The Mature Reader, January 2023
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January's Featured Program
Custom Engraved Valentine Heart
January 18 @ 11:30 am | Delaware Main Library
Registration opens January 4!

Join us to make a perfectly romantic Valentine's Day gift for someone special! Maker Studio experts will help you find GPS coordinates of a meaningful place and teach you how to engrave them on a 5" wooden heart. All materials are provided free of charge. Maker Studio classes fill quickly, so be sure to register early on January 4 to save your seat!

Also at Your Library This Month
Coffee & Conversation:
City of Powell
Powell Recreation logo
January 11 | 10:30 am
Join us in the East Room of the Powell Municipal Building for the first of our Coffee & Conversations series! This month, DCDL leadership will share an update on your Libraries and the new Liberty Branch. A 30-minute presentation will be followed by an open Q&A. Light refreshments will be provided by the City of Powell. Advanced registration is requested.
Register now!
10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's
Older Adults Talking
January 23 | 6:30 pm
Experts from the Alzheimer's Association will discuss the warning signs of Alzheimer's and other dementias. This program is designed for those who want to learn more, and for those who have noticed memory or thinking changes in themselves of others. Advanced registration through the Alzheimer's Association is required.
Register now!
Making Sense of Medicare Series: New to Medicare
Insurance Help
January 24 | 10 am
Join certified insurance specialists from SourcePoint as they take the mystery out of Medicare and empower you to make sound insurance decisions. In this session, you'll learn the basics of Medicare and what options are available. Whether you're eligible for the first time or assisting a loved one, this is the place to start! Registration is required.
Register now!
Coffee Tasting with Fresh Start Cafe & Bakery
Coffee
January 28 | 10:30 am
Ever wondered about the difference between a light roast, medium roast, or dark roast? Or about the difference between arabica and robusta? Don't they all come from the same bean?! Join Fresh Start Cafe & Bakery at Ostrander Branch Library to explore the intricacies of the expansive (and altogether wonderful) world of coffee.
Learn more

- Only at Your Library -

January Focus: Book Clubs

Book Club
Did you make any New Year's resolutions? Maybe it's to read more, or to meet some new people, or get out of the house a little more often. If any of those sound familiar, one of our great Book Clubs can help! Ostrander Morning Book Club meets late morning; consider keeping the conversation going at lunch afterward! If you live near Orange Branch Library, try their Afternoon Book Club -- this month's pick is the rollicking Miss Benson's Beetle. If you enjoy talking books over a good meal, sign up for the ever-popular Around the World in Books and Bites. (This club fills up quickly, so be sure to register early!) To see all upcoming book club meetings, both in person and virtual, just click the button below. And don't forget, they all count toward Winter Reading Club!
Find My Book Club

Happening around Delaware County
Winter 100
Preservation Parks' Winter 100
Starting January 1 | The Winter 100 is back for a third year! Join the community that has inspired hundreds of people to reach 100 miles or km. Keeping active and spending time outdoors is vital for our mental and physical well-being through the cold winter months. Walk one mile or kilometer per day or bundle the distance and get outside a few times a week. The goal is to keep active and stretch your winter walking distance. Sign up now and get started!
Sign up now!
Film screening: The Unimaginable Journey of Peter Ertel
The Unimaginable Journey of Peter Ertel
January 25 @ 2:30 pm | SourcePoint | "The Unimaginable Journey of Peter Ertel" tells the true story of German war veteran, Peter Ertel. An enemy prisoner of war, Ertel barely survived the Russian Front and the Battle of Normandy. The documentary film follows Ertel to postwar Germany where he served as a U.S. Government agent before dedicating himself to a 25-year career at an Orthodox Jewish owned small company. Following the screening, a Q&A session with the movie’s filmmaker will take place. Registration is required.
Register now!

Golden Globe Nominees
at Your Library
Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick
Reserve a copy
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Reserve a copy
The Woman King
The Woman King
Reserve a copy

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