Older Adults

Adult Afternoon Program: TRAVELS WITH DON: FLORIDA & LOUISIANA

Florida & Louisiana with Don Lorenz – Discussion followed by Adobe Lightroom presentation.   Don will share information about his trips to Florida & Louisiana with a photo log about birds and gators in the Everglades and Louisiana swamps.  There will be some additional photos of above-ground cemeteries in New Orleans as well as the wonderful Cajun food that is all the rave when traveling to Louisiana.

Adult Afternoon Program: NICARAGUA: BIRDS AND BIRD CONSERVATION

Nicaragua: Birds and Bird Conservation with Bill Volkert, Naturalist. – Since 2002, Bill has made 7 trips to Nicaragua in an effort to promote conservation and education programs for migratory and resident birds.  Many of these are the same birds that nest here in summer and his work has been a cooperative effort with the scientists in Nicaragua to protect these birds on both ends of their migration.  In addition to his work with ornithologists he has discovered many other facets of this interesting land as he explored many of the country’s nationa

Adult Afternoon Program: CHANGING BIRD POPULATIONS

Changing Bird Populations with Bill Mueller,  Director of the Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory near Port Washington, WI – Bird populations naturally fluctuate, but some species are clearly increasing; others are experiencing marked declines, and conservationists are concerned about them. This presentation will describe examples from many species in Wisconsin, how we know about their population numbers, and what we've learned recently.

Cancelled: Memory Cafe

See the hidden world of some of America's most treasured National Parks in this Zoom Memory Cafe. Contact hardina-wilhelm@neenahlibrary.org for the zoom link.

Sponsored by the Fox Valley Memory Project, Neenah Public Library, and Valley VNA.

Memory Café: Old Wives Tales

Old wives' tales are widely held traditional beliefs that are now thought to be unscientific or incorrect. Nevertheless, many old wives' tales have been scientifically proven to be true! We’ll discuss old wives' tales, and see if you can guess which ones are true and which are false.

All who attend will be required to wear masks.

CANCELED: Memory Cafe

This month's Memory Cafe has been canceled. Please contact the Neenah Public Library with any questions.

 

Discover your creative side with volunteers at the Neenah Library during an artful memory Cafe. Bring along a smock or old shirt to protect your clothes from paint.