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Programs and Events for Adults

November Programs for Adults

Talk Tech with Jerry – iOS Basics

Tuesday, November 14th | 6:00 PM | Carnegie Library Center
Wednesday, November 15th | 10:30 AM | Carnegie Library Center

Struggling to use Apple products? Using an iPhone or iPad can be a challenging and frustrating task. Simple tasks such as sending text messages and importing contacts can be difficult for new users. This class is designed to help learn essential features and functions of an iOS tablet and mobile device. 

 

Movie Matinee – Top Gun: Maverick

Friday, November 17th | 1:00 PM | Carnegie Library Center

 

After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it.

A Talk with Author Jamie Vaught

Saturday, November 18th | 10:00-11:30 AM | Carnegie Library Center

Join us for a talk with veteran sportswriter and author, Jamie Vaught. Mr. Vaught has covered the University of Kentucky’s basketball program since his early college days, including the team’s NCAA Final Four appearances in 2012 and 2015. His latest book, Forever Crazy About the Cats: An Improbable Journey of a Kentucky Sportswriter Overcoming Adversity, features many fascinating and inside accounts about the Kentucky Wildcats. If you are looking for the perfect gift for the Wildcat fan in your family this holiday season, you don’t want to miss this event!

Brown Bag Book Club

Monday, November 27th | 2:00 PM–3:00 PM | Carnegie Library Center

Join the Brown Bag Book Club for a discussion of the latest read and delicious snacks. The fourth Monday of the month at 2:00 PM in the Carnegie Library Center. In this meeting, the Brown Bag Book Club will be discussing The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.

At this month’s meeting, be sure to pick up a copy of December’s book club pick, The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews! Books are available to book club members while supplies last. The Santa Suit is also available on Hoopla and Libby.

DIY Christmas Doormat

Thursday, November 30th | 5:30 PM–7:00 PM | Carnegie Library Center

The holiday feeling starts at home, and home starts with, well, your front door! This cheery DIY Christmas Doormat is such a fun way to set the tone for the rest of your house and get your holiday decorating off to a festive start.

All supplies will be provided. 

December Programs for Adults

Talk Tech with Jerry – Android Basics

Tuesday, December 5th | 6:00 PM | Carnegie Library Center
Wednesday, December 6th | 10:30 AM | Carnegie Library Center

If you’re jumping onto the Android bandwagon for the first time, there’s a lot to figure out! In this class, you will learn the essential features and functions of Android tablets and mobile devices. 

 

Evening News Anchor & Author John Boel

Thursday, December 7th | 12:00-1:00 PM | Carnegie Library Center

John Boel, winner of 102 Emmys and 15 Murrows, has devoted much of his life to storytelling. He stays busy anchoring the evening newscasts on WAVE-TV and investigative reporting. And, in his free time, he fishes and writes. His first book, On the News…In the News, published in 2011, delves into his powerful and intensely painful journey from the public shame of two high-profile DUI arrests through recovery and self-discovery, and it spent three months on the Louisville best-seller list. His second book, Cast Away: Five Generations of Family Fish Stories, was released in August with rave reviews.

If you are looking for the perfect gift this holiday season for the fisherman or woman in your life, you don’t want to miss this event. Bring your lunch and spend your lunch hour with John Boel!

Light refreshments will be provided. 

Movie Matinee – Elvis

Friday, December 15th | 1:00 PM | Carnegie Library Center

A thoroughly cinematic drama, Elvis’s (Butler) story is seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). As told by Parker, the film delves into the complex dynamic between the two spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).

Talk Tech with Jerry – Video Conferencing Basics

Tuesday, December 12th | 6:00 PM | Carnegie Library Center

Zoom is a video conferencing platform that can be used through a computer desktop or mobile app. It allows users to connect online for video conference meetings, webinars, and live chat. These days, many individuals without close contact with friends and family have moved to Zoom for face-to-face and group get-togethers. This class will show you how to set up and participate in a video conference using Zoom. 

Brown Bag Book Club

Monday, December 11th | 2:00-3:00 PM | Carnegie Library Center

Join the Brown Bag Book Club for a discussion of the latest read and delicious snacks. The fourth Monday of the month at 2:00 PM in the Carnegie Library Center. In this meeting, the Brown Bag Book Club will be discussing The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews.

 

At this month’s meeting, be sure to pick up a copy of January’s book club pick, Bitter Blood: A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder by Jerry Bledsoe! Books are available to book club members while supplies last. Bitter Blood: A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder is also available on Hoopla.

Health & Fitness

Yoga

Tai Chi

Dance Fitness

Book Clubs

Happy Bookers

2nd Monday of the month from 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM in the Carnegie Library Center

If you love discussing plot twists and talking about characters like they’re real people, then this new book club is for you! Join Whitney and Amanda for some refreshments and time to focus on one of your favorite obsessions: good books!

How it works:

  • Pick up a copy of this month’s book at the Front Desk of the Main Library.
  • Come to book club for a fun discussion!
  • Return your book at the meeting, and pick up the next one.

Do you have a book suggestion? Please email the Library at admin@scplibrary.net.

Brown Bag Book Club

2nd Tuesday of the month at 1:00 PM in the Carnegie Library Center

What is Brown Bag Book Club?

It’s a group of ladies who enjoy chatting about all things book-related, hosted by Pam Federspiel and Whitney Wooters.

It’s called Brown Bag Book Club because when the book club started in 1992, everyone brought their own lunch in a brown paper bag. Now, the library serves refreshments! Also, if the book club likes the books they read, they are turned into book kits that anyone can check out to use for their book club, and they are kept in brown bags.

How it works:

  • Pick up a copy of this month’s book at the Front Desk of the Main Library.
  • Come to book club for a fun discussion!
  • Return your book at the meeting, and pick up the next one.

Do you have a book suggestion? Please email the Library at admin@scplibrary.net.

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