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Faces and Places Photograph Donation Drive
COVINGTON BRANCH: ALL MONTH We are requesting photos to add to our historical photograph database Faces and Places. Call the Local History and Genealogy Department at 859.964.4070 or email kate.mckenzie@ kentonlibrary.org to coordinate a donation or to ask questions.
One-On-One Genealogy Research Assistance
COVINGTON BRANCH: ALL MONTH Call the Local History and Genealogy Department at 859.962.4070 and reserve a one-hour session to discuss resources and search strategies.
Sunrise Yoga on the River*
OFF SITE (COVINGTON PLAZA1 MADISON AVE, COVINGTON, KY 41011): MON., AUG. 1 & 29 • 7-7:45 AM This is an express flow to give you a sense of peace and calm before your daily commitments. Weather permitting.
Zumba Gold
WILLIAM E. DURR BRANCH: MONDAYS, AUG. 1-SEPT. 10 10 AM
GED*
• Prep
ERLANGER BRANCH: MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS 4-7 PM Call 859.442.1166 to register.
• Testing
COVINGTON BRANCH: THURSDAYS • 2-6 PM SAT., AUG. 20 • 10 AM-1:30 PM Please register at GED.com for a testing appointment at our site.
Embroidery Club*
COVINGTON BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 2, 16 & 30 6-8 PM Try your hand at embroidery. Supplies available.
Dungeons and Dragons of Durr
WILLIAM E. DURR BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 2 & 16 • 6-8:30 PM Experience the thrill of the popular tabletop, role-playing fantasy game. All skill levels welcome.
Bootcamp Class*
ERLANGER BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 2 & 16 • 6-6:30 PM Join BJ and Kagan from Affordable Athletic Supplements for a fun, energetic workout. Combining HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training), agility, core conditioning and flexibility training. All levels are welcome.
Writers’ Group
ERLANGER BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 2 • 6:30-8:30 PM Share your work and give feedback in this group for writers of all genres! New members welcome!
Photography Workshop*
WILLIAM E. DURR BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 2 • 7-8:30 PM Join us as we get an in-depth look at how to use our cameras in creative fun ways — using glowsticks! Make sure you bring your camera, so you can follow along with us.
Covington Walking Club
COVINGTON BRANCH: FRI., AUG. 3 & 10 • 8 AM We’ll meet outside the library entrance and walk a two-mile route in beautiful Covington.
Chair Yoga*
ERLANGER BRANCH & ZOOM: WED., AUG. 3 • NOON-12:45 PM COVINGTON BRANCH: THURS., AUG. 8 NOON-12:45 PM WILLIAM E. DURR BRANCH: FRI., AUG. 12 • 11-11:45 AM Gentle, 40-minute yoga class that is accessible for people of all body types and skill levels.
Sew What! Cord Keepers*
ERLANGER BRANCH - STREAM CENTER: WEDNESDAYS • 7-8:30 PM Sew What! is a chance for sewing beginners to get together, share ideas and learn a thing or two!
Selling Online: A Conversation
COVINGTON BRANCH: THURS., AUG. 4 • 10-11 AM Learn how to effectively set prices, sell, and ship on Facebook Marketplace, eBay, and Etsy.
First Time Computer Use*
COVINGTON BRANCH: THURS., AUG. 4 • 6:30-7:30 PM Learn the basics of using a computer.
Yoga in the Park Series*
OFF SITE (DEVOU PARK AT THE ROTARY GROVE): THURS., AUG. 4 & 11 • 7-8 PM Reduce your stress, enjoy the outdoors, and relax your body.
Senior Social and Games
ERLANGER BRANCH: FRI., AUG. 5 & 19 10:30-11:30 AM Join us for coffee, pastries, play card games, and chat!
Tai Chi
WILLIAM E. DURR BRANCH: FRI., AUG. 5 & 19 10:30-11:30 AM COVINGTON BRANCH: WED., AUG. 10 • 10:30-11:30 AM ERLANGER BRANCH: WED., AUG. 31 • 6:30-7:30 PM Master Greg Fahey, a 6th degree black belt, will teach an easy course in the gentle and low-impact martial art of Tai Chi.
Coffee And Conversations
COVINGTON BRANCH: FRI., AUG. 5 & 12 11 AM-12:30 PM Join us to learn about various community resources that are available. Community support experts from Mental Health America will be present to help guide anyone who may be experiencing a difficult situation.
Adventures in the Archives
YOUTUBE: FRI., AUG. 5 • 2-2:30 PM Need your high school photograph for a #waybackwednesday or #throwbackthursday post? We’ll explore our local high school yearbook collection this month!
ERLANGER BRANCH: MON., AUG. 8 • 6-7 PM Learn to make a pollinator hotel and what kind of plants are perfect for pollinators.
Reflections in Nature*
OFF SITE (DEVOU PARK – ROTARY GROVE) & ZOOM: SAT., AUG. 6 • 10-10:30 AM Learn to meditate in a natural setting either online or in person.
Toastmasters
ERLANGER BRANCH: MON., AUG. 8, 22 & 29 6:30-8:30 PM Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. Open to all.
Homespun Homeschool: Back to School Resources
ERLANGER BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 9 • 1:30-2:30 PM Join us to discuss online resources provided by the library to help with all research and homework projects for the new school year.
Musical Matinee: “Gigi”
ERLANGER BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 9 • 1:30-3:30 PM Travel to 1900s Paris as the young courtesan Gigi comes of age in this Best Picture Winner. (1958, rated G, 1h 55m)
Magic The Gathering: Makerspace Edition*
ERLANGER BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 9 • 6-8 PM Still have some bulk Double Masters laying around? The library will be hosting a Magic event open to teens and adults to trade and play their favorite format! Registered participants will be able to bring in a T-Shirt and print their favorite card design for free!
Flow & Unwind Yoga*
WILLIAM E. DURR BRANCH & ZOOM: TUES., AUG. 9 • 6-7 PM A gentle vinyasa flow class where you’ll leave feeling refreshed and well-rested. If you are able, please bring your own mat and water bottle.
Life’s Thimble Pleasures: Needle Felting*
COVINGTON BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 9 & 23 • 6-8 PM Come for instruction and time to work on a project. Supplies available.
Sci-Fi Roleplay Club
COVINGTON BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 9 & 23 • 6-8 PM Play Wrath & Glory, a Warhammer 40k RPG.
Protect Yourself From Online Scams
ZOOM: TUES., AUG. 9 • 6-7 PM Learn about three real-life online scams and familiarize yourself with some of the techniques scammers commonly use to access sensitive information.
Cool Hand Ukes
ERLANGER BRANCH: WED., AUG. 10 • 6-8 PM Come out and jam along with this open group of ukulele players, or just come and listen!
Covington Adventure’s Guild
COVINGTON BRANCH: THURS., AUG. 11 & 25 • 6-8 PM A Dungeons and Dragons club.
Craft Club*
ERLANGER BRANCH: THURS., AUG. 11 & 25 6:30-8:30 PM Check kentonlibrary.org for project details.
Erlanger Walking Club
ERLANGER BRANCH: FRI., AUG. 12 & 26 • 9-10 AM We’ll meet outdoors at the library entrance. Walks will be easy-mild difficulty and range between 1-3 miles.
Introduction to Online Learning*
ZOOM: FRI., AUG. 12 • 10-11 AM Explore careers, expand your computer skills, and try out new techniques from the comfort of your home with library resources.
Senior Services Senior Services Alliance Food Truck Party ERLANGER BRANCH: Alliance Food Truck Party
THURS., AUG. 11 11:30 AM-1:30 PM ERLANGER BRANCH: Join the SSA Group on THURS., AUG. 11 Aug. 11th for a FREE food 11:30 AM-1:30 PM truck event. There will be Join the SSA Group on Aug. music, food, vendors, and 11th for a FREE food truck giveaways! All seniors and families are welcome! The Senior Services Alliance is a group designed to cater to the different needs of the event. There will be music, food, vendors, and giveaways! All seniors and families are welcome! The Senior Services senior community. Food Alliance is a group designed truck available to seniors/ to cater to the different needs guests while supplies last. of the senior community. Food AUGUST 2022 5 truck available to seniors/guests while supplies last.
First Time Computer Users*
ERLANGER BRANCH: SAT., AUG. 13 • 10:30 AM-NOON Learn how to use a mouse, search on the internet, and get an email address.
Make it with Jackie!*
WILLIAM E. DURR BRANCH: SUN., AUG. 14 • 2-4 PM Learn how to make personalized greeting cards. Supplies provided.
Chair Exercise*
COVINGTON BRANCH & ZOOM: TUES., AUG. 30 • NOON-12:30 PM Join us for a low impact, low intensity training that focuses on stability, balance, and mobility training.
Palette Knife Painting*
COVINGTON BRANCH: THURS., AUG. 18 • 2:30-4 PM While non-traditional, this style of oil painting is great fun.
Library Paint Night!*
WILLIAM E. DURR BRANCH: THURS., AUG. 18 & 25 • 6-7:30 PM Join for a fun evening with friends while you learn to create a beautiful painting with stepby-step directions
Friday Movie Matinee
ERLANGER BRANCH: FRI., AUG. 19 • 1:30-3:30 PM Watch critically acclaimed classic films each third Friday of the month. Check kentonlibrary. org for further details.
Local History of NKY: Teachers
YOUTUBE: FRI., AUG. 19 • 2-2:30 PM It’s back to school season! Join us on our YouTube channel as we reflect on the impact of teachers in Northern Kentucky over the years featuring images from Faces & Places, the library’s historical photo database.
Costume Workshop*
COVINGTON BRANCH: SAT., AUG. 20 • 1-3 PM Be introduced or learn new tricks about cosplay and costume design!
Consumer & Senior Fraud Prevention*
ERLANGER BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 23 • NOON-1:30 PM Join us for lunch and discuss Consumer & Senior Fraud Prevention with Kathryn S. Woliung of the United States Postal Inspection Service.
3D Modeling for Beginners*
ERLANGER BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 23 • 6-8 PM Let us show you how to use a free tool called Sketchup to make items you want to create.
Hooks and Needles
COVINGTON BRANCH: WED., AUG. 24 • 2-4 PM Knitters and crocheters are invited to bring your projects or start something new. All levels welcome.
Goat Yoga*
ERLANGER BRANCH: SUN., AUG. 28 • NOON-1 PM Join us for this unique experience where we practice yoga with goats! Yogoat will give you an opportunity to try a new yoga experience. Please bring a yoga mat or towel for the yoga practice and a readiness to interact with goats, as they may lay on and around you during the class.
Durr Crafters
WILLIAM E. DURR BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 30 • 1-2:30 PM Join us and have fun while learning new craft trends or techniques.
Book Clubs
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
Adult Book Discussions*
ZOOM: TUES., AUG. 2 • 7-8 PM “The One Hundred Years of Lenni & Margot” by Marianne Cronin. Sign up by emailing tanya.pemberton@kentonlibrary.org.
The Bookies Book Club
ERLANGER BRANCH: WED., AUG. 3 • 6:30-7:30 PM Read “The Night Watchman” by Louise Erdrich.
Why Did They Do That? Book to Movie Club
ERLANGER BRANCH: FRI., AUG. 5 • 5-5:45 PM “Emma” by Jane Austen.
Adult Book Discussion
ZOOM: TUES., AUG. 16 • 7-8 PM “Countdown 1945” by Chris Wallace & Mitch Weiss. Sign up by emailing tanya.pemberton@kentonlibrary.org.
Wine About It
ZOOM: THURS., AUG. 18 • 6-7 PM Join a book club with a bit of murder, mystery, and intrigue! Enjoy dinner and wine at home then discuss Agatha Christie’s “Death on the Nile.”
Case Files
ERLANGER BRANCH: MON., AUG. 22 • 6:30-7:30 PM Read a new true crime novel each month. This month, read “Forbidden Fruit” by Peter Bronson.
The Read to Succeed Book Club
ERLANGER BRANCH & ZOOM: TUES., AUG. 23 • 7-8 PM Join us as we discuss titles that are meant to move you forward in your personal or professional development. This month, discuss NYT bestseller, “Atomic Habits” by James Clear.
Adult Book Discussion
WILLIAM E. DURR BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 23 • 7-8 PM Discuss Marianne Cronin’s “The One Hundred Years of Lenni & Margot” and Chris Wallace’s “Countdown:1945.”
Career & Job Services
Use Data Axle to Build a Target Company List for Your Job Search*
ERLANGER BRANCH & ZOOM: MON., AUG. 1 • 10-11:30 AM Learn how to use the library’s #1 business database to build a list of prospects for your job search. Leave the class with a preliminary list of company prospects!
Get Started: Begin Your Career Transition with Us*
ERLANGER BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 2 • 10 AM-NOON MON., AUG. 22 • 6:30-8:30 PM Join Volunteer Career Coach, Hildy Bonhaus for an orientation on getting started on an upward trajectory for your future.
Northern Kentucky Accountability Group*
ERLANGER BRANCH: WEDNESDAYS • 9:15-11:30 AM Job search support group for professionals in transition or anyone wanting to change careers. Features motivational speakers, networking opportunities, job search leads, and connections to community partners.
VIA Character Strengths*
ERLANGER BRANCH: FRI., AUG. 5 • 10 AM-NOON Learn how to identify your character strengths, which will help lead to successful and more productive outcomes for you and your future or current organization.
Power Your Job Search with Google Tools*
COVINGTON BRANCH: MON., AUG. 8 • 10-11 AM Discuss how to organize your job search and use Google tools to make your search easier and more efficient.
Target Your Resumé Workshop*
ERLANGER BRANCH: MON., AUG. 8 • 1:30-3 PM Participants will get a reality check on the purpose of a resumé today, review types of resumés, discuss how to collect and organize document data, and more.
Mastering the Art of Informational Interviews*
ERLANGER BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 9 • 10:30-11:30 AM Discover how to set up professional meetings or interviews to explore future career options with people already working in those fields. Learn how to research potential pathways, questions to ask in meetings and techniques for follow-up.
Microsoft Word: Basics*
COVINGTON BRANCH: THURS., AUG. 11 • 10-11 AM ERLANGER BRANCH: SAT., AUG. 20 • 10:30 AM-NOON Learn how to create, edit, save, and print a document.
Finding a Job 101*
ERLANGER BRANCH & ZOOM: THURS., AUG. 11 • 2-3 PM This program will help you with the basics of returning to work including creating a basic resumé, discovering job opportunities, and more.
Time Management*
ERLANGER BRANCH: SAT., AUG. 6 10:30 AM-12:30 PM This course will help you stay organized and on-track all day.
Interviewing Skills Workshop*
ERLANGER BRANCH: SAT., AUG. 13 • 10-11:30 AM Learn about one-on-one, panel, skype, and lunch/dinner type interviews, research methods, voice and presence factors, and the importance of welleducated follow-up questions and more.
Starting Your Own Consulting Business*
ERLANGER BRANCH: MON., AUG. 15 • 6:30-8 PM Join Patricia Borne, President of CEO Resources for an indepth discussion of everything you need to consider before launching out on your own.
Elevator Pitch Power Hour*
COVINGTON BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 16 • 10-11 AM Learn how to present your professional experience, accomplishments, and job search goals in a succinct and persuasive way.
The Fine Art of Job Search Correspondence*
ZOOM: TUES., AUG. 16 • 6-7:30 PM Learn how to compose and write effective job-hunting emails and cover letters, and PAIN letters to get yourself noticed in your job search.
LinkedIn Photo Session*
ERLANGER BRANCH: WED., AUG. 17 • 11:30 AM-1 PM Unemployed professionals can get their LinkedIn photo taken by professional photographer Julie Lubbers for free.
Supercharge Your LinkedIn Profile*
ERLANGER BRANCH: WED., AUG. 17 • 1-3 PM LinkedIn expert Carolyn Dickerson will show you how to maximize your LinkedIn profile by learning to use LinkedIn Corporate Recruiter.
Core Skills Workshop*
ERLANGER BRANCH: THURS., AUG. 18 • 10-11:30 AM Learn about the aptitudes you have used in previous employment that will help you analyze the best skills to move forward in future employment.
Microsoft PowerPoint: Basics*
COVINGTON BRANCH: THURS., AUG. 18 • 6:30-7:30 PM
Microsoft Excel: Basics*
COVINGTON BRANCH: THURS., AUG. 25 • 10-11 AM ERLANGER BRANCH: SAT., AUG. 27 • 10:30-NOON
Create a Marketing Plan*
ERLANGER BRANCH: MON., AUG. 29 • 6-7:30 PM A personal marketing plan will make it easier to make connections for you during your job search. We will provide you an outline and tips.
Improve Your Resumé with Practical Strategies*
COVINGTON BRANCH: TUES., AUG. 30 • 2-3 PM In this workshop, you will learn four strategies to improve your resumé and make it more attractive to hiring managers. AUGUST 2022 7
