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Virtual Programs for Adults
LITERATURE TRIVIA
Tuesday, October 20
7:00-8:00 PM
From Jane Austen to Jane Eyre, test your knowledge of classic literature! Participate with your household team or as a team of one! Questions and video chat will be shared via GoToMeeting, and participants can submit answers using Google Forms.
JOIN AT https://www.gotomeet.me/NorthShoreLibrary/virtual-literature-trivia
MEETING ID: 522-099-645
Rita Gecht Book Club: Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
Tuesday, November 3⋅2:00 – 3:00pm
Join our virtual discussion of Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, available for checkout from our library. Prize-winning writer Timothy Egan tells the riveting, cinematic story behind the most famous photographs in Native American history -- and the driven, brilliant man who made them.
JOIN AT https://www.gotomeet.me/NorthShoreLibrary/short-nights-book-club
Meeting ID: 504-455-725
History Book Club
Tuesday, November 10⋅2:00 – 3:00pm
Killers of the Flower Moon. Join our discussion of popular narrative nonfiction titles with our History Book Club. In the 1920s, after oil was discovered beneath their land, members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma became the riches people per capita in the world. When the Osage began to mysteriously killed off, the newly created FBI sent Texas Ranger Tom White to investigate.
JOIN AT https://www.gotomeet.me/NorthShoreLibrary/killers-of-the-flower-moon
Meeting ID: 714-903-277
Sitcom Trivia
Tuesday, November 17⋅7:00 – 8:00pm
Do you love Friends? The Office? Seinfeld? Then this trivia night is for you! From Bears, Beets, and Battlestar Galactica to Festivus, test your knowledge of these fun shows. Participate with your household team or as a team of one! Questions and video chat will be shared via GoToMeeting, and participants can submit answers using Google Forms.
JOIN AT https://www.gotomeet.me/NorthShoreLibrary/virtual-sitcom-trivia
Meeting ID: 613-194-173
Senior Resource Consultations
Tuesday, November 24⋅1:00 – 3:00pm
Registration Required by November 16. Sign up at JOIN AT https://forms.gle/qEiE4NCnbmvSavHbA
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Schedule a 30-minute appointment to discuss resources with Andrew Bethke from the Milwaukee County Department on Aging. Registration open October 19-November 16.
Video Chat for the Holidays
Tuesday, December 1⋅1:00 – 2:00pm
Learn how to use video chat to connect to your loved ones this holiday season. From Zoom to GoToMeeting to Skype to Google Hangout, there is an abundance of options. We will go over how to use the different technologies and advantages and disadvantages of each.
JOIN AT https://www.gotomeet.me/NorthShoreLibrary/videochat
Meeting ID: 496-342-397
Rita Gecht Book Club: Bring Your Own Book
Tuesday, December 8⋅2:00 – 3:00pm
The Rita Gecht Book Club will be voting on book selections for 2021! Email your book suggestions ahead of time to Melody at Melody.Schuetz@mcfls.org. We will also chat about our favorite reads from the previous year, so bring one or two of your favorite books to share with the group!
JOIN AT https://www.gotomeet.me/NorthShoreLibrary/byob-book-club
Meeting ID: 184-708-461
Holiday Trivia
Tuesday, December 8⋅7:00 – 8:00pm
Get in the holiday spirit with questions about holidays from around the world! Participate with your household team or as a team of one! Questions and video chat will be shared via GoToMeeting, and participants can submit answers using Google Forms.
JOIN AT https://www.gotomeet.me/NorthShoreLibrary/virtual-holiday-trivia
Meeting ID: 864-827-045