Adult Programs
Wanna Get Active?: What You Need to Know About Starting an Exercise Regimen
Thinking of beginning an exercise routine, but not sure where to start? Attend “Wanna Get Active?: What You Need to Know About Starting an Exercise Regimen,” and let PSPL get you started off on the right foot! Presented by Kathleen Dively of Associates in Cardiology, this seminar will take place on Monday, February 27th @ 6:30pm. Topics will include the benefits and risks of exercise as well as demonstrations of some proper exercise techniques. This is a preliminary meeting for the Couch to 5K Library Running Group which begins in March, but all are welcome to attend! This free event will take place in the Library Community Room. Please register at the Library or by contacting Diane Dehoney at 352-2665x108 or diane@pspl.org.
Couch to 5k®: Run with the Library!
Join the PSPL running group and get active! We are excited to announce a new running group at the Library! Beginning in March, we will meet at the Library once a week for about 30 minutes and work together as we follow the Cool Running Couch to 5K® (C25K) running plan. This plan was designed for people with no running experience, so if you have a desire to get out and get active, come join us!
The group will meet on Mondays at 5:30pm-6:00pm beginning March 5; we’ll continue through April and wrap up just in time for a chance to run in the local 5K race on May 18.
Registration is required for this group. We recommend that interested patrons attend the informational meeting “Wanna Get Active?: What You Need to Know About Starting an Exercise Regimen” on February 27 at 6:30pm. For more information or to sign-up, please contact Stacy at 502-352-2665x106 or stacy@pspl.org.
Star-Spangled Hearts: American Women Veterans of World War II
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Paul Sawyier Public Library and Broadstone Books are proud to present local authors Jeffrey and Jeanne Suchanek on Thursday evening, March 8th. During World War II, well over a quarter of a million American women volunteered for military service, participating in all branches of the armed forces (army, navy, marines and coast guard) in newly-created all-female auxiliaries as well as the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. However, until recently their contribution to the war effort has been largely absent from the histories of that conflict, overshadowed by the attention to the iconic “Rosie the Riveter” representing women’s service on the home front and in industry. In their book, Star-Spangled Hearts: American Women Veterans of World War II, the Suchaneks at last accord these women the front-and-center attention their service merits. Based on first-hand interviews conducted with women veterans from all of the service branches, the memoirs of twenty women are presented who collectively demonstrate that the honor of “Greatest Generation” does not belong to their male counterparts alone. Most importantly, these women speak to what it means to serve one’s country in time of war, a duty and privilege for which they were the trailblazers for today’s servicewomen. This free reading and signing will take place in the Library Community Room at 6:30pm, with copies available for purchase from Broadstone Books. For more information, please contact Diane Dehoney at 352-2665x108 or diane@pspl.org.
A St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
with Mink Run Consort
Shenandoah
Join PSPL for a discussion of the film Shenandoah on Tuesday, March 20th at 6:30pm. Released in 1965, this film tells the story of a Virginia family traumatized by the war on their own land despite their best efforts to ignore it. This free event will take place in the Library Community Room. To register, stop by the Library or contact Mark Kinnaird at 352-2665x107 or mark@pspl.org. Registration will begin March 1st.
This event is part of “The Civil War Revisited: A Sesquicentennial Commemoration,” a series of programs spotlighting the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. This series will run through April 2012 and will feature monthly events focused on this embattled era. For a full schedule, stop by the Library or visit http://www.pspl.org/civilwarrevisited.
Heirloom Seeds Workshop
Tuesday evening, March 27th, the Paul Sawyier Public Library will host an AppalSeeds Heirloom Seed-Starting Workshop presented by Julie Maruskin (director of the Clark County Public Library). The workshop will begin at 6:00pm in the Library Community Room. Learn to start plants from seed, transplant seedlings, and save your own seed for next year. Attendees will be able to choose seed packets from many varieties of heirlooms as well as take home a tomato seedling! This workshop is free to all adult patrons, but registration is necessary. For more information or to register, please contact Diane Dehoney at 352-2665x108 or diane@pspl.org. Registration begins March 1st.
Gone with the Wind
“The Civil War Revisited” series concludes with a special showing of Gone with the Wind on Friday, April 20th at 7:00pm. Adapted from Margaret Mitchell’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, David O. Selznick’s epic film depicts family, romance, and war during one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. The classic 1939 film will be presented at Frankfort’s historic Grand Theatre. Tickets are free and can be picked up at the Library beginning March 19th. For more information, please contact Diane Dehoney at 352-2665x108 or diane@pspl.org.
This event is part of “The Civil War Revisited: A Sesquicentennial Commemoration,” a series of programs spotlighting the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. This series will run through April 2012 and will feature monthly events focused on this embattled era. For a full schedule, stop by the Library or visit http://www.pspl.org/civilwarrevisited.
