Health, wealth and feathered friends to be featured at Cape Library in September
With kids back in school, the fall season at the Cape Coral Library offers some very interesting programs for adults:
– Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 9:30 a.m.: Join many “stretchers” as Hatha Yoga is offered, promoting breathing, flexibility and relaxation.
– Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 9:30 a.m.: Tai Chi/Qi Gong continues the Eastern tradition of balance and flexibility, promoting blood flow and stimulation throughout the body’s organs.
For the health of finances, there’s a three-part financial empowerment workshop, as well as a seminar on Medicare:
– Thursday, Sept. 24 at 10-11 a.m.: Fifth Third Bank offers a free three-part interactive empowerment workshop: The first, Identity Protection: How easily your identity can be stolen; how to protect what you have. Friday, Sept. 25, 10-11 a.m.: Understanding and Improving Your Credit: What and why of credit scores; how to establish and maintain good credit. And Monday, Sept. 28, 10-11 a.m.: Savings and Budgeting: Lifestyle budget calendar, budgeting tips so important to young families.
– Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1-2:30 p.m.: “Medicare Traps and Gaps: What You Don’t Know Might Hurt You” forum. This eye-opening lecture and question and answer session will reveal enrollment rules, premium penalties and income-indexing.
Once the health and wealth workshops have been attended, join the Friends for some fun:
– Saturday, Sept. 26: Beginning at 9:30 a.m., the Friends of the Cape Coral Library’s first meeting of the “season” will take place with coffee, conversation and treats followed by a program especially for Southwest Florida residents: “Oh, the birds you will see: Shorebirds and Snowbirds.” Sally Stein, director of public programs for the Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, will highlight the wide diversity of birds ranging from the wood stork to the whistling duck. Joining her will be Rachel Rainbolt, education coordinator for the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW), focusing on the rehabilitation of birds (think local celebrity eagle Ozzie) at its famous facility on Sanibel Island.
And remember to SAVE THE [FUTURE] DATE: Our November, semi-annual book sale – with a HUGE selection in all categories – starts Thursday, Nov. 19, at 3 p.m. (For members only: You can join at the door for a nominal fee), followed by Friday, Nov. 20, at 9 a.m. for the general public and Saturday, Nov. 21 at 9 a.m.
Check the Lee County Library System’s website at www.leelibrary.net for other programs, including the ongoing Storytimes, Craft Corner, Chess Anyone?, English Cafe and Read Down Fines.
In the Art Gallery
– a special program
Artwork by participants in the Arts in Healthcare “art by the disABLEd” program at Lee Memorial Health System will be on display on the walls of the gallery Sept. 2-29. Arts in Healthcare is a nation-wide movement that links the expressive arts with the healing arts and brings these into the mainstream of the traditional healthcare to promote the well-being of those who are ill and their caregivers. It integrates the expressive arts in all forms into the healthcare setting to provide creative outlets for patients, family and staff.
Artwork created by participants in the city of Cape Coral Special Populations Center will be on exhibit in the gallery cases. The mission statement for the center, which is part of the Parks and Recreation Department, is: “to promote independence for persons with intellectual and physical disabilities through education, exposure, experience and encouragement in a safe, caring environment.” The colorful paintings, sculpture and crafts in this exhibit were created during art sessions at the Freida B. Smith Special Populations Center.
CAPE CORAL LIBRARY HOURS:
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday. All branches of the Lee County Library System will be closed Labor Day, Sept. 7.
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Getting a library card is free and easy. Just visit library.lee-county.com to apply online or stop by your library.
All Lee County Library System programs are free and open to the public. A sign language interpreter is available with 48 hours’ notice. Call the Deaf Service Center at 461-0334 (voice) or 461-4348 (TTY). Assisted living devices are available. The Lee County Library System also offers free access to books, DVDs, videos, books on CD, electronic resources and other items from a vast collection.
The Lee County Library System makes it possible for people who ordinarily couldn’t visit the library to enjoy reading through the Bookmobile, Books-by-MAIL, Talking Books and Literacy programs.
All of the money the Friends of the Cape Coral Library raise is through book sales, dues and other events which are used to purchase materials, furniture and other items that can not be included in the County library budget. Books, CDs, DVDs, etc. are accepted throughout the year for the two book sales, April and November, the major fundraisers. Small quantities can be delivered to the library circulation desk. Books can also be picked up at your home if you have a large donation which is tax deductible. (A receipt can be provided.) Leave a message on the hotline: 349-2572 or e-mail capefriends.org.
Patty Duncan for the Friends of the Cape Coral Lee County Library, 921 S.W. 39th Terrace, Cape Coral 239-533-4500; TTY 485-1141.