Event Details
Telling Your Story
Facilitator: Jean Rae Baxter
Mondays, February 13 – March 13, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Drop in: Monday March 20, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Showcase: Sunday March 26, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Gananoque Public Library 100 Park Street, Gananoque Ontario, K7G 2Y5
Description
Are you a senior interested in writing a memoir? Telling Your Story is a five-part series especially for those interested in preserving their stories. Jean Rae Baxter will guide a group of seniors on how to write about life experiences using the tools of fiction. Participants must commit to five weeks of 2-hours sessions to attend this hands-on writing workshop. There will be an additional 2-3 hours of homework per week.
Following the five workshop sessions, there will be two additional 2-hour sessions. An individual meeting will take place with each participant to polish their finished work. At a final Showcase, participants will have an opportunity to present an excerpt of their memoir to family and friends.
REGISTER: Phone: 613 382-2436 or E-mail: gplp@bellnet.ca
Event Details
Tech Savvy Seniors Workshop Series
Facilitators: Pam Hudson, David Kerr
Mondays, February 27 – March 27, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Gananoque Public Library, 100 Park Street Gananoque, K7G 2Y5
Description
Week 1: Navigating Technology Today
Week 2: Personal Security in a World Wide Web
Week 3: Keeping in Touch through Technology
Week 4: There’s an App for That?
Week 5: Device Tips and Tricks
REGISTER: Phone: 613-382-2436 or E:mail: gplp@bellnet.ca
Event Details
Introduction to Cricut® Workshop Series
Facilitator: Elizabeth Dixon
Fridays: February 17 – March 17, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Gananoque Public Library 100 Park Street, Gananoque Ontario, K7G 2Y5
Description
This five-part workshop series introduces seniors to designing and crafting using Cricut® machines, materials and Design Space® software. Each 2-hour session will focus a new skill and project. Participants will walk away with a new creation each week and the skills and training required to use the library’s Cricut® Maker Space for independent projects in the future.
Week 1: Paper Craft
Week 2: Iron-on Vinyl
Week 3: Cricut® Wood Craft
Week 4: Cricut® Mug Making
Week 5: Cricut® Cap Making
REGISTER: Phone: 613 382-2436 or E:mail: gplp@bellnet.ca
Other seniors programs running in February and March in Gananoque can be found on the Gananoque Seniors Association website at: https://ganseniors.wordpress.com/programs/
These programs are Free to all participants from the Gananoque Seniors Association and the Town of Gananoque.