May
15
Mon
Yoga with Brian Mulligan
May 15 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Free adult yoga class, weekly on Mondays (except the 4th Monday) from 6-7pm with Brian Mulligan. Brian stresses a gentle approach to yoga with emphasis on proper alignment, safety and well-balanced classes.

Drop-in and bring your own yoga mat.

Brian is a certified 200 hour yoga instructor who studied under Kim Valerie’s Iyengar based Yoga Spirits out of Beverly, MA. He’s also certified to teach chair yoga, having studied under Lakshmi Voelker’s Get Fit Where You Sit program. Lakshmi has trained over 1600 Chair yoga instructors and trains out of Kripalu.

May
16
Tue
Art Buffet
May 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Art Buffet is back! Join Katya and Lois to make spring-themed collages or use our materials to inspire the creation of your choice.

Art Buffet: Notan
May 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Join us upstairs to explore the Japanese concept of ‘notan’ – ‘light-dark harmony’.

Art Buffet: Painting with Tissue Paper
May 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Pattern and color with ‘bleeding’ tissue paper.

Intersectional Speculative Fiction Book Club
May 16 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Our Intersectional Speculative Fiction Book Club meets every other month, on the third Tuesday, from 6:30 – 8:00 PM. All are welcome to join! Registration is required. Email Elli at bookclubs@ewmlibrary.org if you are interested in joining and to request the next book title.

May
17
Wed
Tech Help with Elli
May 17 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Tech Help with Elli

Request an appointment at tinyurl.com/epl-tech-help

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

May
18
Thu
ECOA Book Club
May 18 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
ECOA Book Club @ Easthampton Council on Aging

The Easthampton Council on Aging Book Club meets at the Council on Aging every other month on the third Thursday, from 2 – 3:30pm. We provide copies of each title for participants to check out. Read the book and drop-in at the ECOA for the discussion. Visit the ECOA Book Club page for a list of dates and titles, with links to each in the catalog.

Office Hours with Liz Plouffe, Easthampton Community Social Worker
May 18 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Photo of Liz Plouffe, Easthampton Community Social Worker.Easthampton Community Social Worker Liz Plouffe joins us for ‘office hours’ in the alcove. Bring your questions about City services, mental health resources, elder care support, or other needs! Questions? Reach out to Liz at: eplouffe@easthamptonma.gov or 413-529-1400 ext. 106

May
20
Sat
Emily’s Friends’ Spring Book Sale
May 20 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

The Spring Book Sale is coming up, out on the Library Lawn! Come score bargains galore and help the Emily’s Friends of the Library do what they do best–support Library programs and projects!

Donations for the sale will be accepted at the Library through Saturday, May 6th. Please refer to our materials donation policy to learn what we can accept, and bring all donations to a staff member to evaluate.

If you are interested in volunteering at the sale, or helping to make it happen, please email kschapiro@ewmlibrary.org.

Office Hours with Angelique Baker, Commission on Disability
May 20 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Come learn about the Easthampton Commission on Disability–ask questions, raise concerns, get involved!

Angelique Baker from the Commission will be in the 1st study alcove and looks forward to sharing information and ideas.