Shepherd Park/Juanita E. Thornton Neighborhood Library

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Stress Reduction

Open the door to inner peace; come join us for an afternoon with Gerry Gorman, and discover how meditation will help you find your pathway to peace.Wednesday, June 8, at 7 p.m. at the Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library.Please call for more information: 202-541-6100.

National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

Sheila Overton, M.D., will present a talk on her book, Before It's Too Late: What Parents Need to Know About Teen Pregnancy and STD Prevention by Overton with Treacy Colbert.This event takes place on Saturday, May 28, at 1 p.m. in Room B, on the second floor of the Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library. Overton will have books for purchase, and she will also sign previously purchased copies.

Black Voices Book Club

Dear Neighbors,The long awaited date for the discussion of the exciting and informative novel The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu, is Monday, April 18, at Shepherd Park Library.

Shepherd Park Book Club

We invite you to join us for the Shepard Park Book Club, which meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m.

New Arrivals: Biographies

Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef   by Gabrielle HamiltonTownie: a Memoir by Andre Dubus lll For Labor, Race, and Liberty by Bruce L. MouserD.C. Unmasked & Undressed: A Memoir by Lillian McEwen  Never in My Wildest Dreams: A Black Woman's Life in Journalism by Belva DavisNewsLady by Carole Simpson

Job Seekers Drop-in Clinic

Please join us on Tuesdays, April 5, 12, 19, 26, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on the second floor, room B.The clinic provides hands-on support for basic online job searching activities: Create an e-mail accountCreate a Monster.com accountCreate and save a sample job searchStart a résuméWork on an online job application

Nothing but Love

The Black Voices Book Club met on March 21 at 7:00 pm for a lively discussion of the Langston Hughes’ novel Not Without Laughter published in 1930. Please join us on Monday, April 18, at 7 p.m. for our next discussion.

Clean Up Your Clutter

Clutter at home or work driving you crazy?  Want some spring cleaning strategies from two clutter pros?Join us at the Shepherd Park Library on Monday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. for a free seminar on getting and staying organized. Organizing gurus Judy Tiger and Tamara Belden will offer tips on taming the clutter in our lives.

AARP Coffee Talk

Join AARP D.C. for Coffee Talk.Special guest: At-Large Councilmember Michael Brown.Hosted by Denise Rolark Barnes, AARP D.C. President, and Louis Davis Jr., AARP D.C. Senior State Director.Saturday, March 19, 2011 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Shepherd Park Book Club

We invite you to join us for the Shepherd Park Book Club, which meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m.

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