One-on-One Help: Basic Genealogy – Tuesday, July 18, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
For one-on-one basic or DNA genealogy help visit the Johnson County Genealogical Society at www.jcgsks.org to schedule an appointment.
Healthy Living Classes – Tuesdays through Aug. 15, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Community health workers from the Johnson County Department of Health & Environment will be onsite in Conference Room 20 every Tuesday from 10:30-11:30 to provide information about healthy living.
Panel Discussion: Bike Shop 101 – Tuesday, July 18, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Are you still riding the bike your parents bought you 20 years ago? Would [insert new gadget here] relieve the numbness in your [insert body part here]? Come listen to some bike shop experts as they explain the different styles of bikes, help identify necessary gear, and explain the benefits of a bike fit.
"Bike Shop 101" is part of the 2023 Women's Bike Summit Series. The Women's Bike Summit is a gender-inclusive venue for people of all ages and backgrounds to come together to celebrate bicycling, discuss issues that are relevant and important to people on bikes, and get practical biking experience.
Immediacy, Urgency or Tranquility: What Moves Us to Write with Dzvinia Orlowsky and Carolyne Wright – Wednesday, July 19, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Often you’ll read or hear poetry described as urgent when, in fact, the poem’s strength lies in its immediacy—the quality of unmediated awareness, of something happening right away, without that added sense of pressure. In this one-hour conversation between poets Dzvinia Orlowsky and Carolyne Wright, they’ll discuss the craft considerations that make one poem “immediate” and another “urgent.” This program will be hosted using the meeting software Zoom. A Johnson County Library staff member will contact registrants via the email you registered with to provide more information about the program and instructions on how to access the Zoom meetings. You do not need to download any software or create an account.
What Moves You to Write? A Generative Workshop – Saturday, July 22, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
In this two-hour generative workshop, poet and translator Dzvinia Orlowsky will review key points about considerations of genre and the nuances between immediacy, urgency, and tranquility, before providing prompts and holding space to write. There will be time to share work, discuss craft, and write even more. Have paper and pencil (or your keyboard) ready! This program will be hosted using the meeting software Zoom. A Johnson County Library staff member will contact registrants via email the day before the meeting with instructions on how to access the Zoom meeting. You do not need to download any software or create an account.