And the winner is---

Congratulations to the winners of Worthington Library's Poetry Slam! First place went to Kate Ewald, second to Vati Srieberg, third to Mary Wheelan and fourth to Darrell Moore! A fantastic collection of poetry was heard and a fun evening was had by all. We'll all be rooting for Kate as she goes on to the Regional Slam to be held at the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst on May 25 between 3 and 5 pm.

POETRY SLAM APRIL 10 - 7:00 PM

Think you're the best poet around?
We'll give you three minutes to prove it.

This spring, the Western Massachusetts Regional Library System will sponsor the first ever Western Massachusetts Poetry Slam Championship Series. Poets will compete, live and on stage for:

FAME, GLORY AND PRIZES

Worthington Library's slam will take place April 10 at 7:00 pm.

Be there --- Be the big fish.

Reaching for the Light - Revised Schedule!

Reaching for the Light
- a series of talks on spiritual practices in Worthington
will be held on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 at the library from February 6 - March 12

February 6 - Buddhism - Meg Breymann

February 20 - Christianity - Doug Small

February 27 - Paganism - Andras Arthen

March 6 - Sufism - Hassan Gebel

March 12 - Panel discussion will all speakers

Join us for this special winter series!

PROGRAM POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER!!

TONIGHT'S PROGRAM ON SUFISM BY HASSAN GEBEL WILL BE POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER.  Please join us next week for Doug Small's talk on Christianity.  Hassan's discussion of the Sufi faith will be held on Wednesday, March 5.

KIDS!

JUNIOR READERS CLUB BEGINS ON JANUARY 31 AT 3:30pm!

Exciting winter programs coming up!

Reaching for the Light
- a series of talks on spiritual practices in Worthington
will be held on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 at the library from February 6 - March 6

February 6 - Buddhism - Meg Breymann

February 13 - Sufism - Hassan Gebel

February 20 - Christianity - Doug Small

February 27 - Paganism - Andras Arthen

March 6 - Panel discussion will all speakers

Join us for this special winter series!

FINANCIAL PROGRAM AT THE LIBRARY

Building a Strong Financial Foundation

On Thursday, January 10 at 7:00 pm, Alex Lak will present “Building a Strong Financial Foundation”. This program introduces basic investment concepts and discusses the importance of having an investment strategy. Buying and selling quality investments, the value of time in the financial market and the concept of risk tolerance in investing will be covered in this enlightening one hour talk. Come to the Worthington Library and learn to be a smart investor. Look for more financial programs in the months to come!