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No Cost Workshop on Ageing
Alpharetta Library 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, GA, United StatesAre you grappling with the challenges of caring for a loved one who is aging and in decline or have concerns about your own aging plan? Are you trying to navigate the legal, physical and mental healthcare, and financial aspects of helping a loved one? Are you arguing with family members about the best course […]
Nellie Bly: Ten Days in a Mad-House
Cumming Library 585 Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA, United StatesNellie Bly is best known for agreeing to feign insanity in order to investigate reports of brutality and neglect at the Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island. Her reports were published in the New York World, and later compiled into a book, Ten Days in a Mad-House. As a reporter, Bly also broke records for […]
An Introduction to Epic Character Creation
Post Road Library 5010 Post Road, Cumming, GA, United StatesDo you have unique ideas for the characters in your novel, comic book, or film series? M. Jayson Graham will lead an interactive workshop where you will learn the basics of crafting memorable and relatable characters specifically for your epic series. About M. Jayson Graham: M. Jayson Graham is the owner of MJG Story Creation […]
BEECH Homeschool Used Book & Curriculum Sale
Newpoint Tabernacle Church 2150 Antioch Road, Cumming, GA, United StatesBooks, school supplies, games, curriculum for sale! Shop for New or Used Curriculum at the Annual BEECH Community Curriculum Sale, June 20 – 22. Find Amazing prices on new and used readers, curriculum sets, books, math workbooks, learning games, art supplies, science, history and so much more for ages Pre-K through High School. Don't miss […]
Cherokee Medicine with author Mark Warren
Cumming Library 585 Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA, United StatesThe diverse flora of the Southeast once provided everything that was needed by the original inhabitants. This is why native people held in high esteem every plant of forest and field. Our modern day ignoring of these gifts is what separates us from a life of truly interacting with nature on an intimate level. And […]
No Cost Boot Camp 4 Divorcing Women Workshop
Sharon Forks Library 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming, GA, United StatesBoot Camp for Divorcing WOMEN Saturday Library Are you separated, considering or currently in the process of divorce? This is a difficult and emotional time. You have so many questions. We can help. Learn how to navigate this process from a legal, information gathering, financial and emotional perspective and avoid some of the most common […]
In Abundance: Journey from Self Discovery to Self-Publishing with author Shanna Swenson
Cumming Library 585 Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA, United StatesJoin community author Shanna Swenson as she discusses her books, what inspired her to write them and her personal journey of self discovery and self-publishing. Ms. Swenson will be available to sign books at the end of the discussion. Books will also be available for sale.
To the Moon and Beyond with Dr. Lesley Simanton-Coogan
Cumming Library 585 Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA, United StatesAlmost 50 years ago on July 20, 1969 the first humans set foot on the Moon. Today, the Moon is still the farthest our species has traveled, but not the farthest we've explored. Join Lesley Simanton-Coogan of the University of North Georgia's (UNG) George E. Coleman, Sr. Planetarium to learn about exploration in our solar […]
Space Race and Beyond: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11
Post Road Library 5010 Post Road, Cumming, GA, United StatesIn 1969, half a century ago, mankind watched as humans stepped foot onto a celestial body other than the Earth for the first time. The tumultuous Space Race of the preceding decade challenged imaginations, rapidly advanced technologies, and captivated the world's attention. In the decades that followed the Apollo missions we have seen rovers sent […]
It’s Not Just Rocket Science: The Why and How of Space Exploration
Hampton Park Library 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming, GA, United StatesLocal NASA Solar System Ambassador, Curt Godwin, will discuss NASA's past and future human space exploration efforts, including the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing and the Space Launch System scheduled to land on the moon by 2024, and the commercial partnerships required for missions' success. The Commercial Crew Program is a partnership between […]