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ADULT FEATURED PROGRAMS
Heartfulness
Meditation
Online
Mondays (except from holidays) 6:00 - 7:00 pm, Zoom
Join us for our returning Heartfulness Meditation program online. The Heartfulness Meditation Program offers a simple set of relaxation and meditation exercises, which when practiced daily, help restore balance in life, manage stress, better your health, and most of all will lead you to inner calm and peace. The relaxation and meditation techniques are taught over free courses: Each class covers both the conceptual framework as well as practical meditation and relaxation sessions (classes last for 1 hour). The entire program will be conducted by certified Heartfulness trainers, who have been meditating and training for several years. Contact the library to obtain the
Zoom link.
Marriage and Relationship
Conflict Resolution
Saturdays, 01/15, 02/19, 03/19, 04/23 Auditorium
A workshop with Beverly V . Thomas: Everyone faces conflict! Conflict results from differences in needs, values, and motives. Sometimes through these differences we complement each other, but sometimes we resist each other. Conflict is not a problem in itself, it is what we do with it that matters.
Conflict Resolution skills will enable us to bypass personal differences and open up to new possibilities to move towards resolution, enabling a better relationship with our partners, and move from opponents to producing healthier family life.
Book Presentations and Signings
Saturday, 01/22
3:30 - 5:00 pm, Auditorium Come to our library to an event with non-fiction authors Martha Bloomfield and Marney Keenan. The authors will present their books. After the presentations, attendees will have the opportunity to purchase signed copies.
Martha Bloomfield books:
Romanies in Michigan, Hmong Americans in Michigan, The Sweetness of Freedom (with Stephen Garr Ostrander), My Eyes Feel They Need to Cry
Marney Keenan book:
The Snow Killings
Financial Guidance for Adults
Saturdays, 02/05, 03/19, 04/02 4:00 - 5:00 pm, Auditorium
The Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union
and the Pontiac Public
Library present a series of workshops to help adults cope with common financial challenges and learn how to invest. The series schedule follows below:
02/05 - Saving on Groceries
Delve into strategies to corral your monthly food budget. There is useful information for new and more seasoned shoppers alike.
03/19 - Boosting your Credit Score
Learn how credit scores are calculated and how to use a credit report as a financial tool. Helpful tips are provided for monitoring and improving your credit score.
04/02 - Investment Vehicles
Need help starting a conversation about financial planning and the bigger picture? Learn the basics of investing, the concepts of risk and return, plus stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.