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Join us at Nonotuck Park, Pavilion #4 for our traditional final event featuring local music STARS Andy & Brandee!! This event is open to all ages. Sign up to let us know what you can bring to the picnic. Rain or Shine, we are on!

This group picks a book to read each month and comes together for a lively discussion on the second Wednesday afternoon of each month. For information on the latest title, please visit the Wednesday Afternoon Book Club page of our website!

The Graphic Novel Book Club meets the first Monday of each month, from 6:30 – 8 PM. All are welcome to join! Please call 527-1031 or come in, and let Kelley or Suzie know that you’re interested. For the latest title, please visit the Adult Ongoing Programs page of our website!

Facilitators Jess and Albie will present on addressing the Overdose Crisis with Harm Reduction, and lead a conversation/Q&A.

• What is harm reduction?

• Does harm reduction include abstinence and 12 step? (It does, but most media mistakenly have portrayed abstinence and harm reduction as opposites).

• How can harm reduction help people who don’t want or have not been able to achieve abstinence?

• How does harm reduction offer families an alternative to tough love?

• How does harm reduction save lives of people who use drugs?

Jess Tilley and Albie Park are best practice harm reduction trainers and consultants and co-founders of HRH413, located in Western MA. Together they have well over 40 years in harm reduction as activists and treatment providers. HRH413 is dedicated to elevating the quality of harm reduction services in Western MA in particular and their knowledge and skill are recognized nationally.

Tuesday, September 24th is National Voter Registration Day! We’re CELEBRATING by offering drop-in hours to help folks register!! From 1-3pm, Assistant City Clerk Mary Ann Giza will be stationed in the front alcove & from 5-7pm Stephanie will be available.

Tuesday, September 24th is National Voter Registration Day! We’re CELEBRATING by offering drop-in hours to help folks register!! From 1-3pm, Assistant City Clerk Mary Ann Giza will be stationed in the front alcove & from 5-7pm Stephanie will be available.

You’re invited to “Meet & Greet” the candidates for Easthampton City Council! Get to know them. Ask questions. Voice concerns. Learn where they stand on key local issues. No registration necessary, just drop-in!

We’ll also be available to help you register to vote, check your voting status and/or find your polling place!!

Learn how to make perfumes using different essential oils. Class is taught by Nora Zinan, Holistic Nurse. Registration required. Call the library or come in to sign up.

In the Perfume-Making with Essential Oils class, Nora will talk about the historical use of essential oils for both health and perfume-making. Participants will learn the properties of the oils and their blending companions, and then blend the oils that are most appealing to them, making their own personal perfume.

Nora Zinan is a Registered Nurse with over 35 years of experience that includes teaching.  She practices Holistic Nursing which supports healing the mind, body and spirit in natural ways that complement medicine.  She can be reached at nzinandoterra@gmail.com. Her Facebook Page is Western Mass Natural Health and Wellness.

Learn about the Libby app for smartphone or tablet. We’ll also review the OverDrive Digital Catalog borrowing process. Bring your mobile device.

Join us for this special event — A Meat for Tea author reading with Andrew Varnon! Andrew will read his essay “The Other Side of the Net”. This event is drop-in. 

In “The Other Side of the Net,” writer Andrew Varnon imagines playing tennis with the ghost of David Foster Wallace, the author of the monumental novel Infinite Jest. Wallace committed suicide in 2008, but has a devoted following of readers and fans. In his essay, Varnon describes how he came to read Wallace’s novel Infinite Jest through his interest in tennis. The novel is partially set at the fictional Enfield Tennis Academy in Massachusetts. In the tennis community, Wallace is also known for his essay on tennis icon Roger Federer, “Both Flesh and Not,” and is widely credited with the appellation for tennis as “chess on the run.” In his essay, Varnon engages Wallace’s writing style – complete with end notes – and explores the idea of how the activity of reading and writing is, in fact, like playing tennis.

Writer and teacher Andrew Varnon lives in Greenfield with his wife and family. He is the boys tennis coach at Greenfield High School and an active recreational tennis player. He is also a journalist and an award-winning poet. “The Other Side of the Net” was originally published online at The Smart Set (www.thesmartset.com/the-other-side-of-the-net/) and was republished locally in Meat for Tea. Varnon presented a portion of his essay to the David Foster Wallace Conference in Normal, Illinois, this June.