Wednesday, March 25, 2015

April Friends and library programs



Blood Pressure Screening
Monday, April 6 & 20, 9:30-10:30
JoAnn Maurice of Volusia/Flagler YMCA offers an information blood pressure check.

Making a Living Will with Five Wishes
Tuesday, April 7, 2pm
The Rev. Dr. L. Ronald Durham of Halifax Health Hospice presents a program that helps you to organize your end of life wishes.   A free step-by-step guidebook to making a Living Will is provided to each participant.

Friends of the Library April Showers Book Sale
April 10th 9am to 4pm; April 11th 9am to 1pm
Purchase great things at great prices to benefit the library:  books, puzzles, dvds, and much more!

Master Gardener Plant Clinic
Tuesday, April 14, 2pm

1790-1840 Censuses
Thursday, April 16, 2pm
1790-1840 Censuses of Chickens, Duck, and Geese!  If you’ve ever felt frustrated when you attempt to deal with the pre-1850 censuses, please join genealogist Pamela Cooper as she delves deeply into these records, unlocking some of their mysteries.

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Houston Gunn--CANCELLED
Monday, April 20, 2pm
Houston Gunn, a 17-year-old entrepreneur, author, real estate investor, and musician, is on a mission to inspire others to take steps now to build successful futures.  Come learn his inspiring story.

Social Security and your Retirement
Tuesday, April 21, 2pm
Personal Banker Cody Mills touches on important basics such as when to start taking social security and how to optimize its use when making retirement decisions.

Social Security Online Services Workshop                                                                                   Wednesday, April 22, 2pm                                                                                                                 Come to this workshop to learn how to set up your personal My Social Security account.  My Social Security is a free online account that allows people quick, secure access to their personal social security information.

Special Movie Presentation:  Chasing Madoff    
Thursday, April 23, 2pm
 A look at how one investigator spent ten years trying to expose Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme that scammed an estimated $18 billion from investors.  91 minutes

Problem Gambling A to Z
Friday, April 24, 10am
The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling presents this valuable and timely presentation that will educate attendees about what problem gambling really is, highlight the warning signs, and explore its impact on individuals, families, and communities.  Treatment options will also be presented.
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Presidents and their Ladies:   Andrew and Rachel Jackson and Ulysses and Julia Grant
Friday, April 24, 2pm
Andrew and Rachel Jackson:  Rachel never serves as “First Lady” but was a First Lady Elect because she died between the election of her husband and his inauguration.  The hard-nosed general had a tender heart when it came to his Rachel.
Ulysses and Julia Grant:  A great love story of a wife’s belief in the greatness of her husband even when failure seemed to be the only thing he could do right.