
Grief 101: Myths, Truths and Coping Strategies
Explore common misconceptions about grief, how loss affects people differently, and healthy coping strategies for navigating bereavement in a free community learning program for adults.
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Explore grief through sensory awareness, mindfulness, journaling, and guided creative expression. The reflective workshop supports emotional healing and personal storytelling in a nurturing community wellness setting.
Explore grief through sensory awareness, mindfulness, journaling, and guided creative expression. The reflective workshop supports emotional healing and personal storytelling in a nurturing community wellness setting.
Explore grief through sensory awareness, mindfulness, journaling, and guided creative expression. The reflective workshop supports emotional healing and personal storytelling in a nurturing community wellness setting.

Discuss Michelle Zauner’s memoir exploring Korean American identity, grief, family, food, and music. Readers share perspectives in a welcoming monthly library group open to newcomers.

Discuss Michelle Zauner’s memoir exploring Korean American identity, grief, family, food, and music. Readers share perspectives in a welcoming monthly library group open to newcomers.
Discuss Michelle Zauner’s memoir exploring Korean American identity, grief, family, food, and music. Readers share perspectives in a welcoming monthly library group open to newcomers.

Practice present-moment awareness without judgment while building skills to notice body sensations, thoughts, and emotions. The mindfulness course supports well-being through meditation and practical stress-reduction techniques.

Practice present-moment awareness without judgment while building skills to notice body sensations, thoughts, and emotions. The mindfulness course supports well-being through meditation and practical stress-reduction techniques.
Practice present-moment awareness without judgment while building skills to notice body sensations, thoughts, and emotions. The mindfulness course supports well-being through meditation and practical stress-reduction techniques.

Get one-on-one help troubleshooting phones, laptops, tablets, Kindles, and apps, including Libby eBooks and audiobooks, online library catalog access, and requesting or renewing books.

Get one-on-one help troubleshooting phones, laptops, tablets, Kindles, and apps, including Libby eBooks and audiobooks, online library catalog access, and requesting or renewing books.
Get one-on-one help troubleshooting phones, laptops, tablets, Kindles, and apps, including Libby eBooks and audiobooks, online library catalog access, and requesting or renewing books.

Explore Celtic mythological archetypes and the movement of grief from rupture toward repair in a women’s circle rooted in oral storytelling, communal sorrow, and rites of passage.

Explore Celtic mythological archetypes and the movement of grief from rupture toward repair in a women’s circle rooted in oral storytelling, communal sorrow, and rites of passage.
Explore Celtic mythological archetypes and the movement of grief from rupture toward repair in a women’s circle rooted in oral storytelling, communal sorrow, and rites of passage.

Kids meet local firefighters, tour a fire truck, and learn practical fire safety in a fun, hands-on program for preschoolers, elementary students, and their grown-ups.

Kids meet local firefighters, tour a fire truck, and learn practical fire safety in a fun, hands-on program for preschoolers, elementary students, and their grown-ups.
Kids meet local firefighters, tour a fire truck, and learn practical fire safety in a fun, hands-on program for preschoolers, elementary students, and their grown-ups.

A slow, gentle grief-support walk designed for widows and widowers, set among streamside trails and garden paths. Peer-led companionship creates space for remembrance, open-hearted sharing, and quiet reflection in nature.

A slow, gentle grief-support walk designed for widows and widowers, set among streamside trails and garden paths. Peer-led companionship creates space for remembrance, open-hearted sharing, and quiet reflection in nature.
A slow, gentle grief-support walk designed for widows and widowers, set among streamside trails and garden paths. Peer-led companionship creates space for remembrance, open-hearted sharing, and quiet reflection in nature.

Build foundational rhythm skills in a guided, hands-on session exploring hand drums and rhythmic concepts. No experience is needed, and participants can reserve a drum or bring their own.

Build foundational rhythm skills in a guided, hands-on session exploring hand drums and rhythmic concepts. No experience is needed, and participants can reserve a drum or bring their own.
Build foundational rhythm skills in a guided, hands-on session exploring hand drums and rhythmic concepts. No experience is needed, and participants can reserve a drum or bring their own.

A welcoming peer-support gathering for adults caring for family members, with space to share experiences, discuss caregiving challenges, and connect with others navigating similar responsibilities.

A welcoming peer-support gathering for adults caring for family members, with space to share experiences, discuss caregiving challenges, and connect with others navigating similar responsibilities.
A welcoming peer-support gathering for adults caring for family members, with space to share experiences, discuss caregiving challenges, and connect with others navigating similar responsibilities.

Monthly small-group discussion centered on the club’s selected title, with an easygoing, conversational vibe. Readers gather at the library to share reactions, themes, and favorite passages in a community setting.

Monthly small-group discussion centered on the club’s selected title, with an easygoing, conversational vibe. Readers gather at the library to share reactions, themes, and favorite passages in a community setting.
Monthly small-group discussion centered on the club’s selected title, with an easygoing, conversational vibe. Readers gather at the library to share reactions, themes, and favorite passages in a community setting.

Knitting, crocheting, and other fiber crafts bring teens and adults together for a relaxed monthly creative meetup. Newcomers are welcome to work on projects, share enthusiasm, and make friends; instruction isn’t provided.

Knitting, crocheting, and other fiber crafts bring teens and adults together for a relaxed monthly creative meetup. Newcomers are welcome to work on projects, share enthusiasm, and make friends; instruction isn’t provided.
Knitting, crocheting, and other fiber crafts bring teens and adults together for a relaxed monthly creative meetup. Newcomers are welcome to work on projects, share enthusiasm, and make friends; instruction isn’t provided.

Build early literacy through picture books, songs, rhymes, and playful activities designed for children ages 18 months to 3 years, creating a welcoming, interactive experience for toddlers and caregivers.

Build early literacy through picture books, songs, rhymes, and playful activities designed for children ages 18 months to 3 years, creating a welcoming, interactive experience for toddlers and caregivers.
Build early literacy through picture books, songs, rhymes, and playful activities designed for children ages 18 months to 3 years, creating a welcoming, interactive experience for toddlers and caregivers.

A free midday meditation gathering invites adults to release stress, relax into daily life, and pursue healing across mind, body, and spirit in a welcoming community setting.

A free midday meditation gathering invites adults to release stress, relax into daily life, and pursue healing across mind, body, and spirit in a welcoming community setting.
A free midday meditation gathering invites adults to release stress, relax into daily life, and pursue healing across mind, body, and spirit in a welcoming community setting.

Get practical, one-on-one help with phones, laptops, tablets, apps, and e-readers, including Libby setup and NC Cardinal catalog access. Build confidence navigating everyday technology and library services.

Get practical, one-on-one help with phones, laptops, tablets, apps, and e-readers, including Libby setup and NC Cardinal catalog access. Build confidence navigating everyday technology and library services.
Get practical, one-on-one help with phones, laptops, tablets, apps, and e-readers, including Libby setup and NC Cardinal catalog access. Build confidence navigating everyday technology and library services.

Gentle, facilitated storytelling practice focused on concise personal narratives and empathetic, acceptance-based listening. A reflective circle designed to build communication skills, deepen self-understanding, and restore connection through shared true stories.

Gentle, facilitated storytelling practice focused on concise personal narratives and empathetic, acceptance-based listening. A reflective circle designed to build communication skills, deepen self-understanding, and restore connection through shared true stories.
Gentle, facilitated storytelling practice focused on concise personal narratives and empathetic, acceptance-based listening. A reflective circle designed to build communication skills, deepen self-understanding, and restore connection through shared true stories.

Adults can stop in for practical help with technology questions and digital skills, with a welcoming drop-in format for troubleshooting devices and building confidence.

Adults can stop in for practical help with technology questions and digital skills, with a welcoming drop-in format for troubleshooting devices and building confidence.
Adults can stop in for practical help with technology questions and digital skills, with a welcoming drop-in format for troubleshooting devices and building confidence.

Picture books, songs, rhymes, and playful activities support early literacy and listening skills for children ages 3 to 5 in a welcoming library story time.

Picture books, songs, rhymes, and playful activities support early literacy and listening skills for children ages 3 to 5 in a welcoming library story time.
Picture books, songs, rhymes, and playful activities support early literacy and listening skills for children ages 3 to 5 in a welcoming library story time.

Send a beloved stuffed animal or doll for an overnight library adventure, then pick it up with photos of its secret after-hours shenanigans. Designed for preschoolers through tweens.

Send a beloved stuffed animal or doll for an overnight library adventure, then pick it up with photos of its secret after-hours shenanigans. Designed for preschoolers through tweens.
Send a beloved stuffed animal or doll for an overnight library adventure, then pick it up with photos of its secret after-hours shenanigans. Designed for preschoolers through tweens.

A morning of music, reflective panels, and conversation explores faith, end-of-life planning, caregiving, the dying body, and the mystery of death, making space for companions and guides to consider life’s final journey.

A morning of music, reflective panels, and conversation explores faith, end-of-life planning, caregiving, the dying body, and the mystery of death, making space for companions and guides to consider life’s final journey.
A morning of music, reflective panels, and conversation explores faith, end-of-life planning, caregiving, the dying body, and the mystery of death, making space for companions and guides to consider life’s final journey.

Adult caregivers can connect around the practical and emotional challenges of caregiving while accessing guidance and resources from the Council on Aging in a welcoming public library setting.

Adult caregivers can connect around the practical and emotional challenges of caregiving while accessing guidance and resources from the Council on Aging in a welcoming public library setting.
Adult caregivers can connect around the practical and emotional challenges of caregiving while accessing guidance and resources from the Council on Aging in a welcoming public library setting.
