Apr
15
Wed
CANCELLED: Author Reading with Gary Metras
Apr 15 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Inaugural Easthampton Poet Laureate Gary Metras will be reading a selection from his three most recent books: White Storm, Captive in the Here, and River Voice.

Gary Metras’s new books of poetry are River Voice (Adastra Press, 2019), Captive in the Here (Cervena Barva Press 2018), and White Storm (Presa Press 2018), short-listed for the Mass. Poetry Book of the Year by the Mass. Center for the Book. The author of seventeen previous collections of poetry, his poems have appeared in over 250 journals, including America, The Common, Poetry, Poetry East, and Poetry Salzburg Review. He lives in Easthampton, Massachusetts, where he was inducted as the city’s inaugural Poet Laureate in April 2018. He is past president of the Pioneer Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited, the national cold river conservation non-profit. A retired educator, he fly fishes the rivers of western Mass. as often as possible.

Sep
30
Wed
RESCHEDULED! Freedom from Psychiatric Drugs Book Talk
Sep 30 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

This Zoom event requires registration. To register, email Stephanie at slevine@ewmlibrary.org.

Chaya Grossberg will discuss her work consulting with people coming off psychiatric drugs & what helps them the most. She will also share from her personal experience of having withdrawn from psychiatric meds herself. Q & A to follow.

About the Author: Chaya Grossberg has been sharing her psychiatric survivor and trauma story publicly for over 15 years and is an advocate and consultant to those coming off psychiatric drugs and/or seeking alternative approaches to distress. She has written a book about her work called Freedom From Psychiatric Drugs and has worked professionally with people seeking alternatives to the mainstream psychiatric narrative as a teacher, facilitator, program coordinator, and consultant to individuals and families. She has coordinated open mic speak out style events for psychiatric survivors to share their stories in poetry, speech and performance. She has led many writing groups and support groups as well as taught yoga and meditation for psychiatric and trauma survivors. Learn more on Chaya’s website at chayagrossberg.com

May
19
Wed
Tech Help with Elli
May 19 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Tech Help with Elli

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We offer 30 minute sessions Wednesdays from 1:30 – 3:30 pm Read more about it at ewmlibrary.org/tech-help/.

May
26
Wed
Tech Help with Elli
May 26 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Tech Help with Elli

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Jun
2
Wed
Tech Help with Elli
Jun 2 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Tech Help with Elli

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Jun
9
Wed
Tech Help with Elli
Jun 9 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Tech Help with Elli

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Jun
16
Wed
Tech Help with Elli
Jun 16 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Tech Help with Elli

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Jun
22
Tue
Libby Virtual Training
Jun 22 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Libby Virtual Training

Register at bit.ly/emilytrain Can’t make it? Register anyway and you will receive the recording!

Join whenever you like. This is an open agenda with defined sessions at 10:00 and 10:45am.

If you haven’t used the FREE Libby app yet to borrow digital titles from our library, join at 10am to learn how to Get Started with Libby. This block will get you up to speed on everything you need to know to get started with Libby, including:

• Finding your library and signing in
• Browsing and searching for titles
• Navigating the app
• Borrowing titles and placing holds
• Managing notifications

• And much more

Want to learn the experts’ favorite tips and tricks? Join us at 10:45 for the Libby Deep Dive session, where OverDrive experts will show you how to get even more out of our Digital Collection. (Live, runtime approx..: 30 minutes).

Just have a few minutes? Want to ask the experts a few questions? We have a quiz and question period at 10:35 (following Getting Started and before the Deep Dive) to chat! (Live, approx..: 10 minutes)

Sessions will be recorded and shared with you for playback and review.
Jun
23
Wed
Tech Help with Elli
Jun 23 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Tech Help with Elli

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Jun
30
Wed
Tech Help with Elli
Jun 30 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Tech Help with Elli

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We offer 30 minute sessions Wednesdays from 1:30 – 3:30 pm Read more about it at ewmlibrary.org/tech-help/.