On Thursday, April 9 at 6:30 pm, Mr. William J. Goldsmith will present a talk on “Solving the Social Security Puzzle.” This seminar will address your important questions on Social Security such as:
– Will Social Security be there when I’m ready to claim?
– How are my benefits calculated?
– How much will I get?
– How do I get more?
Bill is a registered financial planner with more than 22 years of financial planning experience. Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, call the library at 508-763-8600 or email info@plumblibrary.com. You can also register by visiting the library’s events calendar and clicking the “register” button on the Social Security seminar listing.
Learn to become a responsible babysitter with the Plymouth County Extension 4-H on Tuesday, April 21 from 10:30 am – 5:00 pm at the Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library, 17 Constitution Way, Rochester. This full day interactive 4-H class trains young people to be responsible babysitters. Pre-registration is required. Please visit the library or www.PlymouthCounty4H.org for a registration form. Space is limited! There is a registration fee of $10, and the rest of the course is funded by the Friends and Junior Friends of Plumb Library. Deadline for registration is April 14. Participants should bring a peanut/tree nut safe bagged lunch. Each participant will receive a certificate of completion, a 4-H Babysitter Handbook, learn how to make your own babysitter’s bag, and a Boo-Boo Bunny. For more information, call the library at 508-763-8600 or email info@plumblibrary.com.
The Café Parlez’ selection for April is Under the Wide and Starry Sky, by Nancy Horan. From Nancy Horan, New York Times bestselling author of Loving Frank, comes her much-anticipated second novel, which tells the improbable love story of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson and his tempestuous American wife, Fanny. Fanny and Louis meet at an artist’s colony in France, and begin their life-long love affair which thrived despite many setbacks, including Louis’ recurring TB, and the disapproval of society in general and both of their families. We will discuss this novel on Thursday, April 30 at 6:30 pm. Books are available at the desk, or bring your own copy.
For their April book, “Just the Facts” Nonfiction Book Discussion Group will be reading Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr. Empty Mansions is a rich mystery of wealth and loss, connecting the Gilded Age opulence of the 19th Century with a 21st Century battle over a $300 million inheritance. At its heart is a reclusive heiress so secretive that, at the time of her death at age 104, no new photograph of her had been seen in decades. Despite owning palatial homes in California, New York and Connecticut, why had she lived for 20 years in a simple hospital room, despite being in excellent health? Was she in control of her fortune, or controlled by those managing her money? We will discuss this book on Thursday, April 16 at 6:30 pm. Copies are available at the desk.
For the Week of the Young Child, the Plumb Library will be presenting our favorite ballerina Plumbelina! On Thursday, April 16 from 5:00 – 6:00 pm, children ages 3-8 can learn about ballet and practice a short routine. Pre-registration is requested. For more information or to register, call the library at 508-763-8600 or check our Events Calendar and click on the “register” button on the Plumbelina event.
April Vacation Programs
April 22, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm: Lego Challenge. Drop-in program. Create your own project or use our prompts.
April 24, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm: Fingerprint Art a la Ed Emberley. Drop-in program.
April 21 – 25: Help birds build their nests. Put out nesting materials such as embroidery floss, pine needles, yarn, or shredded paper. A MOBY program.