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Wed, 5/14/2008 – Carole Wilbourn --"The Cat Therapist."
What is my cat doing and why? Come listen to Carole Wilbourn, The Cat Therapist, and her co-speaker, Orion, a real live cat, as they help us to understand what our cats are trying so hard to say. Question and answer period to follow the lecture. Has your cat reached an advanced age? Bring a photograph of your older cat and you may win a prize to take home to your lucky cat companion. Prizes will be given for the oldest cats.

Tue, 7/8/2008 – "West Nile Virus: What You Need to Know."
First appearing in North American right here in New York City in 1999, West Nile Virus has spread rapidly through out the United States and continues to pose a serious health problem. Come listen to experts from the New York City Department of Health explain what West Nile Virus is and its symptoms, how you can protect yourself, its current status in New York City and much more on this timely topic.

Wed, 7/16/2008 – "Grief and Guilt: Coping with the Loss of an Animal," with April Lang.
Grieving for an animal is frequently complicated by the addition of a powerful and often overwhelming emotion, guilt. This lecture will explore the nature of guilt and its various components and offer some strategies for overcoming the potentially debilitating effects of this emotion during the bereavement process.

Wed, 9/17/2008 – Author @ the Library presents: "A Three Dog Life," and "Thinking About Memoir, " with Abigail Thomas.

Tue, 10/7/2008 – "TaiChi and Qigong: successful aging and stress reduction," with Yang Yang.

Classes

Tue, 7/8/2008 – Health Information
Hands on using wireless laptops. Introduction to consumer health information on the Internet, where to find doctors' credentials, hospital information, drug side effects, conventional and alternative medical treatments of diseases, diets, weight loss, nutrition and exercises, including how to evaluate these websites. On-line registration begins on Friday June 20, at 1:00 pm. This class takes place on the 4th floor from 2:30pm-4:30pm.

Tue, 7/22/2008 – Health Information
Hands on using wireless laptops. Introduction to consumer health information on the Internet, where to find doctors' credentials, hospital information, drug side effects, conventional and alternative medical treatments of diseases, diets, weight loss, nutrition and exercises, including how to evaluate these websites. On-line registration begins on Friday June 20, at 1:00 pm. This class takes place on the 4th floor from 2:30pm-4:30pm.

Thu, 8/21/2008 – Health Information on the Internet
Introduction to consumer health information on the Internet, where to find doctors’ credentials, hospital info, drug side effects, conventional and alternative medical treatments of diseases, diets, weight loss, nutrition and exercises, including how to evaluate these websites. Introduction to the Internet is a prerequisite.