TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Join us at the North Canton Civic Center Tuesdays and Thursdays (February through May) for this collaboration between the North Canton Public Library and the City of North Canton that provides free programming targeted to our city’s older adults each week.
All are welcome. No registration necessary. Programs and supplies are offered at no cost to attendees.
PROGRAM CALENDAR:
Thursday, March 23
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. Creative Art with with Tracie Kiernan
Use acrylic paints to create your own “Yellow Rain Boots & Tulips” painting.
Tuesday, March 28
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. Cleveland Guardians History and Memories
Author Marty Gitlin has covered the Guardians (formerly Indians) for nearly two decades as an award-winning sports journalist. This program covers the most interesting and greatest teams, players, and events in Guardians’ history.
Thursday, March 30
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. Ghosts of the Civil War: Shades of Blue and Gray
This presentation with Sara Showman and Mark Dawidziak includes ghost stories from South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Ohio (with a special section about Abraham Lincoln). Literary selections include pieces by Walt Whitman, Ohio native Ambrose Bierce and Emily Dickinson.
Tuesday, April 4
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. Nutrition/Cooking Demonstration with Holly Bandy, Certified Health Education Specialist
Ohio State University Extension Educator will teach tips about nutrition and wellness, and how they can positively impact your physical and emotional well-being.
Thursday, April 6
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. It’s Crafternoon!
We’re making wooden bead garlands.
Tuesday, April 11
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. Bring Your Own Device Tech Help Day with Walsh University
Members of the Walsh University information technology team and computer science students will briefly present some of the ways they are using technology in the classroom and to run the university. Then it will be an open time for YOU to bring in any device that you would like to learn more about using efficiently (a smart phone, laptop, tablet, etc.).
Thursday, April 13
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. Family Stories of Blue-Collar Wit and Wisdom
Michael Kasony-O’Malley offers Youngstown (and Struthers!) stories of family lore as he shares The Blue-Collar Wit & Wisdom of Youngstown, Ohio and Beyond. O’Malley grew up in Struthers, a small blue-collar suburb of Youngstown, Ohio, and jokes that he was 18 years old before he found out that not everybody’s dad works in a steel mill!
Tuesday, April 18
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. Great Variety Shows of the 60’s
Join pop culture historian Bill Brauning as he traces the history of television’s great variety shows.
Thursday, April 20
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. Plan for your Stuff – Antiques Roadshow Style
Andrew Richmond of Wipiak Consulting & Appraisals will discuss how to create a plan for your stuff and will cover planning tips, when and how to get an appraisal, and ways to sell your personal property. Following the presentation, Andrew will appraise items you bring to the program.
Tuesday, April 25
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. Money Saving Tips with Joe “The Coupon Guy®” Daugirdas
Joe “The Coupon Guy®” has been honing his shopping skills in the NE Ohio area for years. Learn how he’s built his saving ways to the point of saving 70 to 80 percent when shopping for groceries and over 90 percent for toiletries.
Thursday, April 27
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
11 a.m. Potluck Lunch
Let’s socialize over lunch. Please bring a dish to share.
12:30 p.m. Book Club
Contact Sam Kuikahi at skuikahi@northcantonlibrary.org to reserve your copy of the book.
Tuesday, May 2 programs will be held at Walsh University
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. Field Trip to Walsh University!
We’ll tour Walsh and have a book discussion from Walsh President, Tim Collins’ book list.
Thursday, May 4
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. STEM (science, techhology, engineering, math) Activity with Carolanne
We’ll learn to make a light up card with NCPL’s technology trainer, Carolanne Tkach.
Tuesday, May 9
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. Line Dancing with Walsh University
Our friends from Walsh University will teach us how to line dance.
Thursday, May 11
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. Toxin-Free Cleaning/Chemical-Free Home
Learn all you need to know about safe, green cleaning.
Tuesday, May 16
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. It’s Crafternoon!
Join us to make your own bullet/dot journal!
Thursday, May 18
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
11 a.m. Potluck Lunch
12:30 p.m. Book Club
Contact Sam Kuikahi at skuikahi@northcantonlibrary.org to reserve your copy of the book.
Tuesday, May 23
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. History of the Internet and its Development
Learn how the internet and email work, what you need to know about web browsers and search engines, and the seismic transformation of the web in the early 2000s that enabled user-created web content and brought us blogging, Wikipedia, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.
Thursday, May 25
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. Internet Threats and How to Avoid Them
We’ll discuss the dark side of the internet and how you can protect yourself from it. Topics will include misinformation, invasion of privacy, hacking, ransomware, and a wide variety of scams aimed at defrauding seniors. We’ll also talk about the security risks involved in using voice-activated digital assistants such as Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, and Google HOME.
Tuesday, May 30
10 a.m. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Class
Tai Ji Quan is an education and exercise evidence-based program that aims to strengthen muscles and prevent falls using Yang-style Tai Ji Quan.
12:30 p.m. Creative Art
Create your own mug using a Cricut Mug Press.