BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Benedek Memorial Library - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Benedek Memorial Library X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Benedek Memorial Library REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230111T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230111T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20221231T001336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221231T001336Z UID:2885-1673431200-1673434800@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour! DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. All ages are welcome to enjoy. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-13/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230125T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230125T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20221231T001919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221231T001919Z UID:2887-1674640800-1674644400@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. All ages are welcome to enjoy. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-14/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230208T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230208T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230127T232728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230127T232728Z UID:2916-1675850400-1675854000@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour! DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. All ages are welcome to enjoy. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-15/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230222T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230222T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230127T233258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230127T233258Z UID:2919-1677060000-1677063600@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour! DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. All ages are welcome to enjoy. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-16/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230308T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230308T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230303T222130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230303T224233Z UID:2954-1678269600-1678273200@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour! DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our Seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-17/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230303T222321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230303T224342Z UID:2956-1679479200-1679482800@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our Seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-18/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230405T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230405T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230324T194627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T233250Z UID:2978-1680688800-1680692400@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour! **Canceled** DESCRIPTION:**Canceled due to circumstances beyond our control** \nThe library will open at 10 am for our Seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-19/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230503T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230503T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230429T150612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230429T150612Z UID:3020-1683108000-1683111600@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour! DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-21/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230508T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230508T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230503T225205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T225205Z UID:3044-1683540000-1683543600@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Free Chair Yoga Classes DESCRIPTION:Call (607)583-4426 or email savona@stls.org to register for chair yoga classes taught by Dusty Fox\, a certified yoga instructor. Chair yoga has gentle stretching\, balance and flexibility exercises done from a chair. There is no getting on the floor or getting up from the floor. Chair yoga is great exercise for anyone\, especially seniors. Beginners are welcome\, no experience needed. There are only three classes available\, come for one or all three and learn something new at the Benedek Memorial Library. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/free-chair-yoga-classes/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230515T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230515T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230503T225254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T225254Z UID:3046-1684144800-1684148400@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Free Chair Yoga Classes! DESCRIPTION:Call (607)583-4426 or email savona@stls.org to register for chair yoga classes taught by Dusty Fox\, a certified yoga instructor. Chair yoga has gentle stretching\, balance and flexibility exercises done from a chair. There is no getting on the floor or getting up from the floor. Chair yoga is great exercise for anyone\, especially seniors. Beginners are welcome\, no experience needed. There are only three classes available\, come for one or all three and learn something new at the Benedek Memorial Library. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/free-chair-yoga-classes-2/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230517T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230517T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230429T150703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230429T150703Z UID:3022-1684317600-1684321200@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour! DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-22/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230522T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230522T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230503T225401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T225401Z UID:3048-1684749600-1684753200@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Free Chair Yoga Classes! DESCRIPTION:Call (607)583-4426 or email savona@stls.org to register for chair yoga classes taught by Dusty Fox\, a certified yoga instructor. Chair yoga has gentle stretching\, balance and flexibility exercises done from a chair. There is no getting on the floor or getting up from the floor. Chair yoga is great exercise for anyone\, especially seniors. Beginners are welcome\, no experience needed. There are only three classes available\, come for one or all three and learn something new at the Benedek Memorial Library. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/free-chair-yoga-classes-3/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230527T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230527T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230527T151002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230527T151002Z UID:3069-1685181600-1685185200@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour! DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-25/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230531T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230531T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230429T150757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230429T150757Z UID:3024-1685527200-1685530800@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-23/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230614T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230614T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230527T150858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230527T150858Z UID:3067-1686736800-1686740400@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour! DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-24/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230706T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230706T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230626T235633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T235633Z UID:3133-1688637600-1688641200@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Story Hour! DESCRIPTION:There will be stories\, songs and other activities. Registration is requested to have enough supplies available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org\, by phone (607)583-4426\, or stop in the library during open hours. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/story-hour-39/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour,Story hour,Summer Reading Plus END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230712T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230712T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230628T200415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230628T200415Z UID:3139-1689156000-1689159600@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour! DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-26/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour,Summer Reading Plus END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230719T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230719T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230628T212231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230707T235210Z UID:3148-1689784200-1689786000@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8) DESCRIPTION:** This event has been postponed due to getting copies of the books into participants’ hands. Thank you for your support.** \nReading Tidesong by Wendy Xu. Enjoy talking with others about what you are reading. There will be snacks. Registration requested due to limited books available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org\, by phone (607)583-4426\, or stop in the library during open hours. \nFrom Baker and Taylor Books: \nPerfect for fans of Studio Ghibli and The Tea Dragon Society\, this is a magically heartwarming graphic novel about self-acceptance and friendship. \nSophie is a young witch whose mother and grandmother pressure her to attend the Royal Magic Academy—the best magic school in the realm—even though her magic is shaky at best. To train for her entrance exams\, Sophie is sent to relatives she’s never met. \nCousin Sage and Great-Aunt Lan seem more interested in giving Sophie chores than in teaching her magic. Frustrated\, Sophie attempts magic on her own\, but the spell goes wrong\, and she accidentally entangles her magic with the magic of a young water dragon named Lir. \nLir is trapped on land and can’t remember where he came from. Even so\, he’s everything Sophie isn’t—beloved by Sophie’s family and skilled at magic. With his help\, Sophie might just ace her entrance exams\, but that means standing in the way of Lir’s attempts to regain his memories. Sophie knows what she’s doing is wrong\, but without Lir’s help\, can she prove herself? URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/young-peoples-book-club-grades-5-8-2/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour,Summer Reading Plus END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230719T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230719T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230628T212955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230707T235555Z UID:3151-1689787800-1689789600@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Teen/Adult Book Club DESCRIPTION:** This event has been postponed due to getting copies of the books into participants’ hands. Thank you for your support.** \nBanned Book Club by Sook\, Kim Hyun/ Estrada\, Ryan/ Hyung-ju\, Ko. This book was banned in Florida and was taken off the shelf temporarily. Check out what the book is about and have a chance to talk with others about your opinion and how it effects our current times. Registration requested due to limited books available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org\, by phone (607)583-4426\, or stop in the library during open hours. \n  \nFrom Baker and Taylor Books: \nWhen Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her exams and sort-of convincing her traditional mother that it was a good idea for a woman to go to college\, she looked forward to soaking up the ideas of Western Literature far from the drudgery she was promised at her family’s restaurant. But literature class would prove to be just the start of a massive turning point\, still focused on reading but with life-or-death stakes she never could have imagined. \nThis was during South Korea’s Fifth Republic\, a military regime that entrenched its power through censorship\, torture\, and the murder of protestors. In this charged political climate\, with Molotov cocktails flying and fellow students disappearing for hours and returning with bruises\, Hyun Sook sought refuge in the comfort of books. When the handsome young editor of the school newspaper invited her to his reading group\, she expected to pop into the cafeteria to talk about Moby Dick\, Hamlet\, and The Scarlet Letter. Instead she found herself hiding in a basement as the youngest member of an underground banned book club. And as Hyun Sook soon discovered\, in a totalitarian regime\, the delights of discovering great works of illicit literature are quickly overshadowed by fear and violence as the walls close in. \nIn BANNED BOOK CLUB\, Hyun Sook shares a dramatic true story of political division\, fear-mongering\, anti-intellectualism\, the death of democratic institutions\, and the relentless rebellion of reading. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/teen-adult-book-club/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour,Summer Reading Plus END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230628T200640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230628T200640Z UID:3141-1690365600-1690369200@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-27/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour,Summer Reading Plus END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230809T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230809T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230628T211635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230628T211635Z UID:3143-1691575200-1691578800@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-28/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour,Summer Reading Plus END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230809T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230809T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230628T211931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230628T212413Z UID:3146-1691598600-1691600400@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8) DESCRIPTION:Reading Tidesong by Wendy Xu. Enjoy talking with others about what you are reading. There will be snacks. Registration requested due to limited books available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org\, by phone (607)583-4426\, or stop in the library during open hours. \n  \nFrom Baker and Taylor Books: \nPerfect for fans of Studio Ghibli and The Tea Dragon Society\, this is a magically heartwarming graphic novel about self-acceptance and friendship. \nSophie is a young witch whose mother and grandmother pressure her to attend the Royal Magic Academy—the best magic school in the realm—even though her magic is shaky at best. To train for her entrance exams\, Sophie is sent to relatives she’s never met. \nCousin Sage and Great-Aunt Lan seem more interested in giving Sophie chores than in teaching her magic. Frustrated\, Sophie attempts magic on her own\, but the spell goes wrong\, and she accidentally entangles her magic with the magic of a young water dragon named Lir. \nLir is trapped on land and can’t remember where he came from. Even so\, he’s everything Sophie isn’t—beloved by Sophie’s family and skilled at magic. With his help\, Sophie might just ace her entrance exams\, but that means standing in the way of Lir’s attempts to regain his memories. Sophie knows what she’s doing is wrong\, but without Lir’s help\, can she prove herself? URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/young-peoples-book-club-grades-5-8/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour,Summer Reading Plus END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230809T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230809T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230628T213316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230628T213316Z UID:3153-1691602200-1691604000@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Teen/Adult Book Club DESCRIPTION:Banned Book Club by Sook\, Kim Hyun/ Estrada\, Ryan/ Hyung-ju\, Ko. This book was banned in Florida and was taken off the shelf temporarily. Check out what the book is about and have a chance to talk with others about your opinion and how it effects our current times. Registration requested due to limited books available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org\, by phone (607)583-4426\, or stop in the library during open hours. \n  \nFrom Baker and Taylor Books: \nWhen Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her exams and sort-of convincing her traditional mother that it was a good idea for a woman to go to college\, she looked forward to soaking up the ideas of Western Literature far from the drudgery she was promised at her family’s restaurant. But literature class would prove to be just the start of a massive turning point\, still focused on reading but with life-or-death stakes she never could have imagined. \nThis was during South Korea’s Fifth Republic\, a military regime that entrenched its power through censorship\, torture\, and the murder of protestors. In this charged political climate\, with Molotov cocktails flying and fellow students disappearing for hours and returning with bruises\, Hyun Sook sought refuge in the comfort of books. When the handsome young editor of the school newspaper invited her to his reading group\, she expected to pop into the cafeteria to talk about Moby Dick\, Hamlet\, and The Scarlet Letter. Instead she found herself hiding in a basement as the youngest member of an underground banned book club. And as Hyun Sook soon discovered\, in a totalitarian regime\, the delights of discovering great works of illicit literature are quickly overshadowed by fear and violence as the walls close in. \nIn BANNED BOOK CLUB\, Hyun Sook shares a dramatic true story of political division\, fear-mongering\, anti-intellectualism\, the death of democratic institutions\, and the relentless rebellion of reading. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/teen-adult-book-club-2/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour,Summer Reading Plus END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230825T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230825T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195241 CREATED:20230825T222140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230825T222140Z UID:3248-1692957600-1692961200@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour! DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-29/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195242 CREATED:20230825T222617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230826T162229Z UID:3252-1694098800-1694100600@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8) DESCRIPTION:Reading New Kid by Jerry Craft. Next book: The Troubled Girls of Dragonmir Academy by Ann Ursu\, starts 9/21. Enjoy talking with others about what you are reading. There will be snacks. Registration requested due to limited books available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org\, by phone (607)583-4426\, or stop in the library during open hours. \nThis project is supported by outreach funds awarded by the southern tier library system’s Coordinated Outreach Services Advisory Council. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/young-peoples-book-club-grades-5-8-3/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230920T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230920T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195242 CREATED:20230825T222245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230825T222245Z UID:3250-1695204000-1695207600@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour! DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-30/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195242 CREATED:20230825T222724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230826T160307Z UID:3254-1695308400-1695310200@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8) DESCRIPTION:Reading New Kid by Jerry Craft. Next book: The Troubled Girls of Dragonmir Academy by Ann Ursu\, starts 9/21. Enjoy talking with others about what you are reading. There will be snacks. Registration requested due to limited books available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org\, by phone (607)583-4426\, or stop in the library during open hours. \nThis project is supported by outreach funds awarded by the southern tier library system’s Coordinated Outreach Services Advisory Council. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/young-peoples-book-club-grades-5-8-4/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231004T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231004T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195242 CREATED:20230929T212921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T212921Z UID:3280-1696413600-1696417200@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour! DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-31/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T163000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195242 CREATED:20230929T213816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T213816Z UID:3284-1696521600-1696523400@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8 DESCRIPTION:Reading New Kid by Jerry Craft. Next book: The Troubled Girls of Dragonmir Academy by Ann Ursu starts 9/21. Enjoy talking with others about what you are reading. There will be snacks. Registration requested due to limited books available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org\, by phone (607)583-4426\, or stop in the library during open hours. This project is supported by outreach funds awarded by the southern tier library system’s Coordinated Outreach Services Advisory Council. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/young-peoples-book-club-grades-5-8-5/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231018T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231018T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195242 CREATED:20230929T213154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T213239Z UID:3282-1697623200-1697626800@benedekmemoriallibrary.org SUMMARY:Senior Coffee Hour! DESCRIPTION:The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards\, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together\, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends. URL:https://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/event/senior-coffee-hour-32/ LOCATION:Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House CATEGORIES:Social Hour END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR