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In this workshop, we’ll talk about the benefits of blogging for business or personal reasons, and the easiest ways to get started. Blogging is a great way to build an audience on social media, increase your influence, or develop an online presence. If you’ve wondered whether blogging is worth your time, this course will give you some answers. You need not have blogging experience or aspirations to participate. If you have a laptop, bring this to class. If not, still attend. Min: 5 / Max: 30. Instructor: Emily Crookston, Ghostwriter, (thepocketphd.com)

Gym Walk

It’s never too late or too early to learn about growing your money. Planning for your retirement and making sure that your money will last is a daunting task. Join us and discover how you can make wise decisions for the future. Topics include: Jan 15 Foundations of Investing, Jan 22 Focus on Fixed Income, Jan 29 Stocks: The Nuts and Bolts, Feb 5 An Investor’s Tour of Mutual Funds, Feb 12 What Happens After the Paychecks Stop?, and Feb 19 Preparing Your Estate Plan. Class Max: 15. Instructor: Jane Clark, Financial Advisor

Join us as we dive into TED Talks in a laidback yet informative environment including a 15 - 30 min video/talk and follow up discussions led by Meghan Davis. Dan Gilbert, Harvard psychologist and author, says our beliefs about what will make us happy are often wrong. He challenges the idea that we will be miserable if we don’t get what we want. Our “psychological immune system” lets us feel truly happy even when things don’t go as planned. Min: 5/Max: 25

Take more professional photographs by learning how to use your digital camera. Learn to use your camera on manual, and settings on your icon mode dial. Stop motion, blurred motion, perspective, composition and other situations will be discussed and used for assignments. Joan Cecil, has taught photography for 14 years at Alamance Community College in the Advertising and Graphic Design Dept and evening Photoshop classes at Durham Tech. Class Min: 3/Max: 10

Are you turning 65, and eligible for Medicare? Do you feel overwhelmed by all the information “bombarding” you? The Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) and the Orange County Department on Aging offer monthly sessions to learn about Medicare - and all its parts. Whether you are retiring soon, already retired or continuing to work, you’ll get valuable information including how and when to enroll, potential penalties for late enrollment, Medicare’s costs, benefits and options.

Contact: Angel Neighbours

Main Library Meeting Room. Children from walkers to age 3 and their caregivers are invited to participate in a 25-minute interactive program that incorporates age-appropriate books, rhymes, music, and movement. (30-minute Stay and Play follows this storytime.)

Main Library Meeting Room. Kids Explore, a program for Grades K-2, provides hands-on STEAM activities to engage children’s creativity and problem solving skills. The children are given opportunities to explore monthly themes from different angles about a variety of topics while socializing with their peers at the library.