TAKING A BITE OUT OF THE SANDWICH GENERATION
Planning for the 2nd half of life with attorney Jay Marsden
Planning for the future for ourselves, our parents or children involves the coordination of many different disciplines.
Jay will cover estate planning, care management, pre-retirement and retirement planning and social security. Sessions on six Thursdays from 7-8 pm:
Jay will cover estate planning, care management, pre-retirement and retirement planning and social security. Sessions on six Thursdays from 7-8 pm:
Jan 24 on Investment Options in a Low-Yield Environment
Feb 28 on Retirement Income Planning
Mar 28: Planning for Children with Disabilities
Apr 25: Long Term Care Options for Healthy Retirees
May 23: The long term care continuum, what does the path from my home to a nursing home look like?
June 20: My parent went to a nursing home, what’s next?
Free. Everyone welcome but designed for patrons 40 and over. Attend as many sessions as you choose. No registration necessary.
THE MORNING BOOK CLUB
Meets the 1st Monday of each month at 11 am
For Monday holidays, the group meets on the 2nd Monday of the month. Read the selected book and attend the discussion. Add your own thoughts or sit and listen. Attend as many sessions as you like. The selected titles are available to borrow at no charge with a valid library card from the Minuteman network. Next month's title is always available at each discussion. New members are always warmly welcomed. Bring a friend. Refreshments are courtesy of the Friends of the Library. Discussion leaders are Laura Kurzontkowki and Leslie McDonnell. Discussions last 1 hour.
Monday, June 3, 2013: Love, Anthony by Lisa Geneva
July 2013: No meeting
Monday, August 12: 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Monday, Sept 9: The Shoemaker's Wife by Adrianna Trigiani
Monday, Oct 7: Rules of Civility by Amore Towles
Monday, Nov 4: Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
Monday, Dec 2: The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Lovesy
Monday, Jan 6: A Train in Winter by Caroline Moorhead
HISTORY BOOK CLUB
HOW THE CLUB WORKS
Attend as many meetings as you like. Read the selected book and attend the discussion led by Mary Miley. Bring your ideas, questions and comments or simply listen. Multiple copies of the books are available for borrowing from the library about a month in advance or can be purchased on your own. NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WARMLY WELCOME.
THE PLACE & TIME
Discussions take place in the Gilman Room on the lower level of the library at 752 Washington Street, Holliston one evening per month, 6:30-8 PM.
Membership in the book club is free and open to everyone. For more information, call the library at 508-429-0617 or email Mary at mmiley@prac.com. Bring a friend!
THE BOOKS
Thurs, June 18: Mr. President: How and Why the Founders Created a Chief Executive by Ray Raphael
Thurs, July 18: Ellen & Edith: Woodrow Wilson's First Ladies by Kristie Miller
Tues, Aug 13: Choose your own book and review it for the group
Thurs, Sept 19: Five Days in London: May 1940 by John Lukacs
Tues, Oct 15: Ike's Bluff: Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World by Evan Thomas
Thurs, Nov 21: Six Months in 1945: FDR, Stalin, Churchill and Truman by Michael Dobbs
Tues, Dec 17: Choose your own book and review it for the group
ONE BOOK, ONE HOLLISTON
Our annual community reading program
One Book, One Holliston asks the question: "what if all of Holliston read the same book at the same time?" It is a community-wide program to draw readers to important authors, books and themes and to help them share ideas and the love of reading taking place each February.
Click here to read more about Audrey Schulman and her book, Three Weeks in December including reviews and an interview.
WHAT WE'VE READ IN PREVIOUS YEARS: