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Reinvigorating Wise Lives for Individuals 60+
Pre-register for this seven-week workshop series if this sounds like you:
Queens Memory has partnered with Queens Public Library’s Job and Business Academy to offer a seven-week workshop series aimed to get you where you want to go! Click here to pre-register. Spaces are limited.
Learn to develop your personal life story, pick up solid interviewing techniques, and best of all, record your history for Queens Public Library’s local history collections!
All 90-minute sessions are scheduled Wednesdays from 7-8:30 pm in October and November; participants are required to attend all sessions:
October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3, 10, 17
Our program will help adults age 60+ build strong interpersonal relationships, friendship, and rapport with others their age, which will last well beyond this experience.
Join us to learn new technologies and other valuable skill sets. Take part in thoughtful reflection, engaged listening, and open-ended discussions that lay the groundwork for future success and fulfillment. As part of this project, you will be partnered with another participant to learn and record each other’s life and work histories and document how they connect to the rich history of the Borough of Queens.
Dedicated staff from the Job & Business Academy and Queens Memory aim to help participants feel valued and empowered by their maturity, and eager to live better, longer. Participants will receive guided assistance throughout the project to ensure success and enjoyment.
If you are ready to leave your mark in Queens History, register today!
Funding for this initiative was provided by The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation.
Join us for any of the sessions listed below, and apply above to join a special seven-part storytelling workshop dedicated to a thoughtful look back over your working years. Participants in this seven-part workshop will work together to record each other’s histories for the library’s Queens Memory Project, where future researchers can come to hear what work life was like for the generations before them. There is so much we can learn about ourselves and each other by exploring our decades of making a living.
How to Overcome Barriers to Employment
Tuesday, October 19, 2pm
If you are job searching in today's labor market there are many barriers that you will need to overcome, such as writing a good cover letter that explains why you are a good fit for the job. During this workshop, we will examine what barriers you will need to overcome to be successful in your job search.
Join here: https://queenslib.org/391nZZL
Password: October2021
Handmade Accordion Journals, Part One
Monday, October 25, 12pm
During this three-session workshop series, we will examine the traditions of journals, especially as practiced by contemporary artists. We will learn how to create our own and make a six-panel accordion journal. We will also explore different collaging techniques to use in the process of expressing our experiences.
Join here: https://queenslib.org/2Xir0C3
Password: journal
Handmade Origami Journals, Part One
Tuesday, October 26, 12pm
During this three-session workshop series, we will examine unusual book forms, especially as practiced by contemporary artists. We will learn how to create our own and make a three-page origami journal. We will explore different collaging techniques to use in the unusual pages of the journal, and how these different page forms can help express our experiences.
Join here: https://queenslib.org/3EdKBVc
Password: journal
Handmade Accordion Journals, Part Two
Monday, November 1, 12pm
During this three-session workshop series, we will examine the traditions of journals, especially as practiced by contemporary artists. We will learn how to create our own and make a six-panel accordion journal. We will also explore different collaging techniques to use in the process of expressing our experiences.
Join here: https://queenslib.org/3Anrm9v
Password: journal
Handmade Origami Journals, Part Two
Tuesday, November 2, 12pm
During this three-session workshop series, we will examine unusual book forms, especially as practiced by contemporary artists. We will learn how to create our own and make a three-page origami journal. We will explore different collaging techniques to use in the unusual pages of the journal, and how these different page forms can help express our experiences.
Join here: https://queenslib.org/3tC0XlH
Password: journal
The Four Self Principles, Part One
Tuesday, November 2, 2pm
This workshops aims to support a mature audience in navigating change and transition through a better understanding of self.
Join here: https://queenslib.org/3Ad7d5C
Password: principles
Golden Goal Setting
Friday, November 5, 2pm
Discover, highlight, and set goals for 2022. Make the year ahead a memorable one.
Join here: https://queenslib.org/3A98zOJ
Password: goals
The Four Self Principles, Part Two
Tuesday, November 9, 2pm
This workshop aims to support a mature audience in navigating change and transition through a better understanding of self.
Join here: https://queenslib.org/3A9uh5x
Password: principles
Virtual Vision Board for Older Adults
Friday, November 12, 2pm
Use technology to craft a collage that keeps your aspirations and intentions front and center.
Join here: https://queenslib.org/3tCse7k
Password: vision
Handmade Accordion Journals, Part Three
Monday, November 15, 12pm
During this three-session workshop series, we will examine the traditions of journals, especially as practiced by contemporary artists. We will learn how to create our own and make a six-panel accordion journal. We will also explore different collaging techniques to use in the process of expressing our experiences.
Join here: https://queenslib.org/3984cYB
Password: journal
Handmade Origami Journals, Part Three
Tuesday, November 16, 12pm
During this three-session workshop series, we will examine unusual book forms, especially as practiced by contemporary artists. We will learn how to create our own and make a three-page origami journal. We will explore different collaging techniques to use in the unusual pages of the journal, and how these different page forms can help express our experiences.
Join here: https://queenslib.org/3lf4GS8
Password: journal
Personal Branding
Tuesday, November 23, 2pm
Have you ever thought about how others perceived you? What is branding in 2021? In this workshop, we will discuss the four steps of branding and how to make them work for you.
Join here: https://queenslib.org/3AbxIs7
Password: November2021
