Free Tech Workshops: Do you want to learn more about the free online resources offered to Marion library card holders? Well, now is your chance. Join us for these free Friday workshops at 11:00 am: April 8 – Universal Class (free online courses); April 15 – Zinio Digital Magazines; April 22 – Indieflix (free online movies); and April 29 – Learn more about your iPad/iPhone. Please call, email, or stop into the Elizabeth Taber Library to register.
Crazy Weather and the Arctic Meltdown: How Are They Connected? Please join us at the Elizabeth Taber Library on Tuesday evening, April 12 at 6:30 pm for a special talk by Dr. Jennifer Francis.
Does it seem as though the weather gods have gone crazy lately? It is not your imagination. The question on everyone’s minds is why? And is it related to climate change? In this presentation, Dr. Jennifer Francis will explain new research that links increasing extreme weather events with the rapidly warming and melting Arctic during recent decades. Evidence suggests that Arctic warming is causing weather patterns to become more persistent, which can lead to extremes such as droughts, cold spells, heat waves, and some flooding events.
Jennifer Francis earned a B.S. in Meteorology from San Jose State University in 1988 and a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington in 1994. As a professor at Rutgers University since 1994, she has taught courses in satellite remote sensing and climate-change issues, and also co-founded and co-directed the Rutgers Climate and Environmental Change Initiative. Presently, she is a Research Professor in the Rutgers Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, and she studies Arctic climate change and Arctic-global climate linkages. Francis and her husband circumnavigated the world in a sailboat from 1980-1985, including Cape Horn and the Arctic, during which her interest in weather and the Arctic began.
Drop-in Technology Help: Having trouble with that new electronic device you acquired? Need assistance navigating through the Internet of social media sites? Pesky computer issues? Then stop into the Elizabeth Taber Library on Tuesdays at 11:00 am or Thursdays at 2:00 pm until May 26 for some one-on-one help with one of our friendly staff members. No registration is required. First come, first served. *Please note, if you cannot make one of these days, call the Elizabeth Taber Library to make an appointment for another time.
Coloring for Adults: Coloring isn’t just for the kids anymore! If you like coloring and chatting with others, then please join us on Thursday, April 14 at 4:00 pm and/or Thursday, April 21 at 6:30 pm for our Adult Coloring Session. Light refreshments will be served.
Mystery Book Club: Please join us for our monthly mystery book discussion on Wednesday, April 6 at 11:00 am. We will be discussing The Fixer by Joseph Finder. Please stop into the Elizabeth Taber Library today to register and reserve a copy of the monthly book.
Afternoon Book Club: Please join us for our monthly afternoon fiction book discussion on Tuesday, April 19 at 2:00 pm. We will be discussing Us by David Nicholls. Please stop into the Elizabeth Taber Library today to register and reserve a copy of the monthly book.