Poet and teacher Phil Metres will present a Master Poets’ Class at the Library on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. Adults and high school students interested in listening to, writing and reading poetry are welcome to participate.
Phil is a much-published poet and associate professor of English at John Carroll University. His teaching interests include creative writing, poetry, American poetry and the poetry of war and peace.
Phil writes poetry about poetry:
If you are sitting in an exit row & you cannot understand
this poem, or cannot see well enough to follow
these instructions, please tell a literary critic. Poems are
heavy, awkward to lift, push, pull, and maneuver.
Because of this, and for the safety of all
Harold Bloom requires that we seat qualified readers
next to poems. If a poem loses pressure, an idea
will be released from the overhead compartment.
Make sure to write down the idea before
you attempt to assist others with their ideas. Once again,
thank you for reading this poem. I know you have
many choices and appreciate your choosing this one.
(used by permission of the poet)
More of Phil’s poetry can be enjoyed at http://www.philipmetres.com/content/view/16/44/ or by coming to the Nov. 4 Master Class.
Thursday, October 1 at 7 p.m. Michael Murray of Ameriprise Financial Services will kick off his Financial Planning series with a program on “What to Do After a Job Loss.” Michael will show you how to take control of your retirement assets and how to work through the difficult decisions you will face as you work to get back on your feet. Please call the Reference desk at 440.933.7710 or come by to register for this program.
Ron Okicki, retired Senior Vice President of Oglebay Norton Company, will be here at 7 p.m. on September 22 to talk about starting a business, specifically Exploring Entreprenuership. Ron is a member of Business Advisors of Cleveland, an incredible resource to the new business owner. Ron will discuss the steps in successfully starting a business. Topics will include the business plan, financing, hiring, managing and record keeping. Participants will have lots of opportunity for questions and BAC will provide opportunties for follow-up, all for free.
Please call the Reference desk at 440.933.7710 or stop by to register anytime before 7 on Tuesday.
This Wednesday, September 16 at 7 p.m. local social networking guru and business owner Gregg Eldred will be here to talk about the use of social networking sites for professional networking and career development. In many fields today, answering job ads and perfecting your paper resume just aren’t enough. Professional networking takes place online and all the time. Let Gregg show you how to get your name out there and build your reputation before and while you undertake that job search.
Tomorrow, Wednesday September 9 at 7 p.m. we’ll start off our fall Environmental Issues Series with a program on Green Consuming. Presenter Holly Mooore Kowalski is a library trustee and local activist. She has won a local reputation as the “Recycling Lady,” but tomorrow she’ll kick off our series talking about green consuming – looking at the shopping choices we make and how that contributes to our carbon footprint or to a healthier environment. Learn how to save money and save the Earth at the same time. Join us in the McMahan room.
Has it really been about 5 weeks since my last post?
Yes, indeed.
Thank you, Cindy for breaking the silence.
Good news: we will be hosting a book discussion AND a meet-the-author event this fall called Lorain County Reads.
Read An Open Book by Lorain-born author Michael Dirda and come to our book discussion on Tuesday, September 29. Not only is it a memoir, its about reading and libraries and how they change lives. Ask for a copy at the Reference Desk.
An Open Book: Chapters from a Reader’s Life ByDirda, Michael This funny, wistful memoir by a Pulitzer Prize-winning critic recalls the charm of growing up and the tenderness of one writer’s beginnings.
Publisher Comments
“AN OPEN BOOK is the exuberant, beautifully written story of how comics and adventure stories, poetry and Proust can change your life. Hailed by Morris Dickstein as “a glowing tribute to the world of books and the life of the mind,” “An Open Book communicates–as Eudora Welty’s “One Writer’s Beginnings once did–the thrill of great reading to a new generation. In its pages, literary journalist Michael Dirda re-creates his boyhood in Ohio, recalling his colorful family, friends, and teachers as he celebrates the great writers and fictional characters who fueled his imagination.
Meet the author here on Wednesday, October 28th at 6:30 pm.
Bad news: We will no longer be open on Sundays, starting this fall through all of 2010. We recognize that these were often the busiest four hours of the week. However, with state budget cuts here and all other options weighed, our Board of Trustees decided this would be the most fiscally responsible and least disruptive service cut. We are still open 64 hours a week.
We have been making difficult (but mostly invisible) cost cuts behind the scenes since last spring due to declining revenues. Its good we started early or we would be in a very bad spot today. However, we can’t cut our personnel, materials and technology budgets any more without short-changing our patrons, who expect and deserve quality service.
September starts our new fall schedule of programs at Avon Lake Public Library. We’ve got a very full schedule this fall, something for everyone. The entire schedule can be found online. Here’s the schedule for the first week:
Monday, September 7 we’ll be closed for Labor Day.
Wednesday, September 9 at 7 p.m. we’ll kick off our newest edition of our popular Environmental Issues Series with Avon Lake’s own Holly Moore Kowalski presenting a program on Green Consuming – making choices about our purchases and the things we bring into our home to reduce our carbon footprint. This series is co-sponsored by the Avon Lake City Council Environment Committee and the Lorain County Metroparks.
Thursday, September 10 at 7:30 p.m. Certified Hypnotherapist Mary Ellen Ott will be back to us find ways of dealing with ever-present stress by learning to deeply relax. Learn more about hypnosis for stress management – what it is, what it isn’t, how it works. Begin to tap into the power of your imagination in a way that will leave you feeling relaxed and refreshed.
We’ve got lots of exciting programming for children and teens coming up as well as much more programming for adults. Be sure to check out the full schedule.
Here at Avon Lake Public Library, we’re celebrating the Summer Reading Season with a superheroes theme. Come see our superhero decorations in each department and join one of our summer reading contests – we have them for all ages, all with great prizes!
Of course librarians have long been associated with superheroes. Take a look at this old Brady Kids episode featuring Ms. Prince, aka Wonder Woman:
Just in time for a super summer reading program and another round of storytimes, all starting in June, stay tuned to a new blog from our library family, Ready to read @ ALPL.
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Poet and teacher Phil Metres will present a Master Poets’ Class at the Library on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. Adults and high school students interested in listening to, writing and reading poetry are welcome to participate.
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