Southern Alberta communities of all sizes are linked together in a public library-based videoconference network known as RISE (Rural Information Services InitiativE), which reaches more than 500,000 people in 89 municipalities through 79 public libraries and three regional library headquarters.

Please register for videoconferences at the front desk or by phone. However, drop ins are also welcomed if there is space!

Help Yourself Health Series: Key to Healthy Living

Date: Tuesday February 28, 7:00pm–8:00pm

Debunk some myths of healthy eating such as in order to lose weight you must eat less. Get examples of daily diet plans and discover how to consistently eat healthily. Learn how to read the nutritional information on food labels. All this and more will be explained in this free seminar.

Evening Teen Workshop with David Poulsen

Date: Thursday, March 1, 2012 6:30 pm
Presented by: David Poulsen, Chinook Arch’s Writer in Residence
 
Teens interested in writing can join David to learn more about the process of writing. Videoconferences with David Poulsen also on March 17 and April 26.

Help Yourself Health Series: Positive Self-Talk

Date: Tuesday March 6, 7:00pm–8:30pm

This short seminar will focus on how the human brain processes language and creates schema’s for our own success or failure. What is positive self talk and strategies for implementation will all be discussed and explored.
 

David Poulsen Author Reading

Date: Thursday, April 26, 2012 7:00 pm
Presented by: David Poulsen, Chinook Arch’s Writer in Residence
 
David will read from a work in progress with a discussion of the process of writing to follow.