Calendar - Easthampton Public Library

Sep

Wed

Tech Help with Elli

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Sep 13 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

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/.

Categories: Adult Program Registration Required Technology Tags: Tech Help

Breath, Body, and Sound: Embodied Mindfulness with Kat Now

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Sep 13 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm

RSVP encouraged at tinyurl.com/epl-bbs

Learn Embodied Mindfulness tools and practices that can be integrated into your daily life to gently guide you back to the present moment. This class includes group singing in English and Sanskrit, breathwork, and gentle movement. Absolutely no singing experience is necessary to benefit from this class, only the willingness to try!

What to bring to class:
*your curiosity
*water
*journal
*anything that would support your comfort for relaxation at the end of class (yoga mat, blanket, etc.)

Breath, Body, and Sound is guided and created by Kat Now, based on her many years of training and practice in voice, yoga, conscious dance, mindfulness, and trauma-informed facilitation. Read more about this creation here: embodiedmindfulness.wixsite.com/website/breathbodysound

Instructor Bio:
Kat Now (she/her) is an educator, creator, and lifelong singer. Kat has dedicated her life’s work to advancing access and inclusion in education and the arts. Kat is a teacher of the Embodied Mindfulness practices of Kripalu yoga, JourneyDance, and song. She is also ridiculously proud to be Polish & spends as much time in nature as she can.

Connect with Kat on Instagram @embodiedmindfulness (instagram.com/embodiedmindfulness/) & her website embodiedmindfulness.wixsite.com/website.

Categories: Adult Program Registration Strongly Suggested

Sep

Sat

Tech Help with Kat: The Libby App

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Sep 16 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Kat at will offer four 30-minute sessions, from 10am-12pm. This time, they’ll help with Libby App setup, questions, and troubleshooting. Request an appointment at tinyurl.com/tech-help-kat

Categories: Adult Program Registration Required Technology Tags: Tech Help

Sep

Tue

Intersectional Speculative Fiction Book Club

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Sep 19 @ 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.

Categories: Adult Program Book Group Registration Required Tags: Intersectional Spec Fic

Sep

Wed

Tech Help with Elli

Tickets

Sep 20 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

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/.

Categories: Adult Program Registration Required Technology Tags: Tech Help

Sep

Fri

Backyard Birding for Everyone

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Sep 22 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Join Nancy for a presentation and showing of birdwatching materials (binoculars, bird guides, etc.), then go outside together to listen and see what birds you can find. This program is happening rain or shine. In the event of bad weather, Nancy will lead a bird-friendly/birdwatching craft.

Nancy Stenberg has been an avid birdwatcher since she was 10 years old. She was inspired by the novel Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach. She enjoys her work as an elementary school librarian, and is a proud mother and grandmother.

Categories: Adult Program All Ages Children's Program Drop-In Teen Program

Sep

Tue

The Quiet-Loud Machine: Giving Voice to a Biodiverse Landscape

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Sep 26 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Join local musician and biologist, Leah Nichole, to learn about Project “Birdsong” and her “Musical Microlife Series” The Quiet-Loud Machine: Giving Voice to a Biodiverse Landscape through music, storytelling, and art. Get to know your invisible neighbors & learn how you can help participate in the “Black-Capped Chickadee Challenge” in your own neighborhood. Ages 8-108 welcome. Note: this event will include a little participatory, environmental-themed singing.

Get to know Leah Nichole!

On her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@leahnichole./featured

On her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leahnicholemusic/

On her Bandcamp (if you’re specifically interested in listening to the Bird Album, as you can play the tracks for free up to 3 times once they are released): https://thequiet-loudmachine.bandcamp.com/album/birdsong-2