Guilderland Library Notes for Thursday, September 20, 2018
The “Better Angels” Skills Workshop — at the Guilderland Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. — is a practical exercise where you can learn effective ways to communicate with others who differ from you politically.
There’s a lot of stress these days among family members and friends who are divided politically, and the current polarized public conversation doesn’t help. Please join us for the Better Angels Skills Workshop to learn skills for having respectful conversations that — rather than aiming to persuade — clarify differences, search for common ground, and affirm the importance of the relationship.
The workshop format was developed by Better Angels (https://www.better-angels.org). After a presentation, you will have an opportunity to practice the conversation skills. (To make it easier, you’ll practice with someone from your side of the political spectrum, who will play the role of someone on the other side.) If you fall in the center politically, you can choose a side for purposes of practicing the skills.
To register for this program, please call 518-456-2400, ext. 3, or sign-up online at bit.ly/gplbetterangels.
Password Workshop
Sarah McFadden from Cornell Cooperative Extension will give you the ins and outs of successful passwords. Come to the library on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 6:30 p.m., and in 90 minutes, you’ll learn the best practices for creating strong passwords, how to keep track of your passwords, and how to keep your passwords away from bad people online.
Please register for this class by calling 518-456-2400, ext. 3, or register online at www.guilderlandlibrary.org.
Long-term care
Find out what you need to know about planning for long-term care when you come to this class on Tuesday, September 25, at 6:30 p.m.
The New York State Partnership for Long-Term Care is a unique New York State Department of Health program designed to assist New York residents in planning for the cost of long-term care. The Partnership between the DOH and private insurers allows individuals to protect their assets from Medicaid through the purchase of a Partnership-qualified, long-term care policy.
Find out more about this critical coverage to protect both your health and your financial well-being! Your presenters include an elder-care law attorney, an insurance broker, and the program manager for the New York State Partnership for Long-Term Care.
Please register for this class by calling 518-456-2400, ext. 3, or register online at www.guilderlandlibrary.org.
Library Club
Join us for an after-school snack at GPL on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 3:30 p.m., and we’ll talk about our favorite books, plan future programs, and do a project to benefit the library!
This is a great program for students in grades 3 to 5. Please register for this class by calling 518-456-2400, ext. 4, or register online at www.guilderlandlibrary.org.
Rappy Goes to the Library
When Rappy the Raptor’s class goes to the library, it’s all Rappy can do not to be noisy. Can he keep his rapping quiet, or will he start a book riot? To find out, register for this Wednesday, Sept. 26 program – it starts at 6:30 p.m. – come to the library to pick up your free copy of the book to take home and read – and then join us for a book party celebration on that Wednesday!
For children in grades 1 to 2. Please register for this class by calling 518-456-2400, ext. 4, or register online at www.guilderlandlibrary.org.
Moon Festival Story Time
Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with us here at GPL on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 10:30 a.m., with a bilingual family storytime in Mandarin and English. Julia Liu, a bilingual early childhood educator will lead this program. Please register for this class by calling 518-456-2400, ext. 4, or register online at www.guilderlandlibrary.org.
Jacqueline Schwab Concert
In her free concert “I Lift My Lamp: Vintage Songs and Dances of Immigrant America” at the library on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m., pianist Jacqueline Schwab celebrates America’s immigrants, their vibrant spirit of community music-making, and their contributions to our heritage. Along the way, she reflects on growing up in Pittsburgh’s “melting pot,” as well as on her later exploration of music from around the world.
You’ve already enjoyed Jacqueline’s extraordinary playing: She is key to the sound tracks of Ken Burns’ Grammy-winning films including The Civil War, Baseball, Lewis and Clark, Mark Twain, The War, and The National Parks.
In Burns’ words: “Jacqueline Schwab brings more feeling and intensity to music than anyone I know. Her playing is insistent, physical, heartfelt and ... unusually moving.” Critic Scott Alarik wrote she has “… an uncanny sensitivity to the moods and proprieties from other eras.” One listener wrote: “Your music, the touch you have, entwines the heart.”
That she is playing at the library is truly extraordinary. Registration required: Please call 518.456.2400, ext. 3, or register online at bit.ly/september20schwab.