Friday, August 28, 2015

Derby Neck Library to host games, music, movie, more

Derby Neck Library
DERBY - The Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave. has announced a variety of September programs.

Smash Club!
The Library presents the first meeting of the Smash Club! for teens and tweens. Come play exciting games on our Nintendo Wii U just for fun, not for competition, from 2-4 p.m. Sept. 3. 

Featured will be the Super Smash Brothers and other newly released games. Bring a friend and enhance your skills.

Dinner and a Movie
At 5:30 p.m. Sept. 3 the Library hosts Dinner and a Movie for ages 18 and older. Come enjoy this month’s feature film, “Mad Max” shown in high definition blu-ray on our large screen. 
A free dinner is served at intermission and free movie-style refreshments are also available during the show.

Tech Talks
At 6 p.m. Sept. 14 and again at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 16, the Library will hold Tech Talks, an ongoing monthly program that offers advice and some training on how to best use the technology in your life. 
Topics vary each month; please call the library for this month’s featured talk. Feel free to bring your questions to this session as well.

Music and Movement
The Library presents Miss Kathi in Bedtime Music and Movement at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16. Come dance and sing under our indoor stars. Those attending may wish to wear pajamas and bring along a favorite stuffed animal.

Women's Forum
The Library hosts Women’s Forum, a monthly lunch group that discusses literature, mainly short stories, at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 21.
This month’s stories are “Me and Big Foot” by Jill McCorkle” and “The Last Few Kilometres” by Leonid Tsypkin; copies of the stories are available at the library. Bring a light lunch if you wish, we serve free coffee and tea.

Advanced Care Planning
At 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22, the Library presents a free session on “Advanced Care Planning (ACP)” lead by Daun Barrett, Director of Community Outreach and Parish Nursing at Griffin Hospital. Learn all the details of the process of planning for future medical decisions. 
This method reduces the stress and confusion of making medical decisions in crisis situations.

Evening Book Club
The Library hosts the Evening Book Club at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28. This group meets monthly, on the final Monday, to discuss shorter books of fiction, memoir, or non-fiction, including inspirational themes. Each discussion is both stimulating and informative. 
Free copies of the books are available at the library; this month we focus on “The Actual” by Saul Bellow.

For information on any program call 203-734-1492.


This is a press release from Patricia Sweeney, reference librarian, Derby Neck Library.

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