Adult Programs
May Programs 2023
May 2023 Adult Programming
Color Me Calm
Mon., May 1st at 4 pm
Community Room
Color Me Calm is a laid-back coloring group for ages 13 & up. Join us in the Community Meeting Room for an afternoon of coloring your cares away! Coloring pages and utensils will be provided, or BYOCB (Bring Your Own Coloring Book).
Tuesday Night Knitting Group
Tuesdays from 6 – 8
Join the library’s Tuesday Night Knitters for some quality knitting and crocheting time. All skill levels welcome.
Morning Sessions:
Virtual Job Search and Networking Group age 50 and Older
May – June 2023 ( 1st & 3rd Wed.) at 9:30 – 11:30
Sign Up at https://tinyurl.com/h6x3csjm
May 3-- Interview Prep & Strategy
May 17 -- Interview Practice
Virtual Author Talk: Raising Anti-Racist Children
with Britt Hawthorne
Wed., May 3 at 1 pm
Sign Up Here: https://libraryc.org/shadleylib/26024
Let Britt Hawthorne—a nationally recognized teacher and advocate—be your guide.
Hello Sunshine Book Club
Wed., May 3 a@ 6:30 pm
Trustees Room
A book discussion group focusing on selections from Reece Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine book club.
Mahjong at the Library
Fri., May 5 & 19 @ 1 pm
Community Room
A Mahjong group of experienced players. Please contact J. Joyall if interested in joining. 413-519-9408
Adult Puzzle Swap (Take a Puzzle - Leave a Puzzle)
Sat., May 6 from 10-Noon
Community Room
Have Jigsaws over 500 pieces? Want a new one..or two. Come on down and bring a complete puzzle. Swap it for a new one. Up to 3 puzzles allowed to be swapped. Must take as many as you bring.
In House Job Seekers and Networking Group
Tues., May 9 & 23 from 10 – 11:30
Trustees Room
Come and get the information you need to find that position you are looking for! Network and find like-minded individuals to help you achieve your goals.
Evening Sessions:
Virtual Job Search and Networking Group age 50 and Older
April – June 2023 (2nd & 4th Wed.) at 6 -8 pm
Sign Up at https://tinyurl.com/yu2th934
May 10-- Interview Prep & Strategy
May 24 -- Interview Practice
Office Hours with Rep. Dan Carey & Sen. Oliveira
Tues., May 9th from 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Trustees Room
Meet with legislators Sen. Jake Oliveira and Rep. Dan Carey and their staff.
History Walks: The Four Burial Grounds of South Hadley Center
Sat., May 13th from 10 am - Noon
Must be capable of walking 1.5 miles - includes the Old South Hadley Burial Ground, Evergreen Cemetery, John Preston's Grave, and Mary Lyon Grave.
Meet at the back of Evergreen Cemetery. (25 Edison Dr., South Hadley)
In House Event: Library Dances by Maureen Shea
Sat., May 13 from 11 am - Noon
Dancing and writing are temporal & timeless, concrete & ephemeral, meditative & explosive. The relationships between writing and dancing have inspired me to present a series of Library Dances.
Virtual Adult Writers Group
Sat., May 13th from 11:30 – 1:30
Limited to 6 participants.
Sign Up Here: https://tinyurl.com/y5u8dfzr
Writing workshops give writers of all experience the chance to foster their writing in an environment geared towards improvement. Writers come with work they have already written and share it with peers who then provide feedback (positive and constructive). A general workshop accepts all writing. A facilitator [from InfinityEd] is there to guide conversation.
Drop in Chess for Adults and Teens
Wed., May 17th at 6 pm
Grab a chess board from the Circulation Desk and Play!
Spanish Conversation Circle
Sat., May 20 at 10:30
An opportunity for Spanish speakers to practice their language skills. Participants should have some basic conversational skills to join the group. This is NOT a language class.
Virtual Author Talk: Not Funny by Jena Friedman
Sat., May 20 at 2 pm
Sign Up Here: https://libraryc.org/shadleylib/26544
When sixteen-year-old Georgia Avis discovers the dead body of thirteen-year-old Ashley James, she teams up with Ashley's older sister, Nora, to find and bring the killer to justice before he strikes again.
In House Author Talk: "Were You Close" by Ann Pinkerton
Wed., May 24 at 6 pm
Community Room
When people learned about her brothers accidental death, they often asked his sister, the only girl and the baby of the family, "Were you close?" The question, seemingly straightforward, haunted her and begged for a deeper answer, requiring an exploration that took a decade. She invites the reader along on her own journey as she searches for a greater understanding about who her brother was.
Closed for Memorial Day: Monday, May 29
In House Program: Wendell Warriors Drumming Group presents
Come Out and Play
Wed., May 31 at 6 pm
Community Room
The teacher (Jafar Manselle) and his performance group will first play a short set of West African drum rhythms. All drums and percussion instruments to be provided by the teacher, however if anyone has their own djembe drum, feel free to bring it.