Category Archives: Programs and Events for Adults

The Hoopla Huddle Book Discussion Group is Coming Back in January 2021 with The Good Neighbor

Would you be mine? Could you be mine? Won’t you be my neighbor? Won’t you please? Won’t you please? Please won’t you be my neighbor? Next month, the Hoopla Huddle Book Discussion Group will read The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King. The discussion will be held online through […]

A Holiday Concert by the ROC City Ringers

Each year, we’ve hosted a beautiful concert of live music by the ROC City Ringers, a community handbell ensemble who perform a wide range of classical, contemporary, and sacred music. This year they’ve recorded their concert and you can view it from the safety of your home during this holiday season. A video replay of […]

NEXT MONDAY (12/21/20): Draw A Cardinal

Calling all aspiring artists! Barbara Freiburg is an art teacher who will teach you how to Draw A Cardinal on Monday, December 21, at 6:00 PM. The class will be held through Zoom, and participants will learn how to draw a cardinal perched on a tree branch, using lines, shapes, and angles to complete their […]

NEXT TUESDAY (12/15/20): Budgeting Basics

A representative from Reliant Credit Union will host a presentation on Budgeting Basics through Zoom this coming Tuesday, December 15, at 6:00 PM. They will share ways to help you make the most of your money with smart spending and careful planning. Registration is required for Budgeting Basics through our Online Calendar. Participants will receive […]

NEXT WEDNESDAY (12/9/20): Ask A Financial Advisor

Jeffrey T. Douglass, a Financial Advisor at The Principal Financial Group, speaks with people every day about a wide range of financial topics, from general investing questions to specifics about managing their retirement plans. The markets are volatile, unemployment is high, and our economy is in a recession. If you’d like to better plan for […]

NEXT MONDAY (12/7/20): Understanding Media: Assessing News, Misinformation, Disinformation, and Deepfakes

Dr. Andrea Hickerson is the Director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of South Carolina, and she conducts research on journalism routines with an emphasis on technology use and political communication. She’ll join us for an online presentation through Zoom, Understanding Media: Assessing News, Misinformation, Disinformation, and Deepfakes, on Monday, […]

Writers & Lovers is the December 2020 Selection for the Hoopla Huddle Book Discussion Group

The Hoopla Huddle Book Discussion Group will meet (via Zoom) for the last time this year on December 14th at 6:00 PM to discuss Writers & Lovers by Lily King. BOOK DESCRIPTION: Blindsided by her mother’s sudden death and wrecked by a recent love affair, Casey Peabody has arrived in Massachusetts in the summer of […]

NEXT THURSDAY (11/19/20): Ask A Financial Advisor

Jeffrey T. Douglass, a Financial Advisor at The Principal Financial Group, speaks with people every day about a wide range of financial topics, from general investing questions to specifics about managing their retirement plans. The markets are volatile, unemployment is high, and our economy is in a recession. If you’d like to better plan for […]

NEXT WEDNESDAY (11/18/20): IPL Genealogy Group: Digitizing Materials

UPDATE: Did you miss last week’s meeting of the IPL Genealogy Group? You can now watch a replay of Digitizing Materials with Ryan Hughes on YouTube! It’s the final meeting of the IPL Genealogy Group of the year! We’ll be joined by Ryan Hughes, the Digital Initiatives Librarian at RRLC, for a virtual presentation about […]

The Hoopla Huddle Book Discussion Group Will Meet Through Zoom in November 2020 to Discuss The Atlas of Reds and Blues

The Hoopla Huddle Discussion Group will read The Atlas of Reds and Blues by Devi S. Laskar in November. The discussion for The Atlas of Reds and Blues will be held virtually via Zoom on Monday, November 16, at 6:00 PM. BOOK DESCRIPTION: When a woman… known only as Mother…moves her family from Atlanta to […]