Have you always wanted to learn how to use Libby to read ebooks, listen to e-audios on your phone, iPad, or tablet, or read magazines --  for free with your library card -- but haven't gotten around to asking the Information Services staff how to do it?  Now is your opportunity!   On Tuesday, May 21 at 11:00 am, Shawn Fellows will be teaching a class on using Libby for anyone who wants to learn how to access this fabulous resource. You can bring your own device or use one of ours! If you need to use one of our devices, registration is required (we only have 7!). For more information, and to register for a device, contact us at librarian@greenfield-ma.gov, or call (413) 772-1544 x5103. This program is free, and open to all Massachusetts Library Card holders. 

Nina Gordon and Jake Kuhn of the Collaborative Resolutions Group will be at the Greenfield Public Library on Tuesday, May 21, from 2:00 -3:30 pm, to answer questions and offer information about their  programs and services. The Collaborative Resolutions Group mission is to increase individuals’ and organizations’ capacity to communicate effectively, manage differences, resolve conflict, and work collaboratively. They offer customized mediation, training, facilitation, restorative practices processes, and conflict coaching services online, over the phone, and (when possible) in-person. Their services are offered at sliding scale rates, and no one is turned away for inability to pay.  The heart of CRG’s work comes from listening to community needs, training and serving community members, and encouraging a culturally inclusive space. They are committed internally, and in their external work with community members, to developing equity, empowerment, and collaboration in sustainable ways. This program is free and open to everyone in our community.

The next Second Congregational Church Book Club selection is "The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell" by Robert Dugoni. A discussion will take place in the church parlor on Tue, May 21, from 6:30 to 7:45 pm. (Note: this is the third Tue of the month.) "Sam Hill always saw the world through different eyes. Born with red pupils, he was called Devil Boy or Sam Hell by his classmates. "God's will" is what his mother called his ocular albinism. Her words were of little comfort, but Sam persevered, buoyedbyhis mother's devout faith, his father's practical wisdom and his two other misfit friends. Forty years later, Sam is a small-town eye doctor until a tragedy causes him to run from pain, eyes closed. Sam embarks on a journey halfway around the world. This time his eyes are wide open and he finally sees what truly matters. (from a Google book review)