Events Calendar / Workshop

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One-on-One Career Services

Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one career services, including resume help and job searching strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.

Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.

One-on-One Career Services thumbnail Photo

One-on-One Career Services

Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one career services, including resume help and job searching strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.

Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.

One-on-One Career Services thumbnail Photo

One-on-One Career Services

Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one career services, including resume help and job searching strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.

Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.

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Job Search Prep Program: The 21st Century Job Search

Finding a good job is harder than ever. But why? ATS, job boards, LinkedIn, networking, resumes. What are they? How do I best use them? Join resident career coach Ed Lawrence to kick off the Job Search Prep Program.

The Job Search Prep Program is a six-week program to help you get ready to find your next job. Beginning March 26, we meet each Thursday evening from 7–8:30PM in the Technology Learning Center at the Main Library. Space is limited, so reserve your spot now! Come to any one or all of our sessions.

One-on-One Career Services thumbnail Photo

One-on-One Career Services

Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one career services, including resume help and job searching strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.

Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.

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Job Search Prep Program: Reinventing Yourself for a New Career

What does it mean to reinvent yourself? How do you select a new field or industry? And how can you interest employers? Join resident career coach Ed Lawrence to discuss career changes and what it takes to pivot your work life in a different direction.

The Job Search Prep Program is a six-week program to help you get ready to find your next job. Beginning March 26, we meet each Thursday evening from 7–8:30PM in the Technology Learning Center at the Main Library. Space is limited, so reserve your spot now! Come to any one or all of our sessions.

One-on-One Career Services thumbnail Photo

One-on-One Career Services

Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one career services, including resume help and job searching strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.

Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.

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Job Search Prep Program: Concise Introductions

Experts all agree that the best way to ultimately land a job sooner is via networking. But how do you strike up a conversation with a stranger? How do you catch the interest of that other person? Join resident career coach Ed Lawrence to discuss networking conversations and practice the art of concise introductions.

The Job Search Prep Program is a six-week program to help you get ready to find your next job. Beginning March 26, we meet each Thursday evening from 7–8:30PM in the Technology Learning Center at the Main Library. Space is limited, so reserve your spot now! Come to any one or all of our sessions.

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Adult Paint Night

Come join instructor Ashwini Chitnavis as she joyfully leads this adult-only paint night! No experience is necessary; supplies and instruction are provided.
Registration required. Registration opens April 1, 2026.  Register: bit.ly/FPLadultpaint26

One-on-One Career Services thumbnail Photo

One-on-One Career Services

Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one career services, including resume help and job searching strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.

Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.

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Job Search Prep Program: Modern Resumes

What’s the purpose of the resume? What are the rules to follow? How do you make your resume standout from all the others? What does ATS mean anyway? Join Certified Professional Resume Writer Ed Lawrence to discuss all things resume and the fine art of self-promotion.

The Job Search Prep Program is a six-week program to help you get ready to find your next job. Beginning March 26, we meet each Thursday evening from 7–8:30PM in the Technology Learning Center at the Main Library. Space is limited, so reserve your spot now! Come to any one or all of our sessions.

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Change in Bloom: Making Mixed Media Zines

Spring is the season of growth and new energy. Bring your spring colors to life on the page with writing and art! We will be making Zines, small handmade books that combine words and images. Using poetry, watercolor, and collage, we will explore themes of movement and change. You will finish the workshop with an original zine to take home. No writing or art experience required! * Las profes hablan español

Registration Required. Registration opens April 1, 2026. Register here: bit.ly/FPLinbloom26

About our instructors:

  • Robin Danzak has always been passionate about making and sharing art, most recently focusing on pottery, printmaking, and zines that integrate her own mixed-media images and text. Check out Robin's work at dharmazines.org. Robin is a professor at Emerson College, where she teaches courses in language, literacy, and arts in health. She has taught Spanish and English to adults and in the K-12 system. Outside of teaching and artmaking, Robin enjoys moving through nature on foot, bike, or snowshoes!
  • Audra Mackey Beal is passionate about writing, art, and writing about art. Her primary forms are poetry and pottery. She is also interested in the intersection between the arts, healing, and social change. When she is not writing or working with clay, she is typically walking in the woods, teaching, or doing community organizing and disability rights work. 
     
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One-on-One Career Services

Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one career services, including resume help and job searching strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.

Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.

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Job Search Prep Program: Establishing Rapport with Interviewers

They like your resume and invited you to interview for the role. You’re nervous. How best to prepare? How do you calm your nerves? We hear likability is key, so how do you get them to like you? Join resident Certified Interview Coach Ed Lawrence to discuss interviewing and to practice the fine art of building rapport with the interviewer.

The Job Search Prep Program is a six-week program to help you get ready to find your next job. Beginning March 26, we meet each Thursday evening from 7–8:30PM in the Technology Learning Center at the Main Library. Space is limited, so reserve your spot now! Come to any one or all of our sessions.

One-on-One Career Services thumbnail Photo

One-on-One Career Services

Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one career services, including resume help and job searching strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.

Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.

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Job Search Prep Program: Negotiating Salary & Benefits

Congratulations! You just  landed a job! Have you discussed salary yet? How about the benefits? You think salary negotiation is one of the scariest situations you’ll ever face. Let us calm your fear. They said they want you. Now is the time to tell them what you want. Join resident career coach Ed Lawrence to discuss the fine field of salary and benefits.

The Job Search Prep Program is a six-week program to help you get ready to find your next job. Beginning March 26, we meet each Thursday evening from 7–8:30PM in the Technology Learning Center at the Main Library. Space is limited, so reserve your spot now! Come to any one or all of our sessions.