Free online programs offered in May by Phoenixville Public Library
The Phoenix Book Club, Phoenixville Public Library’s book discussion group for adults of all ages, will meet online on Monday, May 4, 7:00 p.m. The group will discuss “Joyland” by Stephen King. Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, “Joyland” tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever. A copy of the eBook may be reserved online at http:// chester.overdrive.com. This event is free and open to the public and will be conducted online via Zoom. Reservations are required on the Adult Events Calendar at www. phoenixvillelibrary.org in order to receive an invitation to attend this online event. For more information, email mpinto@ccls. org.
A healthy dose of skepticism is needed these days when encountering information. But phony news is actually nothing new. Phoenixville Public Library will host a free online presentation, “Just the Facts: How to Spot Phony News,” on Wednesday, May 6, at 1:30 PM. Mark Pinto, the Library’s Adult Services Director, will be the presenter. Learn about false or misleading news, its history, and methods for uncovering it. And discover several online tools for factchecking and determining bias. This event is free and open to the public and will be conducted online via Zoom. Reservations are required on the Adult Events Calendar at www. phoenixvillelibrary.org in order to receive an invitation to attend this online event. For more information, email mpinto@ccls. org.
Phoenixville Public Library will host a free online “Shoulder Pain Workshop” with Dr. Charlie Johnson, Physical Therapist, on Thursday, May 7, at 7:00 PM. Do you have shoulder pain while reaching overhead? Does your shoulder pain make it difficult to reach behind your back? Is your shoulder pain (or arm pain, numbness, or tingling) keeping you up at night? Do you experience weakness in the shoulder that keep you from doing the things you want to do? Are you worried that things could get worse if you do nothing about it? If you’re dealing with shoulder pain (or have a stubborn spouse who is in denial), this workshop may be a life-changing event for you. You will learn: the #1 single biggest mistake people make which actually stops them from healing; the three most common causes of shoulder pain; how a problem in the trunk or legs could be the root cause of your shoulder problem; a surefire way to pick the right treatment for the cause of your pain (and save you a ton of time and money); and what successful treatment and permanent relief look like without the side effects of medications, injections, or surgery. This event is free and open to the public and will be conducted online via Zoom. Reservations are required on the Adult Events Calendar at www. phoenixvillelibrary.org in order to receive an invitation to attend this online event. For more information, email mpinto@ccls. org.
Phoenixville Public Library will host a free online program on “Sustainable Investing” on Monday, May 11 at 7:00 PM. Ethan Quirin, CEO of Financial Dogma, and Courtney Quirin, a filmmaker, will be the presenters. The program will begin with a showing of Courtney’s 25-minute documentary, “The Georgia Girl,” which follows a father-son salmon fishing trip out of Vancouver, British Columbia, to tell a tale about the decline of small-scale commercial fishing. Duncan Cameron, 26, is one of the few young fishermen left as smallscale fishing crumbles under the thumb of large corporations and poor regulation and enforcement. Unwilling to compromise his livelihood, which goes back five generations, Duncan decides to bypass the traditional route of selling to large seafood corporations in order to instill transparency into a broken food system. Please note that while this film is not officially rated, it contains some R-rated language.
Following the film will be a brief discussion of how an individual can use different investment strategies to support companies that promote sustainable living. The discussion will focus on basic terminology, fundamental concepts, and the different types of investments available. This program is best viewed on a device with a wired Internet connection.
This event is free and open to the public, and will be held online via the Zoom platform. Reservations are required on the Adult Programs Calendar at www.phoenixvillelibrary.org in order to receive an invitation to attend the online program. For more information, email Mark Pinto, Adult Services Director, at mpinto@ccls.org.
Phoenixville Public Library will host a free “Advance Directives Presentation” online on Wednesday, May 13, at 1:30 p.m. Jim Ruggiero, Esq., Ruggiero Law Offices LLC, will be the presenter. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be reflecting on your health and the health of your family, especially that of an elderly family member. By having a healthcare power of attorney in place, you have an agent designated to make healthcare decisions for you in the event of incapacity due to illness or accident. Jim Ruggiero will discuss advance directives, the recent law changes in PA, how to make the best decisions in selecting an agent, and when to provide legal documents to medical professionals. This event is free and open to the public, and will be held online via the Zoom platform. Reservations are required on the Adult Programs Calendar at www.phoenixvillelibrary.org in order to receive an invitation to attend the online program. For more information, email Mark Pinto, Adult Services Director, at mpinto@ccls.org.