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MT. LEBANON PUBLIC LIBRARY
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
LEARN CLASSIC CROCHET LACE
10:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 1
Robyn Chachula, crochet author, teacher and designer, will
teach you to make classic crochet lace. You’ll learn how to
read both written and charted crochet patterns. This class is
for the beginner crocheter, but students should be familiar
with double crochet, single crochet, and chains. Bring your
favorite ball of yarn and hook, or borrow one from us. Ages
10 and above. Registration required.
NEEDLEWORK GROUP
2 p.m., Sundays, Feb. 9, Mar. 8
Come stitch with us! Bring your own needlework, embroidery
and cross stitch projects to work on in an encouraging, social
environment. Raven Fagelson, a graduate of the Royal School
of Needlework’s certificate program, will be on hand to assist
you with your projects. No registration required.
KEEP THOSE RESOLUTIONS!
GET HEALTHY: PLANT-BASED NUTRITION 101
7 p.m., Thursdays, Jan. 9, 16, 30
Registered dietitian M.J. Costello teaches this comprehensive
overview of Plant-Based Nutrition. The three weekly sessions
are geared toward learning the basics of plant-based diets,
and the sorting of fact from fiction as it relates to optimal
nutrition.
Session 1: Reality Check – Basic Nutrition Education
Session 2: Health Risk Reduction Through Nutrition
Session 3: Practical Application, What Do I Eat?
CLEAR THE CLUTTER AND IMPROVE YOUR LIFE
7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 15
Having trouble letting go of your “stuff”? Do you still have
clothes you don’t wear, photos you don’t look at, books
and magazines you don’t read, appliances that don’t work,
gadgets or equipment you don’t use, and mystery items in
your closets and drawers? Don’t let clutter drain you of any
more time, energy or money! Donna Rossa of Space Solutions
will tell you how to clear the clutter and improve your life.
AUTHOR VISITS
AN EVENING WITH
COLLEEN OAKLEY
7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 13
Colleen Oakley is the critically
acclaimed author of Before I Go
and Close Enough to Touch and
the forthcoming You Were There
Too. Colleen’s novels have been
longlisted for the Southern Book
Prize twice and shortlisted for
the French Reader’s Prize. Her
books have been translated into
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18 languages, optioned for film, and have received numerous
accolades. A former magazine editor for Marie Claire and
Women’s Health & Fitness, Colleen’s articles and essays have
been featured in The New York Times, Ladies’ Home Journal,
Women’s Health, Redbook, Parade, Woman’s Day, Fitness,
Health, Marie Claire and Martha Stewart Weddings. Colleen
will discuss her new novel, You Were There Too, which is based
on carefully researched scientific studies of mutual dreaming
and precognition, and is the story of a young woman torn
between the husband she loves and the man literally in her
dreams. Colleen’s novels will be available to purchase from
Riverstone Books at the event. Register online or at
412.531.1912.
AN EVENING WITH JONATHAN PUTNAM
7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 5
Jonathan F. Putnam is a nationally renowned trial lawyer
and recognized Lincoln Scholar who has narrated two
episodes on the young Lincoln for the popular 10 American
Presidents podcast series. His books in the Lincoln and Speed
Mystery series include Final Resting Place (2018), Perish
from the Earth (2017) and These Honored Dead (2016). At
this program, he will discuss the fourth book in the series,
A House Divided, which retells the story of the greatest
unsolved murder mystery from Abraham Lincoln’s real-life
law practice. Jonathan’s novels will be available to purchase
from Riverstone Books at the event. Register online or at
412.531.1912.
LIFE SENTENCES: WRITINGS FROM INSIDE AN
AMERICAN PRISON
7 p.m., Monday, Mar. 23
Life Sentences: Writings from Inside an American Prison is a
collection of poetry and prose by six incarcerated men,
a hybrid of prison memoir, philosophy, history, policy
document, and manifesto. The six authors—Fly, Faruq,
Khalifa, Malakki, Oscar, and Shawn—met at the State
Correctional Institution in Pittsburgh and came together in
2013 to form the Elsinore Bennu Think Tank for Restorative
Justice. The men met weekly for years, along with writers,
activists, and political leaders, and bonded over the creation
of this book. Centered on the principles of restorative justice,
which aims to heal communities broken by criminal and
state violence through collective action, Life Sentences is
more than a literary collection. It is also a how-to guide for
those who are trapped inside any community, and a letter
of invitation asking readers to join with the incarcerated and
their families so we can all continue to fly over walls, form
loving connections with each other, and teach one another to
be free. Life Sentences will be available to purchase from City
Books at the event. Register online or at 412.531.1912.