by Sam Weller |
Apr. 9: The Janissary Tree by
Jason Goodwin |
| May 13: The Pickwick Papers by
Charles Dickens |
May 14: Eat, Pray , Love by
Elizabeth Gilbert |
| June 10: American Chica
by Marie Arana |
June 10: Crossing to
Safety by
Wallace Stegner |
Dial M for Morley, the Mystery Book
Discussion Group
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2008 schedule |
| Monday Morning (10 AM) |
| January 28, 2008: The Bourne Identity by Robert
Ludlum |
| February 26, 2008: Money, Money, Money by
Ed McBain |
| March 24, 2008: Dissolution by C J Sansom |
| April 28, 2008: The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy |
| May 26, 2008: The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle |
| June 23, 2008: Great Tales and Poems of Edgar
Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe |
| July 29, 2008: The Janissary
Tree by
Jason Goodwin |
| August 25, 2008: Presumed Innocent by Scott
Turow |
| September 22, 2008: Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by
Ruth Rendell |
| October 27, 2008: Manhunt by James Swanson |
| November 24, 2008: Killing Orders by Sara
Paretsky |
| December 22, 2008: Deep Shaker by Les Roberts |
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Love books?
Love movies?
Love books made into movies?
Then you will love this new discussion group. Each month, a title
will be selected for you to both read and view before we meet to discuss
it. More information is available at the 3rd Floor Reference Desk.
New members are welcome at anytime.
Discussions begin at 2:45pm
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Monday, May 12, 2008 "I, Robot", by Isaac Asimov; film by the
same title. This book and film will be available to those
interested in participating in the discussion beginning on Monday April
14, 2008.
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Monday, June 9, 2008 "Presumed Innocent", by Scott Turow; film
by the same title. This book and film will be available to those
interested in participating in the discussion beginning on Monday May
12, 2008.
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