LEWES PUBLIC LIBRARY
JULY 2021 | E-NEWSLETTER
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Kids & Family
All programs are FREE.
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The Library is hosting its Summer Reading Program, with all events OUTSIDE. So, bring your own blanket or chair, and join us for story time, performances, programs, and activities for kids of all ages.
Click each link below for:
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Monday, June 28, 2021 | Dusk
Join us at dusk for a family movie on the back lawn here at the Lewes Public Library. Exact movie times may vary--the movie will start at dusk. Please remember to bring something to sit on. All ages are welcome to join!
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Mondays | 10:30 A.M. | Registration required.
Join us at the Children's Learning Garden for a few garden stories, and some time weeding, watering, and picking. Miss Jen will read the stories, and the volunteers with Lewes in Bloom will guide the kids through activities in the garden.
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Tuesdays, July 2021
10:30 A.M. | Registration required.
Enjoy books, music, and fingerplays for preschoolers.
Wednesdays, 2021
10:30 A.M. | Registration required.
Enjoy books, music, and fingerplays for babies and toddlers.
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Wednesday, July 7, 2021 | 4:00 P.M.
Storyteller Antonio Rocha will be ZOOM-ing in from Maine! Come to the library, or watch from home, as he takes us on a trip through our imaginations!
Take a wild trip into the jungles of South America and Africa. Antonio draws from his repertoire of animal tales with an ecological theme. With his unique fusion of spoken word and mime, Antonio presents a one of a kind performance with a myriad of fantastical sound effects, some hilarious characters, and his signature mime illusions.
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Thursday, July 8, 2021 | 10:30 A.M. | Registration required.
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Go walkin’ through the jungle and learn animal signs through stories, songs, and fun activities for the whole family with Kathy MacMillan, author of the Little Hands Signing series.
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Monday, July 12, 2021 | Dusk
Join us at dusk for a family movie on the back lawn here at the Lewes Public Library. Exact movie times may vary--the movie will start at dusk. Please remember to bring something to sit on. All ages are welcome to join!
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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
1:00 P.M. | Registration required.
Create sponge bombs with the materials provided and engaged in a good, old-fashioned water fight outside on the library lawn.
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Thursday, July 15, 2021 | 10:30 A.M. | Registration required.
Flap your wings, jump up and down like five little monkeys jumping on the bed, and roar like a polar bear! This performance celebrates famous children’s stories and songs about animals including a few written by adults on the autism spectrum! The show will also celebrate biodiversity – the more wild our planet is the healthier it is! Kids will dance, sing, laugh, use their imaginations and connect with new friends.
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July 19 through July 22, 2021 | 10:45 A.M | Registration required.
Campers will be having fun with new friends as they create sand castles using air-dry clay, real sand and a variety of other art media. Over the course of four days the campers will explore and learn basic hand building and sculpting techniques to create these fun clay sculptures.
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021 | 1:00 P.M | Registration required.
Join DASEF at the library to get deTAILed facts about animals and their tails, create a new animal with a specialized tail, do some “ZOO-ineering” to design zoo habitats for animals with tails, and write a fiction tale about what it would be like if YOU had a tail.
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Thursday, July 22, 2021 | 10:30 A.M. | Registration required.
The Nature Center on the Go is an environmental education center and wildlife rehabilitation facility that is dedicated to awakening the communities’ sense of awareness to the natural beauties of the environment and our role amidst Earth’s biological diversity. Come enjoy meeting the nature center's animals!
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Monday, July 26, 2021 | Dusk
Join us at dusk for a family movie on the back lawn here at the Lewes Public Library. Exact movie times may vary--the movie will start at dusk. Please remember to bring something to sit on. All ages are welcome to join!
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021 | 1:00 P.M | Registration required.
Explore the amazing and mysterious world of Owls. Meet four Delmarva residents and a special winter visitor while we read, A Snowy Owl Story.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2021 | 10:30 A.M | Registration required.
Warning to all hungry witches. Never underestimate the resourcefulness of young children. Hansel and Gretel find themselves in hot water (almost), but it's the witch who feels the burn! There's great fun for audiences of all ages in this not so grim Grimm Brothers classic! Two actors play all the characters in a sparkling forty-five minute presentation.
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Mondays | 4:30 P.M
no L.E.A.P. on July 5
By reading to a therapy dog, children are able to improve their reading skills in a unique and fun environment, where they forget their limitations and develop a “can-do” attitude.
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The Imagination Library provides FREE books by mail for children ages birth up to 5, throughout Delaware, to develop the habit of reading, and to develop the library habit, too!
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Teens
All programs are FREE
NOTE: Teen programs are for ages 12 – 18 and
registration is required.
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2021 TEEN SUMMER READING CHALLENGE!
Thru August.
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Monday, June 28, 2021 | Dusk
Join us at dusk for a family movie on the back lawn here at the Lewes Public Library. Exact movie times may vary--the movie will start at dusk. Please remember to bring something to sit on. All ages are welcome to join!
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Saturday, July 3, 2021, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 P.M. | Registration required.
Join Lewes Public Library's young environmentalist club, Roots & Shoots! This club is reserved for teenagers who are eager to take action in their community and contribute to keeping Lewes a wonderful place. We run various projects like organic gardening, community clean-ups, feeding people in need, restoring wildlife habitats, and so much more!).
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Outdoor Sports - Ages 10 - 16
Wednesdays | 1:00 p.m. | Registration required.
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Thursday, July 8, 2021 | 9:00 P.M. | Registration required.
Join your friends at Lewes Library for a teen movie on the patio. Popcorn and refreshments will be served,
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Monday, July 12, 2021 | Dusk
Join us at dusk for a family movie on the back lawn here at the Lewes Public Library. Exact movie times may vary--the movie will start at dusk. Please remember to bring something to sit on. All ages are welcome to join!
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Thursday, July 15, 2021, 11:00 A.M. | Registration required.
Join your Lewes Library friends at Lewes Beach for a beach day! Bring your own necessary gear for a fun-filled day at the beach. Lunch will be served. Parents must be there at 3 pm sharp to pick up their teen.
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Thursday, July 22, 2021, 9:00 P.M. | Registration required.
Join your friends at Lewes Public Library for after-dark games. We will be playing Manhunt, Flashlight Tag, and Hide and Seek. **Bring your own flashlight** and dress accordingly** (may want to bring a sweatshirt).
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Thursday, July 28, 2021, 11:00 A.M. | Registration required.
Meet your friends from the Lewes Public Library and Rehoboth Kite and Toy at Lewes Beach for fun, frolic, and flying! We will learn how to fly kites, juggle, yo-yo, and much more! Ending our night on the beach with a bonfire and s'mores. Bring your beach towel and tell your friends!!
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Monday, July 26, 2021 | Dusk
Join us at dusk for a family movie on the back lawn here at the Lewes Public Library. Exact movie times may vary--the movie will start at dusk. Please remember to bring something to sit on. All ages are welcome to join!
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Thursday, July 29, 2021, 9:30 P.M. | Registration requested.
Join your friends at the Lewes Public Library after-dark on the patio around a bonfire to hear more readings of some of the scariest short stories ever written. Do you have a scary story you would like to share? Here is the place to do it!
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Adults
- All programs are FREE
- Programs are offered either in-person, online, or hybrid (in-person and online). Each program indicates how it is offered.
- You MUST REGISTER to receive instructions for joining the program.
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Please scroll down for information on Author Events, Book Discussion Groups, Foreign Language Conversation Groups, Lectures and Workshops, Money School Classes, Performances, Discussion and Activity Groups, and more!
All adult programs are listed by category and date. For additional information or to register, just click on the program title or the details and registration link.
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AUTHOR EVENTS
Registration required.
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Tuesday, July 6, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
Join us for a live online conversation with author Elizabeth Gonzalez James to discuss her humorous debut novel, Mona At Sea, touching on themes of ambition, addiction, and adulthood. Joining Elizabeth in conversation is author Suzanne Simonetti.
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Wednesday, July 7, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
Join us for an online conversation with Emily Austin, author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead. Joining her to discuss her debut novel is Steven Rowley, best selling author of The Guncle, Lily and the Octopus, and The Editor.
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Thursday, July 8, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
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Monday, July 12, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
Join us for a conversation with New York Times bestselling author Kristin Harmel, as she discusses her latest book, The Forest of Vanishing Stars, an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis—until a secret from her past threatens everything. Joining Kristin is Kristyn Kusek Lewis, author of Perfect Happiness, for a discussion on “How fiction can change lives.”
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
Join us for an online conversation with Joshua Henkin, author of Morningside Heights, a sweeping and compassionate novel about a marriage surviving hardship.
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Thursday, July 15, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
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Monday, July 19, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
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Thursday, July 20, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
Join us for a conversation with David Ross, author of Tarot & Tequila: A Tarot Guide with Cocktails. Embrace the magic of tarot and perfectly match the cards with mixed drinks in this beautifully illustrated bar book.
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Thursday, July 20, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
5:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
Join us for an online conversation between authors Puja Guha and Dea Poirier, as they discuss their latest books, Sirens of Memory (Guha) and After You Died (Poirier). Joining them in conversation is Chantelle Aimée Osman, Editor, Agora - Polis Books.
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
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BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS
All are welcome to join!
Registration required.
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AAUW NOTABLE BOOKS DISCUSSION
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Thursday, July 1, 2021, 10:00 A.M. | In-person
The epic story of a restless young man who is captured during the Vietnam War and pressed into service for a clandestine branch of the United States government.
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NATURAL SELECTIONS BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
The Natural Selections Book Group meets on the first Wednesday of the month to discuss nature-themed books.
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Wednesday, July 7, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time
Online & In-Person
An exciting, inspiring call to unleash the power of the nerd mindset that exists within us all. By the end you will be ready to sort out problems, recognize solutions, and join him in changing the world.
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Thursday, July 8, 2021 | 6:30 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
The Handmaid's Tale meets The Hunger Games in this brilliantly imagined debut set in an ancient culture where only the queen may breed and deformity means death.
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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND - LEWES PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK CLUB
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Thursday, July 8, 2021 | 6:30 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
A wise, witty, and exuberant novel that illuminates the power of loyalty and forgiveness, memory and truth, and the courage it takes to do what’s right.
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BOOK & FILM DISCUSSION GROUP
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021 | 6:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
One of the great books on James Baldwin and a powerful reckoning with America’s ongoing failure to confront the lies it tells itself about race.
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Not Sure What to Read Next?
Let us inspire you with our Book Lists for Adults, including print and digital titles! We’re adding book lists regularly, so check it out.
Sometimes it's hard to know what you want. That's why we created Books To Go For Adults. Choose your Fiction or Non-Fiction books by genre, theme, subject, or type of character. Then email us and let us know what you like/don't like. We'll create a book bundle just for you to pick-up at the library. More information can be found here.
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DISCUSSION GROUPS
Join us for any or all of the stimulating,
interactive groups that will keep you thinking.
Registration required.
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Food for Thought
Mondays | 1:30 P.M. Eastern Time | Online & In-Person
Be prepared to put your brain in high gear for a stimulating, comfortable atmosphere of reasoned interaction.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE CONVERSATION GROUPS
Interested in improving your foreign language skills? You're not the only one!
NOTE: these are not traditional classes — there is no language teacher. Instead, it is a group of people who already speak some of the language, or who have studied some, or who are now taking some classes elsewhere. Groups are informal and friendly, and there is no pressure to participate.
Registration required.
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Parliamo Italiano | Italian Conversation Group
Wednesday, July 7 and July 21, 2021 | 1:30 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
Join Italian speakers (18+) to improve your Italian-speaking skills. Basic Italian conversational ability is required.
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Spanish Conversation Group
Thursdays | 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online & In-person
Join Spanish speakers (18+) to improve your Spanish-speaking skills. Basic Spanish conversational ability is required.
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Tuesdays and Thursdays | 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time | Online
Through July 29, 2021
The Library is offering free online classes this summer in English as a Second Language (ESL). ESL helps non-English or limited English speakers (age 16+) survive in an English speaking community by providing communication skills and necessary cultural knowledge. For more information, call Greg Hitz at 301-275-0250.
La biblioteca pública de Lewes ofrece clases gratuitas de inglés este verano a través del zoom. Para obtener más información, llame a Greg Hitz 301-275-0250.
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Friday, July 30, 2021 | 10:30 A.M. Eastern Time | In-person
Join us in person for a conversation on a French movie previously seen at home. Please note: basic French conversational ability is required. This group is for participants 18 years and older. This month's movie is My Afternoons with Marguerite (La Tête en Friche).
The video/DVD is available at the library to borrow for one week.
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LECTURES
AND WORKSHOPS
Registration required.
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FreeWrite! (Every Wednesday of every month)
6:00 P.M. Eastern Time | In-person
FreeWrite! is an weekly informal gathering of writers of ALL skill levels who meet to practice their writing in a friendly and nurturing atmosphere. The goal of the FreeWrites is to provide a place and an opportunity for people to have fun with their writing, to explore different genres, and to do this in the company of other writing enthusiasts.
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Thursday, July 8, 2021 | 1:00 P.M. Eastern Time | In-person
In this workshop facilitated by local artist Rita Healey, participants will discuss Matisse and Rita will demonstrate how to make a silkscreen of one of his famous window pictures found in Tangiers. Participants then will emboss their print and paint it with watercolors, using a very bright palate.
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Poetry FreeWrite (Every Monday of every month)
3:00 P.M. | In-person
No meeting on July 5
Weekly meeting of the Rehoboth Beach Writers' Guild Poetry Free Write. Explore your writing passion! Attending a Free Write is a fun, low commitment way to dip your toes into the writing pool. Writers at all levels are welcome; you do not need to be a member to attend.
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Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group
Tuesdays, July 6 and July 20, 2021 | 10:00 A.M. | In-person
This support group is for those caring for someone with Alzheimer's or other type of dementia. The group is facilitated by Ruth Pryor, an Alzheimer's Association volunteer.
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Thursday, July 15, 2021 | 6:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online & In-Person
The KidLit Writers Group is a critique group for adult writers (18 and older) who would like to write for the children’s market. All children’s genres welcome.
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Monday, July 19, 2021 | 10:00 A.M. | In-Person
Join others with an interest in needlepoint. Bring a current project to work on.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021 | 5:30 P.M. | In-person
The Delmarva Apple Users Group (DAUG) is a non-profit association dedicated to helping its members achieve a better understanding of Apple products and their use.
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Friday, August 13, and
Saturday, August 14,2021 | Online
The 14th Annual Lewes Creative Writers' Virtual Conference will be held virtually on Saturday, August 14, 2021 from 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM. Closed captioning is available for the conference.
In addition to the Conference on Saturday, there will be an Evening of Readings on Friday, August 13, with the workshop presenters reading from their work.
For more information and to register for either the Conference or the Readings, visit the library's website. Before registering for any of the sessions, please read the workshop descriptions and presenter biographies. |
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MONEY SCHOOL CLASSES
Registration required.
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Thursday, July 1, 2021 | 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
Whether you plan to stop work all at once, or ease into retirement by working part-time, at some point you will need to arrange for multiple sources of income to replace your paycheck. Join us for an enlightening webinar that will get you thinking about your next phase of life and what you need to do to prepare for it.
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Thursday, July 8, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time | In-person
Annuities are some of the most complex investment instruments ever created. This class presents an unbiased and educational look at how annuities work, the different types and features of annuities as well as the benefits and downsides to each.
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Friday, July 9, 2021 | 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time | In-person
Join us for an educational seminar by Joseph Cisco, President of CAISE Benefits, to help you understand your options when enrolling with Medicare and/or retiring.
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Thursday, July 15, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time | In-Person
This class covers common estate planning mistakes and how you can avoid them. Uncover some of the common myths about estate planning and learn suggestions on how to optimize your financial future and legacy for your benefit and the benefit of your loved ones.
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Monday, July 19, 2021 | 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
IRA planning is a complex process. The decisions baby boomers make now can have a tremendous impact on their overall retirement plan. This seminar will help attendees better understand IRA planning.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021 | 1:00 P.M. Eastern Time | Online
Retirees often don’t understand how taxes work in retirement. But they’re keenly concerned about the size of their tax bill each year. Also, tax planning changes through the four stages of retirement. It’s harder than you think and it needs careful planning. Learn what’s involved in creating a retirement tax strategy.
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Thursday, July 22, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time | In-Person
Planning for retirement can be tricky, it's full of twists, turns and not nearly enough road signs. Wouldn't it be nice if you had a map, or maybe a checklist for planning a successful retirement? In this workshop, learn how to plan for a successful retirement.
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PERFORMANCES AND READINGS
Join us in the comfort of your own home for engaging readings
and outstanding live performances!
Registration required.
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Thursday, July 15, 2021 | 7:00 P.M. | Online
All are invited to an online performance with local visual art videos, poetry and music hosted by Guillermo Silveira through the Library. Share your art, music, poetry and thoughts about the artistic expression in our area, in video format or live performance.
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Drop in Tech Help (First and Third Friday of Every Month)
July 2 and July 16, 2021 | 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time | In-Person
Members of the public are invited to drop in for help with technology. A staff member will be available to assist the public with common technology issues. Topics include, but are not limited to: iPad and Kindle help with eMedia; email setup; help with laptops and phones; etc.
No appointments are required and patrons will be assisted on a first-come, first-served basis.
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JOB & CAREER: Job Seeker Resources
Schedule a FREE 30 minute phone consultation! An Employment/Career Advisor will call you at the appointed time to discuss any questions you have regarding career and related needs.
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ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES
Services are free, confidential, and available to everyone.
Schedule a FREE 30 minute appointment with Social workers from DHSS Community Partner Support Unit who will help with:
- applying for food benefits
- Medicaid
- long-term nursing care
- childcare
- home energy assistance
- learning about other DHHS agencies
- referrals to partner organizations
- employment & training
- ASSIST application process
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LITTLE FREE PANTRY
Located outside the library.
The Pantry is stocked with food, personal care, and paper items accessible to everyone all the time with no questions asked. Take what you need, leave what you can.
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Friends of the
Lewes Public Library
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Just Between Friends Shop
- Friends is now selling NEW children’s books, movies, music CDs, and paperback books in front of the Just Between Friends Shop located inside the library.
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WE NEED HELP!!! The Friends are seeking volunteers to help in the Shop to sort and price books. If interested in volunteering, contact the Friends.
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BOOK DONATIONS
Friends is able to accept up to 10 donated books per person. Due to volunteer and space limitations, this donation limit will be in effect for the near term. Thank you for understanding.
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The library is free to use, but running it is not. As an independent library, every year the Lewes Public Library must raise 50% of its annual operating budget.
If you value your local library and appreciate everything it does for your community, your friends, family, and neighbors, please consider supporting the library.
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