Senior Theatre Troupe of Lifelong to Perform at Library

LIBRARY TO HOST SENIOR THEATRE TROUPE

ITHACA—In recognition of Older Americans Month, the Tompkins County Public Library will host a performance by the Senior Theatre Troupe of Lifelong, Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 2:00 PM in the Borg Warner Community Meeting Room.

Based on stories from their own lives, the theatre troupe presents original, theme-based plays. This year’s theme is hair, and each performance will feature stories about hairdos.

The Library performance will also include a short series of improvisational exercises and a reading of “Advice Download”, an original piece created by troupe member Sue Perlgut. In an online survey, Perlgut asked women ages 40 and up to share advice, both good and bad, which they had received from older women. More than 120 women from 15 states and four countries answered the survey. “Advice Download” will feature a synopsis of the answers generated by Perlgut’s survey.

This performance is free and open to an all-ages audience.

For more information, please contact Carrie Wheeler at (607) 272-4557 extension 248.

Let Me Tell You A Story, A Memoir Writing Workshop for Seniors

LIBRARY TO OFFER MEMOIR WRITING WORKSHOP FOR SENIORS

You’ve shared stories of your youth at Christmas dinners, bar mitzvahs and weddings for years, now learn to preserve them during “Let Me Tell You a Story: A Memoir Writing Workshop for Seniors” sponsored by the Tompkins County Public Library and Lifelong.

“Let Me Tell You a Story. . .” is being held in recognition of Older Americans Month. The workshop will take place Monday, May 5 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM in the Library’s Thaler/Howell Programming Room.

Under the leadership of Irene Zahava, participants will spend one hour writing about a core memory and another hour sharing their work with fellow participants in a safe and supportive environment.

Irene (Zee) Zahava is the director of Emma's Writing Center and has been leading writing circles since l994. She is a former bookstore owner, the editor of numerous short story anthologies and haiku journals, and the co-publisher of 2 Turtles Press. She is also affiliated with the Durland Alternatives Library at Cornell University, a project of the CRESP Center for Transformative Action.

This workshop is free and open to all seniors; however, advance registration is required. To register, contact Zahava at (607) 273-4675 or zee@twcny.rr.com. The class will be limited to 15 participants.

Wolf Teacher Presentation April 24, 2008

Tompkins County Public Library Media Release
Date: April 24, 2008
Contact: Carrie Wheeler at (607) 272-4557 extension 248

LIBRARY TO HOST PRESENTATION ON WOLVES

ITHACA—The Tompkins County Public Library will host “Wolf Teacher”, a DVD presentation and discussion by Pamela Brown, Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 6:00 PM in the Thaler/Howell Programming Room.

Brown, an Upstate New York native, has dedicated nearly three decades to Wolf Teacher’s mission of enhancing wild wolf survival through education. She shares her program at schools, libraries and festivals throughout the country, and coordinates the annual Mission Wolf educational tour of the Northeast each fall.

This program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Carrie Wheeler at (607) 272-4557 extension 248.

Library Will Open at Noon on Tuesday, April 29

LIBRARY TO OPEN AT NOON ON TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2008

ITHACA—Due to construction related to the Cayuga Green Project, the Tompkins County Public Library will not open until noon on Tuesday, April 29.

The delayed opening is a result of a planned, short-term power outage, which will allow NYSEG to provide energy service to the building being constructed to the east of the Library.

During the power outage, the Library’s telephone system will be out of service. Should the outage be extended, the Library will provide updated information to local radio stations.

For more information, contact Assistant Library Director Rosie Rice at (607) 272-4557 extension 233.